Qualification details

Release 2. Updated superseded elective unit.

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

This qualification provides competencies to design and validate/evaluate renewable energy (RE) 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:

980 core weighting points  listed below; plus 

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

Choose a total of 340 weighting points  elective units from the list below, of which between 0 and 170 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 340 weighting points  can be taken from Group E (or all elective units of 340 weighting points can be taken from Group E).

Up to 170 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 

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

UEECD0056

Apply methods to maintain currency of industry developments

20

UEECD0062

Write specifications for renewable energy engineering projects

40

UEECS0033

Use engineering applications software on personal computers

40

UEEEL0062

Provide engineering solutions to problems in complex polyphase power circuits*

60

UEERE0013

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

20

UEERE0025

Carry out basic repairs to renewable energy (RE) apparatus*

80

UEERE0042

Manage renewable energy (RE) projects

40

UEERE0044

Plan renewable energy (RE) projects

60

UEERE0046

Solve problems in stand-alone renewable energy (RE) systems*

60

Group A: Imported and common elective units 

Weighting Points 

BSBINS501

Implement information and knowledge management systems

50

BSBSTR501

Establish innovative work environments

50

BSBSTR502

Facilitate continuous improvement

60

BSBLDR522

Manage people performance

70

BSBTWK502

Manage team effectiveness

60

Group B: Qualification 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

UEEEC0060

Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components*

40

UEEEC0075

Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies*

40

UEEEL0078

Install and commission whole current electricity meters*

20

UEEIC0002

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

20

UEEIC0013

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

60

UEERE0016

Install, configure and commission LV grid-connected photovoltaic power systems*

40

UEERE0022

Solve basic problems in photovoltaic energy apparatus and systems*

20

UEERE0034

Diagnose and rectify faults in renewable energy (RE) control systems*

60

UEERE0035

Install ELV stand-alone photovoltaic power systems*

60

UEERE0036

Install small wind energy conversion systems rated up to 10 kW for ELV stand-alone applications*

20

UEERE0037

Install, configure and commission LV micro-hydro systems rated up to 6.4 kW*

20

UEERE0038

Install, configure and commission LV wind energy conversion systems rated up to 10 kW*

40

UEERE0039

Install, set up and maintain ELV micro-hydro systems rated up to 6.4 kW*

20

UEERE0045

Solve basic problems in micro-hydro systems*

20

UEERE0047

Solve problems in wind energy conversion systems (WECS) rated up to 10 kW*

60

Group C: Qualification 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

UEEEL0040

Develop compliance policies and plans to conduct an electrical contracting business*

80

UEEEL0050

Install and replace low voltage current transformer metering*

20

UEEEL0057

Plan electrical installations with a low voltage demand up to 400 A per phase*

40

UEEEL0059

Plan low voltage switchboard and control panel layouts*

40

UEEEL0071

Select low voltage power factor correction equipment*

40

UEEEL0072

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

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

UEERE0003

Assess energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in commercial facilities*

40

UEERE0004

Assess energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in industrial properties and enterprises*

40

UEERE0005

Assess energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in residential, office and retail premises*

40

UEERE0011

Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems*

60

UEERE0014

Develop strategies to address sustainability issues for electrical installations*

20

Group D: Qualification 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

UEEEL0035

Design effective and efficient lighting for public, open and sports areas*

20

UEEEL0037

Design electrical installations with a low voltage demand greater than 400 A per phase*

40

UEEIC0010

Develop and test code for microcontroller devices

60

UEERE0029

Design micro-hydro systems rated to 6.4 kW*

60

UEERE0030

Design renewable energy (RE) heating systems*

120

UEERE0032

Design wind energy conversion systems (WECS) rated to 10 kW*

60

Group E: Qualification 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

UEECD0029

Plan electrotechnology projects

60

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

UEECD0057

Manage electrotechnology projects

40

UEECO0003

Manage contract variations

40

UEEEL0038

Design switchboards rated for high fault levels (greater than 400 A)*

60

UEERE0010

Design energy management controls for electrical installations in buildings*

80

UEERE0012

Develop effective engineering strategies for energy reduction in buildings*

60

UEERE0028

Design hybrid renewable power systems*

80

UEERE0031

Design stand-alone renewable energy (RE) systems*

40

UEERE0033

Develop engineering solutions to renewable energy (RE) problems*

60

This qualification replaces and is not equivalent to UEE60911 Advanced Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering