Qualification details

Release 2. Updated superseded elective units.

Release 1. This is the first release of this qualification in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package

This qualification covers competencies to design and validate/evaluate control equipment and systems, manage risk, estimate and manage projects and provide technical advice/sales.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

The entry requirement for this qualification is:

• UEE30820 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician

OR

• a current 'Unrestricted Electricians Licence' or its equivalent issued in an Australian state or territory.

A total of 1320 weighting points  comprising:

960 core weighting points  listed below; plus 

360 general elective weighting points  from the general elective units listed below.

Choose a total of 360 weighting points  elective units from the list below, of which between 0 and 180 weighting points  can be taken from Group A; between 0 and 60 weighting points  can be taken from Group B; between 0 and 100 weighting points  can be taken from Group C; between 0 and 60 weighting points  can be taken from Group D; and between 160 and 360 weighting points  can be taken from Group E (or all minimum 360 weighting points  can be taken from Group E).

Up to 180 weighting points of the general elective units Group A , may be selected, with appropriate contextualisation, from any relevant nationally endorsed Training Package or accredited course, provided selected units contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification. Previously assigned weighting points are listed in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG), if not listed weighting points will be 10 points, unless directed from the Electrotechnology Industry Reference Committee (IRC).

There are units of competency within this qualification that contain pre-requisites. Units of competency that have a pre-requisite requirement are identified by this symbol *. Refer directly to the units of competency to identify pre-requisite requirements to ensure all are complied with. A list of all pre-requisites is also provided in the UEE Pre-requisite Companion Volume.

Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure all pre-requisite units specified are complied with.

Core units  

Weighting Points 

UEECD0003

Apply industry and community standards to engineering activities

20

UEECD0004

Apply material science to solving electrotechnology engineering problems

60

UEECD0005

Apply physics to solving electrotechnology engineering problems

60

UEECD0010

Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report

60

UEECD0014

Develop design briefs for electrotechnology projects

40

UEECD0017

Establish and follow a competency development plan in an electrotechnology engineering discipline

120

UEECD0024

Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures

20

UEECD0026

Manage risk in electrotechnology activities

60

UEECD0036

Provide engineering solutions for problems in complex multiple path circuits

60

UEECD0039

Provide solutions to basic engineering computational problems*

60

UEECD0055

Write specifications for industrial electronics and control projects

40

UEECD0056

Apply methods to maintain currency of industry developments

20

UEECS0033

Use engineering applications software on personal computers

40

UEEEL0062

Provide engineering solutions to problems in complex polyphase power circuits*

60

UEEIC0018

Diagnose and rectify faults in digital controls systems*

60

UEEIC0020

Fault find and repair analogue circuits and components in electronic control systems*

60

UEEIC0049

Manage instrumentation and control projects*

40

UEEIC0050

Plan instrumentation and control projects*

60

UEERE0013

Develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector

20

Group A: Imported and common elective units 

Weighting Points 

BSBINS501

Implement information and knowledge management systems

50

BSBLDR522

Manage people performance

70

BSBSTR501

Establish innovative work environments

50

BSBSTR502

Facilitate continuous improvement

60

BSBTWK502

Manage team effectiveness

60

Group B: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0030

Prepare electrotechnology/utilities drawings using manual drafting and CAD equipment and software*

60

UEECD0031

Prepare engineering drawings using manual drafting and CAD for electrotechnology applications*

60

UEEEC0003

Assemble and set up basic security systems*

80

UEEEC0060

Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components*

40

UEEEC0075

Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies*

40

UEEEL0004

Carry out basic repairs to electrical components and equipment*

40

UEEEL0045

Diagnose and rectify faults in traction lift systems*

80

UEEEL0046

Find and repair faults in LV d.c. electrical apparatus and circuits*

60

UEEEL0053

Maintain operation of electrical marine equipment and systems*

60

UEEEL0054

Maintain operation of electrical mining equipment and systems*

60

UEEHA0004

Enter a classified hazardous area to undertake work related to electrical equipment

40

UEEHA0020

Conduct detailed inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas*

40

UEEHA0022

Determine the explosion-protection requirements to meet a specified classified hazardous area*

40

UEEHA0026

Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas*

60

UEEIC0002

Assemble, enter and verify operating instructions in microprocessor equipped devices*

