This course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge required to to locate faults in underground power cables in the electricity supply industry (ESI).

The target learners for this course are employees currently working within the Australian Electricity Supply Industry. This includes employees of network asset owners, contractors and sub-contractors in electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution.

Those who work on the network must maintain currency of skills and competency in a range of safety and technical competencies. Relevant safety related training programs are often mandated by regulation or industry agreements and documented in state codes of practice.

Most learners will be licensed and trade qualified or hold a Certificate in a related technical discipline. In addition to trade qualifications, the learner groups will have completed a range of electrical and plant safety related training programs related to the roles they hold. Due to the significant safety risks in the industry these employees work within highly proceduralised workplaces with mature workplace safety systems.

Workers in the industry are required to regularly complete workplace safety risk assessment and work planning documentation, and therefore bring a solid foundational understanding of risk assessment and workplace safety documentation concepts and practices to the program.

Delivery includes:

• Trainer led classroom presentations
• Theory assessment
• Onsite practical exercises and assessment

Upon successful completion of the course, a learner will have developed an understanding of the following:

• the legislative framework that governs work activities on their site
• relevant regulations and Enterprise procedures
• hazards associated with the generating equipment and balance of plant
• locate faults in underground power cables
• pre locate and pinpoint the cable fault
• interpreting test results
• documenting the fault location
• make recommendations for correcting the cable fault

4 days

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Learners are required to have the following to participate in this course:

• Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. Hard Hat, Safety Footwear, Approved Hi-Vis Clothing, Safety Glasses)
• Stationary (e.g. Pen, Pencil, etc.)
• Personal Electronic device to access online course material (E.g. Laptop, Tablet)

Learners will be assessed using a combination of the following methods:

• Theory/Written Assessment (e.g. Short Answer Questions, Multiple Choice, Verbal Questioning Interview)
• Direct Observation/Practical Assessment (e.g. Workplace, Simulated Environment, Role Play/Scenario)

To participate in this course, learners are required to:

• have current certification in the required prerequisites:
  • UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
  • UEECD0044 Solve problems in multiple path circuits
  • UEECD0046 Solve problems in single path circuits
  • UEECD0051 Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
  • UEEEL0020 Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits
  • UEEEL0021 Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices
  • UETDREL005 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
• be literate in spoken English and competent in reading, writing, and numeracy.
• be sufficiently fit to participate.

Nationally recognised training.
Upon successful completion, learners will receive a qualification.

Further information about your rights and obligations:

• Student Handbook
• Complaints and Appeals Policy