Follow the steps below to see the pathways to particular jobs, what your qualifications will be when you graduate, and the things that you can do now to prepare yourself for your chosen career.
Step 1:
Your current situation
Step 2:
Finding a job
Step 3:
Apprenticeship
Step 4:
Career opportunties
1. First step...
In Secondary School – you can prepare by:
Choosing relevant subjects
Developing your skills
Getting relevant work experience
Or are you...
Finishing Secondary School
Working in another Industry
You can prepare by:
Practising for the Readiness Assessment (a nominal fee is charged) Click here for the link
Consider which industry sectors you are interested in and who the employers are in your general area
Talking to potential employers
2. Next step...
Finding A Job
The Readiness Assessment (RA)
A test of your literacy and numeracy capability conducted by the industry leading to a nationally recognised statement that “You have what it takes to learn the trade”
The Readiness Assessment resources are designed to help you to determine your preparedness to undertake an electrical apprenticeship in terms of maths and language skills.
It targets the specific requirements of the trade program; explaining how the literacy and numeracy standards relate to specific topics.
This will allow you, with the online tutorial support provided, to address potential barriers to success in your training program before you begin – rather than putting you into a training program for which you are unprepared.
Please note that there is a $20 fee to access the practice Readiness Assessment and tutorial support resources.
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Approach potential employers
Use all your resources and energy but don’t forget to take your RA results certificate
3. Next step...
The Apprenticeship
A training contract between you and your employer
Attending an RTO to learn the basics
Full time work in the industry to develop the skills needed to be a competent tradesperson
Successful completion
Achieve the qualification Certificate III in Electronics and Communications.
Complete with a Trade Certificate.
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Licensing
Depending on electives selected and work experience, you may qualify for a South Australian licence as a Restricted Electrical Worker
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Employment
Initial work may be with an electronics business involved with production, installation and/or repair of electronics equipment, or an electronics work group in a business that relies on electronics systems for their operations.
This career path often requires ongoing formal and informal training as technologies change.
4. Next step...
Future career opportunities
Some of the available career options
Technician (specialisation)
Electronics covers a wide range of applications and most in the industry will choose to specialise in specific sectors of the industry.
Sectors include communications, industrial control systems, medical, etc.
Technical Officer
For a person who did an apprenticeship this generally requires up-skilling to a Diploma.
For person who did an institutional diploma, this will require a number of years of industry experience.
Roles include technical team leaders and advanced technician tasks.
Para-professional
Advanced Diploma qualifications and significant experience can lead to work in project management or engineering roles.