20

UEEIC0013

Develop, enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable controllers*

60

UEEIC0025

Provide solutions to extra-low voltage (ELV) electro-pneumatic control systems and drives*

60

UEEIC0038

Solve problems in density/level measurement components and systems*

40

UEEIC0039

Solve problems in flow measurement components and systems*

40

UEEIC0041

Solve problems in pressure measurement components and systems*

40

UEEIC0043

Solve problems in temperature measurement components and systems*

40

UEEIC0047

Use instrumentation drawings, specifications, standards and equipment manuals*

40

Group C: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0032

Produce detailed electrotechnology/utilities drawings using CAD equipment and software*

60

UEECO0001

Estimate electrotechnology projects

40

UEEEL0007

Develop detailed electrical drawings*

60

UEEEL0027

Carry out low voltage electrical field testing and report findings*

60

UEEEL0044

Diagnose and rectify faults in complex lift systems*

40

UEEEL0071

Select low voltage power factor correction equipment*

40

UEEEL0072

Set up and place LV electrical apparatus and associated circuits into service*

40

UEEHA0020

Conduct detailed inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas*

40

UEEHA0022

Determine the explosion-protection requirements to meet a specified classified hazardous area*

40

UEEHA0023

Develop and manage periodic electrical inspection and maintenance programs for hazardous areas*

20

UEEHA0026

Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas*

60

UEEHA0038

Conduct visual and close inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas*

40

UEEIC0012

Develop structured programs to control external devices*

40

UEEIC0014

Develop, enter and verify programs in supervisory control and data acquisition systems*

60

UEEIC0015

Develop, enter and verify word and analogue control programs for programmable logic controllers*

60

UEEIC0026

Provide solutions to fluid circuit operations*

60

UEEIC0027

Provide solutions to pneumatic-hydraulic system operations*

80

UEEIC0028

Provide solutions to problems in industrial control systems*

60

UEEIC0034

Set up industrial field control devices*

60

UEEIC0040

Solve problems in polyphase electronic power control circuits*

60

UEEIC0042

Solve problems in single phase electronic power control circuits*

60

Group D: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0013

Develop and implement energy sector maintenance programs

60

UEECO0014

Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects*

60

UEEEL0006

Develop detailed and complex drawings for electrical systems using CAD systems*

60

UEEEL0011

Evaluate performance of low voltage electrical apparatus*

40

UEEHA0029

Plan electrical installations for hazardous areas*

20

UEEIC0001

Analyse complex electronic circuits controlling fluids

80

UEEIC0005

Configure and maintain industrial control system networks*

60

UEEIC0010

Develop and test code for microcontroller devices

60

UEEIC0016

Diagnose and rectify faults in a.c. motor drive systems*

60

UEEIC0017

Diagnose and rectify faults in d.c. motor drive systems*

60

UEEIC0019

Diagnose and rectify faults in servo drive systems*

60

Group E: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0001

Analyse materials for suitability in electrical equipment*

80

UEECD0002

Analyse static and dynamic parameters of electrical equipment

80

UEECD0012

Contribute to risk management in electrotechnology systems

20

UEECD0015

Develop engineering solutions to photonic system problems*

80

UEECD0037

Provide engineering solutions for uses of materials and thermodynamic effects

80

UEECD0049

Use advanced computational processes to provide solutions to energy sector engineering problems*

80

UEECO0003

Manage contract variations

40

UEEEC0005

Assess electronic apparatus compliance

60

UEEEC0011

Design and develop electronics/computer systems projects

40

UEEEC0014

Design signal-conditioning sub-systems

80

UEEEC0045

Modify digital signal processing (DSP) based sub-systems

80

UEEEL0041

Develop engineering solution for synchronous machine and control problems*

60

UEEEL0042

Develop engineering solutions for d.c. machine and control problems*

60

UEEEL0043

Develop engineering solutions for induction machine and control problems*

60

UEEHA0008

Design gas detection systems

20

UEEIC0006

Design and configure human-machine interface (HMI) networks

60

UEEIC0007

Design and use advanced programming tools, PC networks and HMI Interfacing

120

UEEIC0008

Design electronic control systems*

60

UEEIC0032

Set up electronically controlled robotically operated complex systems*

80

This qualification replaces and is not equivalent to UEE60611 Advanced Diploma of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering