Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
Unit Descriptor |
1) Scope: |
1.1) Descriptor |
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This unit covers the undertaking of energy audits of commercial facilities to evaluate the energy efficiency of the facilities and to make recommendation on design implementations. It encompasses working safely, apply extensive knowledge of commercial electrical installations and components and their operating parameters, gathering and analysing data, applying problem solving techniques, developing and documenting engineering solutions. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the Unit |
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This unit is intended to apply to any recognised development program that leads to the acquisition of a formal award at AQF level 4 or higher. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
License to practice |
3) |
The skills and knowledge described in this unit require a license to practice in the workplace subject to regulations for undertaking of electrical work. Practice in workplace and during training is also subject to regulations directly related to occupational health and safety and where applicable contracts of training such as apprenticeships. Note: 1. Compliance with permits may be required in various jurisdictions and typically relates to the operation of plant, machinery and equipment such as elevating work platforms, powder operated fixing tools, power operated tools, vehicles, road signage and traffic control and lifting equipment. Permits may also be required for some work environments such as confined spaces, working aloft, near live electrical apparatus and site rehabilitation. 2. Compliance may be required in various jurisdictions relating to currency in First Aid, confined space, lifting and risk safety measures. |
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite Unit(s) |
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Competencies |
4.1) |
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Granting competency in this unit shall be made only after competency in the following unit(s) has/have been confirmed. |
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UEENEEK153A |
Assessment of energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in residential, office and retail dwellings. |
Literacy and numeracy skills |
4.2) |
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Participants are best equipped to achieve competency in this unit if they have reading, writing and numeracy skills indicated by the following scales. Description of each scale is given in Volume 2, Part 3 ‘Literacy and Numeracy’ |
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Reading |
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Writing |
4 |
Numeracy |
4 |
Employability Skills Information
Employability Skills |
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The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this unit of competency is packaged will assist in identifying Employability Skill requirements. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
6) Elements describe the essential outcomes of a competency standard unit |
Performance Criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Prepare to assess commercial facilities for energy efficiency evaluation. |
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OHS processes and procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood |
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Established OHS risk control measures and procedures are followed in preparation for the work |
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The extent of the energy assessment are determined from facilities orientation, facilities floor plans, building structure plans, energy accounts, and situation reports and in consultation with relevant persons |
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Activities are planned to meet scheduled timelines in consultation with others involved in the work |
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Effective strategies are determined to ensure solution development and implementation is carried out efficiently |
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Assess commercial facilities for energy efficiency evaluation. |
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OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed |
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Knowledge of energy loads is applied to developing energy efficient strategies to address energy use. |
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Parameters, specifications and performance requirements in relation to energy use are set in accordance with established procedures |
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Approaches to resolving energy uses are analysed to provide most effective solutions |
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2.5 |
Unplanned events are dealt with safely and effectively consistent with regulatory requirements and enterprise policy |
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2.6 |
Quality of work is monitored against personal performance agreement and/or established organisational or professional standards |
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Document assessment of commercial facilities for energy efficiency. |
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Solutions to energy use are tested to determine their effectiveness and modified where necessary |
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Adopted solutions are documented, including instructions for implementation that incorporates risk control measures to be followed |
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Appropriately competent and qualified persons required to implement solutions to energy use are coordinated in accordance with regulatory requirements and enterprise policy (See Note) |
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Justification for strategies used to solve energy use is documented for inclusion in work/project development records in accordance with professional standards |
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Note: A licence or permit to practise in the workplace is required for specified work on building and facilities |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
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8) This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. Evidence must show that knowledge has been acquired of safe working practices and assessment of energy loads in commercial facilities. All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies. |
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KS01-EK154A |
Commercial facilities energy efficiency assessment |
Evidence shall show an understanding of commercial facilities energy efficiency assessment to an extent indicated by the following aspects: |
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T1 Energy management, legislation and regulation relevant to residential, office and retail premises encompassing:
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T2 Water supply and use encompassing:
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T3 Environmental context – greenhouse gas emission, ecological impacts and resource use encompassing:
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T4 Energy efficiency methodologies encompassing:
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T5 Energy and society encompassing:
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T6 Energy auditing and practice encompassing:
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T7 Energy management encompassing:
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T8 Power and energy data recording encompassing:
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T9 Water auditing services and design encompassing:
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T10 Lighting services and efficient design encompassing:
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T11 Thermal performance and climate control encompassing:
