Qualification details

Release 3. Updated superseded elective units. Deleted elective units removed.

Release 2. Updated superseded HLT and BSB elective units.

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

This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required for routine maintenance of remote area power supplies (RAPS) consisting of battery banks, generator sets, photovoltaic (PV) arrays and wind generators.

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

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

A total of 360 weighting points  comprising:

200 core weighting points  listed below; plus

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

Choose a total of 160 weighting points  elective units from the list below, of which between 0 and 60 weighting points  can be taken from Group A; and between 100 and 160 weighting points  must be taken from Group B; or all elective units of 160 weighting points  can be taken from Group B.

Up to 60 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 that 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 

UEECD0007

Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

20

UEECD0016

Document and apply measures to control WHS risks associated with electrotechnology work*

20

UEECD0019

Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components*

40

UEECD0027

Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan

20

UEECD0042

Solve problems in ELV single path circuits*

40

UEERE0001

Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector

20

UEERE0019

Maintain safety and tidiness of remote area power supply systems*

20

UEERE0023

Work safely with remote area power supply systems*

20

Group A: Imported and common elective units 

Weighting Points 

BSBOPS203

Deliver a service to customers

20

CPCWHS1001

Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

10

HLTAID009

Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

10

UEECD0035

Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus

20

UEECO0002

Maintain documentation

20

UEECO0016

Receive and store materials and equipment for electrotechnology work

20

UEECO0017

Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs

20

Group B: Qualification elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0051

Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications*

40

UEERE0006

Conduct periodic maintenance of remote area power supply battery banks*

40

UEERE0007

Conduct periodic maintenance of remote area power supply generator sets*

40

UEERE0008

Conduct periodic maintenance of remote area power supply photovoltaic arrays*

40

UEERE0009

Conduct periodic maintenance of remote area power supply wind generators*

40

UEERE0018

Maintain and repair remote area power generation facilities*

120

UEERE0086

Promote sustainable energy practices

40

UEERE0087

Provide basic sustainable energy solutions for energy management in residential premises

40

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to UEE21411 Certificate II in Remote Area Power Supply Maintenance