Qualification details

Release 3. Updated superseded imported elective units.

Release 2. Updated superseded HLT, BSB and ICT elective units.

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

This qualification provides competencies for the construction, assembly and wiring of switchboards and control panels.

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 1060 weighting points  comprising:

900 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  can be taken from Group B (or all 160 elective 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 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 

UEEAS0007

Assemble, mount and connect control gear and switchgear*

40

UEEAS0008

Fabricate and assemble bus bars*

40

UEEAS0009

Mount and wire control panel equipment*

40

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

UEECD0020

Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment*

20

UEECO0024

Participate in switchgear and control gear work and competency development activities

60

UEECD0043

Solve problems in direct current circuits*

80

UEECD0051

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

40

UEEEL0003

Arrange circuits, control and protection for electrical installations*

40

UEEEL0004

Carry out basic repairs to electrical components and equipment*

40

UEEEL0005

Develop and connect electrical control circuits*

80

UEEEL0019

Solve problems in direct current (d.c.) machines*

30

UEEEL0020

Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits*

80

UEEEL0021

Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices*

30

UEEEL0023

Terminate cables, cords and accessories for low voltage circuits*

40

UEEEL0024

Test and connect alternating current (a.c.) rotating machines*

50

UEEEL0025

Test and connect transformers*

30

UEERE0001

Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector

20

UEERL0004

Disconnect - reconnect electrical equipment connected to low voltage (LV) installation wiring*

60

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

HLTAID011

Provide First Aid

10

ICTICT214

Operate application software packages

20

UEECD0011

Comply with scheduled and preventative maintenance program processes

20

UEECD0035

Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus

20

UEECO0002

Maintain documentation

20

UEECO0017

Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs

20

UEECO0015

Provide quotations for installation or service jobs

20

Group B: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECS0033

Use engineering applications software on personal computers

40

UEEDV0001

Assemble and connect telecommunication frames and cabinets*

60

UEEEC0060

Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components*

40

UEEEC0075

Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies*

40

UEEEL0017

Repair and maintain mechanical components of electrical machines*

40

UEEEL0055

Overhaul and repair major switchgear and control gear*

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

UEERL0005

Locate and rectify faults in low voltage (LV) electrical equipment using set procedures*

20

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to UEE30711 Certificate III in Switchgear and Controlgear