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Certificate III in
Security Equipment

Dome and bullet cameras, a smoke alarm and an alarm keypad laid out on a building floor plan

This qualification covers the installation and pre-commissioning set-up of wired and wireless security systems across commercial and industrial premises. An apprentice learns it on your jobs, with the structured training and assessment done by us.

Intruder alarms Access control CCTV and surveillance Security cabling Fibre and coaxial DC circuits and fault finding Work health and safety Customer service
UEE31425 · Release 1
Apprenticeship

Paid work with a host employer, with the structured training and assessment delivered by us at Myaree.

About 36 months
200 hours in the classroom, about 25 days
6 workplace visits from a trainer
20 units, 954 nominal hours
Training at 1A / 5 Hayden Crt, Myaree WA
How it is broken up

9 modules

Each module runs the same way: a block of face-to-face training and practical work at Myaree, then self-paced online theory to consolidate it, then assessment of the same skills on a real job — at the end of that module, not all at the end of the course. The unit codes under each block are what gets signed off.

MODULE 1 3 units

Introduction to Security Equipment

2 days face to face

How the industry works, the safety regulations governing electrotechnology work, and documenting and controlling the risks on a job. Also where the apprentice sets up their own competency development plan.

UEECO0027Engage in communications, security equipment or fire protection work and competency development
UEECD0007Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
UEECD0016Document and apply measures to control WHS risks associated with electrotechnology work
MODULE 2 4 units

Foundation Skills in Security Equipment

3 days face to face

The trade basics: fabricating and assembling components, fixing and securing equipment properly, solving problems in DC circuits, and working to sustainable practice. The electrical theory the rest of the trade rests on.

UEECD0019Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
UEECD0020Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
UEECD0043Solve problems in direct current circuits
UEERE0001Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector
MODULE 3 3 units

Telecommunications Networks

4 days face to face

Reading drawings, schedules and standards, laying and terminating extra-low voltage cabling, and the unit that carries the ACMA Cabling Provider Rules. The longest block of the course.

UEECD0025Lay wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage (ELV) circuits
UEECD0051Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
UEEDV0005Install and maintain cabling for multiple access to telecommunication services
MODULE 4 2 units

Network Infrastructures

2 days face to face

Coaxial and structured copper, then optical fibre — installing, modifying and verifying each of them.

UEEDV0008Install, modify and verify coaxial and structured communication copper cabling
UEEDV0006Install and modify optical fibre performance data communication cabling
MODULE 5 2 units

Basic Intruder Alarm Systems

3 days face to face

Assembling and setting up alarm systems, then entering instructions and testing both wired and wireless. This block carries the unit behind the security installer licence.

UEEEC0003Assemble and set up basic security systems
UEEEC0027Enter instructions and test wired and wireless security systems
MODULE 6 2 units

Large Security Systems

3 days face to face

Stepping up from a domestic panel to a commercial install — putting large systems in, then programming and testing them.

UEEEC0042Install large security systems
UEEEC0052Program and test large security systems
MODULE 7 1 unit

Commercial Access Control Systems

3 days face to face

Programming and commissioning access control: readers, controllers, locks and the door hardware that catches people out.

UEEEC0048Program and commission commercial access control security systems
MODULE 8 1 unit

Commercial Video Surveillance Systems

3 days face to face

Programming and commissioning commercial CCTV — camera placement, recording equipment and getting a picture that is actually usable in evidence.

UEEEC0049Program and commission commercial security closed-circuit television systems
MODULE 9 2 units

Work in Industry

2 days face to face

Troubleshooting resonance circuits in electronic apparatus, and delivering a service to customers. The fault-finding and the handover that make up most of a qualified technician’s week.

UEEEC0074Troubleshoot resonance circuits in an electronic apparatus
BSBOPS203Deliver a service to customers
Not just the certificate at the end

What they can apply for along the way

Licensing and registration do not wait until the apprenticeship finishes. These come through as the relevant units are completed.

Open Cabler Registration

UEEDV0005 carries the ACMA Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules and is the unit behind an open cabler registration.

Class 2 Security Installer / Consultant (Alarms/CCTV)

UEEEC0003 is subject to the licensing regulations directly. Where a licence is not already held, a contract of training such as an Australian apprenticeship is what permits the work.

Who it suits

Employers

Someone stays productive on your jobs while they qualify, and you keep a tradesperson who already knows how you work. The face-to-face training comes in short blocks rather than one long absence, and we usually talk to the employer before we meet the candidate — we help with applications and selection too.

It also works for someone already on the books. An existing-worker arrangement formalises what they are doing, and Recognition of Prior Learning cuts down what they have to sit.

Apprentices and trainees

You earn while you learn, and you finish with a nationally recognised qualification and years of real jobs behind you rather than a certificate on its own.

Where the work is: Residential work means private homes and roof spaces. Commercial work covers buildings of every size — prisons, airports, schools and government buildings among them.

It leads to: Security equipment technician, alarm and CCTV installer, access control and service technician. Our Alarms & CCTV licensing course covers the WA Police licensing requirement on a much shorter timescale if that is what is needed first.

Nationally recognised

Units of competency

20 units — 13 core and 7 elective, 954 nominal hours in total. 1,060 weighting points — 640 core and 420 general elective. Elective offerings can be customised for corporate clients where it is viable.

UEECO0027
Engage in communications, security equipment or fire protection work and competency development
Core
18 hrs
UEECD0007
Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
Core
18 hrs
UEECD0016
Document and apply measures to control WHS risks associated with electrotechnology work
Core
18 hrs
UEECD0019
Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
Core
36 hrs
UEECD0020
Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
Core
18 hrs
UEECD0043
Solve problems in direct current circuits
Core
72 hrs
UEECD0025
Lay wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage (ELV) circuits
Core
36 hrs
UEECD0051
Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
Core
36 hrs
UEEDV0005
Install and maintain cabling for multiple access to telecommunication services
Group B
72 hrs
UEEDV0008
Install, modify and verify coaxial and structured communication copper cabling
Import
36 hrs
UEEDV0006
Install and modify optical fibre performance data communication cabling
Import
36 hrs
UEEEC0042
Install large security systems
Core
90 hrs
UEEEC0052
Program and test large security systems
Group B
108 hrs
UEEEC0003
Assemble and set up basic security systems
Core
72 hrs
UEEEC0027
Enter instructions and test wired and wireless security systems
Core
36 hrs
UEEEC0048
Program and commission commercial access control security systems
Group B
54 hrs
BSBOPS203
Deliver a service to customers
Group A
18 hrs
UEEEC0074
Troubleshoot resonance circuits in an electronic apparatus
Core
72 hrs
UEERE0001
Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector
Core
18 hrs
UEEEC0049
Program and commission commercial security closed-circuit television systems
Group B
54 hrs

The detail

What the apprenticeship involves
Paid work with a host employer in the electronic security industry, alongside structured training with us. Over about 36 months it comes to 200 hours of classroom instruction and assessment — 25 days, taken in blocks of two to four days at a time — plus online theory between those blocks, six workplace visits from an Aspire trainer, and ongoing observation by the host employer. The bulk of the learning happens on your jobs.
Entry requirements
The apprentice must hold an active training contract registered with the Apprenticeship Office naming UEE31425, and have a host employer working directly in the electronic security industry. There are no formal entry qualifications beyond that. Literacy enough to read safety procedures and a basic understanding of maths are needed. Worth knowing before you start: someone who is colour blind may have difficulty identifying individual wires, which can affect assessment — we can check that simply by showing a prospective student the wires used in the course.
How someone starts one
A training contract is set up between the employer and the apprentice or trainee through the Apprenticeship Office, with Aspire nominated as the training organisation. We handle our end of the paperwork and the reporting, and in most cases we talk to the employer before we meet the candidate — we help with applications and selection as well as the training.
Language, literacy and numeracy support
Every candidate completes a language, literacy and numeracy assessment before enrolment. It is built against the Australian Core Skills Framework and is used to build a profile, not to screen people out — where it flags a gap we can put structured pre-learning, extra tutorials or extra time for practicals in place. Reasonable adjustments are documented by the assessor and never compromise the validity of the assessment.
Delivery and assessment
Assessment happens at the end of each module, once the training and practical activities are done, and takes place both at Myaree and in the workplace. Evidence is collected through practical demonstration, knowledge-based questioning and workplace observation. It is competency-based: progress comes from demonstrating the work.
Recognition of prior learning
Competency from prior learning and work experience can be recognised in this qualification, through application and discussion directly with us. If someone has been doing the work for years, bring job records, photos, test results and a supervisor who will vouch for it — we would rather assess the evidence than make anyone repeat what they can already demonstrate.
The simulated environment
Our training rooms at Myaree are built to simulate real installation scenarios. The simulated environment is practical panels fitted with industry-current equipment, which each student installs as though they were in a customer’s premises — and when it comes time to hand the job over, the instructor role-plays the customer.
Fees
Fees are set by the Department of Training and Workforce Development, not by us. This qualification is 954 nominal hours at the Lower fees, local skills rate — $1.62 per nominal hour — so the full course fee is $1,545.48, or $457.92 if you hold a concession. Lower fees, local skills is capped at $1,200 a calendar year ($400 on a concession), so the fee is spread across the years you are training rather than charged all at once. You are charged for each unit as you start it, so the fee arrives in instalments across the qualification rather than up front. Employers often pay it for an apprentice, but that is between you and them — we invoice whoever is named on the enrolment.

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