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T12 Food storage services and efficient design encompassing:
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T13 Food preparation services and efficient design encompassing:
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T14 Water heating services and efficient design encompassing:
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T15 Entertainment and administration services and efficient design encompassing:
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T16 Cleaning services and efficient design encompassing:
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T17 Pumping systems (and pools) and efficient design encompassing:
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T18 Smart metering solutions encompassing:
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T19 Renewable energy (solar PV) encompassing:
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T20 Energy audit system encompassing:
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
9) This provides essential advice for assessment of the unit and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria and the range statement of the unit and the Training Package Assessment Guidelines. The Evidence Guide forms an integral part of this unit. It must be used in conjunction with all parts of this unit and performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package. |
Overview of Assessment |
9.1) |
Longitudinal competency development approaches to assessment, such as Profiling, require data to be reliably gathered in a form that can be consistently interpreted over time. This approach is best utilised in Apprenticeship programs and reduces assessment intervention. It is the industry-preferred model for apprenticeships. However, where summative (or final) assessment is used it is to include the application of the competency in the normal work environment or, at a minimum, the application of the competency in a realistically simulated work environment. In some circumstances, assessment in part or full can occur outside the workplace. However, it must be in accordance with industry and regulatory policy. Methods chosen for a particular assessment will be influenced by various factors. These include the extent of the assessment, the most effective locations for the assessment activities to take place, access to physical resources, additional safety measures that may be required and the critical nature of the competencies being assessed. The critical safety issues inherent in working with electricity, electrical equipment, gas or any other hazardous substance/material present a challenge for those determining competence. Sources of evidence need to be ‘rich’ in nature to minimise error in judgment. Activities associated with normal everyday work have a bearing on the decision as to how much and how detailed the data gathered will contribute to its ‘richness’. Some skills are more critical to safety and operational requirements while the same skills may be more or less frequently practised. These points are raised for the assessors to consider when choosing an assessment method and developing assessment instruments. Sample assessment instruments are included for Assessors in the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package. |
Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
9.2) |
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Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met. Evidence for competence in this unit must be considered holistically. Each element and associated performance criteria must be demonstrated on at least two occasions in accordance with the ‘Assessment Guidelines – UEE11’. Evidence must also comprise:
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Identifying and quantifying the extent of the energy use, loads and patterns of usage for electrical and energy installation energy problem/s. |
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Identifying and quantifying the extent of the energy use, loads and patterns of usage for electrical and energy installation energy problem/s. |
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Identifying the operational patterns in control of the user that impact on energy use and the energy services supplied by the energy technology that allow the quantifying energy use. |
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Perform an energy balance to model the current energy use to the existing energy bills. |
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Identifying effective energy saving opportunities to reduce energy use from |
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Understand the extent of the scope of the electrical and energy installation design problems, constraints and likely cost of installation. |
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Obtain energy system/component parameters, specifications and performance requirements appropriate to each problem. |
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Test and commission energy saving opportunity solutions to energy problems. |
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Documenting instruction for implementation of solutions that incorporate risk control measure to be followed. |
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Document and report financial and technical justification of solutions implemented in accordance with professional standards |
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Deal with unplanned events by drawing on essential knowledge and skills to provide appropriate solutions incorporated in a holistic assessment with the above listed items. |
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Note: Successful completion of relevant vendor training may be used to contribute to evidence on which competency is deemed. In these cases the alignment of outcomes of vendor training with performance criteria and critical aspects of evidence must be clearly identified. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment |
9.3) |
This unit should be assessed as it relates to normal work practice using procedures, information and resources typical of a workplace. This should include:
These should be part of the formal learning/assessment environment. Note: Where simulation is considered a suitable strategy for assessment, conditions must be authentic and as far as possible reproduce and replicate the workplace and be consistent with the approved industry simulation policy. The resources used for assessment should reflect current industry practices in relation to assessment of energy loads found in commercial facilities. |
Method of assessment |
9.4) |
This unit shall be assessed by methods given in Volume 1, Part 3 ‘Assessment Guidelines’. Note: Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Industry to which this unit applies. This requires assessment in a structured environment which is intended primarily for learning/assessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills described in this unit. |
Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units |
9.5) |
There are no concurrent assessment recommendations for this unit. |
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The critical aspects of occupational health and safety covered in Unit UEENEEE101A and other discipline specific occupational health and safety unit(s) must be incorporated in relation to this unit. |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
10) This relates to the unit as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the performance criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance. This unit must be demonstrated in relation to carrying out energy assessments and documenting energy efficiency strategies on at least two commercial facilities. Generic terms used throughout this Vocational Standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms that apply are given in Volume 2, Part 2.1. |
Unit Sector(s)
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Competency Field |
11) |
Renewable and Sustainable Energy |