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 Updated superseded elective units.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 coal mining electrical equipment and systems, manage risk, estimate and manage projects and provide technical advice/sales.

It develops competencies in the ethical and responsible application of mathematics, science, engineering techniques, standards and codes of practice, engineering design practices, supervision and management of physical, human and financial resources in engineering.

The core competencies of this qualification meet the prescribed requirements for Engineering Associate membership of Engineers Australia.

Participants seeking Engineers Australia membership should ensure that their training provider is accredited by that body to provide Engineering Education Programs at the level of Engineering Associate.

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:

1000 core weighting points  listed below; plus 

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

Choose a total of 320 weighting points  elective units from the list below, of which between 0 and 160 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 320 weighting points  can be taken from Group E (or all 320 elective weighting points  can be taken from Group E).

Up to 160 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 

RIIRAI609D

Establish and maintain electrical installations, reticulation and protection system

120

RIIRIS601D

Establish and maintain the risk management system

100

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

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

UEECD0059

Write specifications for electrical engineering projects

40

UEECS0033

Use engineering applications software on personal computers

40

UEEEL0015

Manage large electrical projects*

40

UEEEL0058

Plan large electrical projects*

60

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

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 

UEEHA0025

Install explosion-protected equipment and associated apparatus and wiring systems*

60

UEEHA0026

Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas*

60

UEEHA0031

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected equipment type flameproof (Ex d)*

60

UEEHA0032

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected equipment type increased safety (Ex e)*

60

UEEHA0033

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected equipment type intrinsically safe (Ex i)*

60

UEEHA0034

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected equipment type pressurised (Ex p)*

60

UEEHA0035

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected rotating machines*

60

UEEHA0039

Supervise repair and overhaul of explosion-protected equipment type Group III (‘t’)*

60

Group C: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0013

Develop and implement energy sector maintenance programs

60

UEECO0001

Estimate electrotechnology projects

40

UEEEL0029

Conduct compliance inspection of LV electrical installations with demand exceeding 100 A per phase*

40

UEEEL0030

Conduct compliance inspection of single phase LV electrical installations*

60

UEEEL0031

Conduct compliance inspection of special LV electrical installations*

60

UEEEL0032

Conduct electrical tests on HV electrical machines*

60

UEEEL0033

Conduct electrical tests on LV electrical machines*

40

UEEEL0034

Conduct mechanical tests on electrical machines and components*

40

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

UEEEL0073

Verify compliance and functionality of special LV electrical installations*

40

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

UEEHA0023

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

20

UEEHA0025

Install explosion-protected equipment and associated apparatus and wiring systems*

60

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

UEEIC0013

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

60

UEEIC0018

Diagnose and rectify faults in digital controls systems*

60

UETDRIS032

Solve problems in network equipment*

80

UETDRIS033

Solve problems in network protection*

40

Group D: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECO0014

Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects*

60

UEEEL0011

Evaluate performance of low voltage electrical apparatus*

40

UEEEL0027

Carry out low voltage electrical field testing and report findings*

60

UEEEL0037

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

40

UEEEL0051

Investigate and report on electrical incidents and causes*

60

UEEHA0029

Plan electrical installations for hazardous areas*

20

UEEIC0005

Configure and maintain industrial control system networks*

60

UEEIC0006

Design and configure human-machine interface (HMI) networks

60

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

UEEIC0020

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

60

Group E: General elective units 

Weighting Points 

UEECD0049

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

80

UEECO0003

Manage contract variations

40

UEEEL0038

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

60

UEEEL0043

Develop engineering solutions for induction machine and control problems*

60

UEEIC0007

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

120

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

This qualification replaces and is not equivalent to UEE62311 Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering - Coal Mining