Industry overview
The Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (Utilities) industry covers Victorian sectors engaged in the provision of electricity; gas through mains systems; water; drainage; and sewage services.
- Utilities provided $9.2 billion to Victoria's output in 2013-14, representing 3 per cent of the total.
- The sector employs approximately 36,600 people, with a growth of 17 per cent over the past five years, with the largest growth in the Gas Supply sub-sector.
Training snapshot
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services related courses accounted for 1,019 government subsidised enrolments in 2014. TAFE fee-for-service provision in the sector had 3,267 enrolments.
- Apprenticeships grew by 93 per cent between 2009 and 2014 to 377 government subsidised enrolments.
- Traineeships fell by 52 per cent between 2009 and 2014 to 71 government subsidised enrolments.
- In 2014, 75 per cent of government subsidised enrolments related to specialised or in shortage occupations.
- There were 11 training providers delivering government subsidised training related to the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services sector in 2014. TAFE Institutes provided 56 per cent of government subsidised enrolments in 2014. Private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) accounted for 33 per cent of all enrolments in 2014.
The largest number of course enrolments by occupational group include:
Main training packages
Occupations with skills in demand
We anticipate that the following occupations will have good employment prospects in the near future as they are experiencing shortages, are already a large occupation group or are anticipating strong growth from 2014-2019:
Occupations with shortages
Largest employing occupations
In 2014, the top five employing occupations in the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services industry accounted for over 21 per cent of all employment within the industry. They are:
Occupations anticipating strongest growth (2014 to 2019)
Over the next five years (2014-2019), the following occupations are forecasted to have the strongest growth:
Skills and training market publications
Training market intelligence
Vocational training enrolments summary
For all industry comparisons refer to:
Links
For more information on training market trends see: Victorian Training Market Quarterly Reports
For more information on occupations, courses and the Victorian Training Guarantee, see: Victorian Skills Gateway
Key contacts
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services resides within Portfolio C. Key contacts for Portfolio C can be found at: Industry Skills Portfolio Teams.