Commissioners Information Bulletin 433
Utilities and Electrotechnology - Apprenticeship
- Electrotechnology - Instrumentation and Control
Date of effect: 30 October 2009
The apprenticeship vocation of Electrotechnology - Instrumentation and Control has been established.
Click here for the Electrotechnology - Instrumentation and Control Vocational Training Order.
Qualifications, structure and packaging
UEE07 Electrotechnology Training Package includes 80 qualifications ranging from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma. One qualification supports the apprenticeship pathway. Click on UEE40907 Certificate IV in Industrial Electronics and Control for details.
Job descriptions
Go to Job Descriptions for details of the jobs supported by the industrial electronics and control qualification.
Industrial arrangements
Applications to establish apprenticeships will not be approved unless the Commissioner for Vocational Training is satisfied that appropriate industrial arrangements are in place.
Some industrial arrangements under which apprentices can be employed are listed here.
Licensing
There are a number of licensing requirements for the electrical and electronic industries in New South Wales. These requirements are administered by the NSW Office of Fair Trading.
Learning resources and assessment materials
There are resources available from EE-Oz Training Standards and Australian Training Products.
Registered training organisations
For registered training providers which can deliver the apprenticeship qualification go to National Training Information Service.
For organisations which are in contract with the NSW Department of Education and Training to be paid for the delivery of the apprenticeship training go to Training Market.
Transition arrangements
Transition arrangements allow the delivery of old and new trade qualifications, for three months after the date of effect of the new Vocational Training Order. See here.
Superseded Commissioners Information Bulletins
This Commissioner’s Information Bulletin supersedes information about Instrumentation and Control in Bulletins 119, 119a, 225 and 299.
Inspecting Vocational Training Orders
A copy of the Vocational Training Order is available for inspection on this internet site below or at any State Training Services Regional Office of the NSW Department of Education and Training.
Enquiries
For any enquiries regarding this Commissioner’s Information Bulletin, please contact the Vocational Training Tribunal Unit on telephone (02) 9266 8579.
Approved by Phillip Moore
Commissioner for Vocational Training
Job descriptions
Jobs in instrumentation and control select, install, commission, fault find and maintain equipment and systems for the control of plant, machines and processes.
There are two streams for this qualification - Electrical and Instrumentation. Job functions will depend on which stream is selected.
Electrical
- Develop and connect control circuits
- Select and arrange equipment for general electrical installations
- Install low voltage electrical apparatus and associated equipment
- Install wiring and accessories for low voltage circuits
- Lay wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage circuits
Instrumentation
- Document occupational hazards and risks in instrumentation
- Install and set up transducers and sensing devices
- Install process instrumentation and control cabling and tubing
- Install process control apparatus and associated equipment
- Verify compliance and functionality of process control installations
- Select equipment for process control systems
Industrial arrangements
Industrial arrangements for apprentices are in place through the following awards:
- Public Health Service Employees Skilled Trades (State) Award
- Airline Operations (Qantas Airways Limited) Award 1999
- National Electrical, Electronic & Communications Contracting Industry Award 1998
- National Training Wage Award 2008
- Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award
- Training Wage (State) Award
- Electrical, Electronic & Communication Contracting State Award
- Electricians &c (State) Award
- Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries (State) Award
- Metal Trades (Training Wage) (State) Award
Electrotechnology - Instrumentation and
Control - Apprenticeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect |
30 October 2009 |
Course of study |
UEE40907 Certificate IV in Industrial Electronics and Control |
Terms of training |
Full time:
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Probationary periods |
Where the nominal term is:
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