Dris proposal for national licensing of the electrical occupations

Attachment G – Proposed electrical qualifications

Tables G.1 to G.6 list the qualifications, and where relevant the associated mandatory units of competency, being proposed for the licensing eligibility requirement for the proposed licence categories under national licensing.

Proposed qualifications for electrical licences

Table G.1: Proposed qualification requirements for electricians

Licence category	Training package	Qualification
Electrician	UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package	UEE30811 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician

Proposed qualifications for electrical fitter licences

Table G.2: Proposed qualification requirements for electrical fitters

Licence category	Training package	Qualification
Electrical fitter	UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package	UEE30611 Certificate III in Electrical Machine Repair or
	UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package	UEE30711 Certificate III in Switchgear and Control Gear or
	UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package	UEE33011 Certificate III in Electrical Fitting or
	MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package	MEM30405 Certificate III in Engineering – Electrical/Electronic Trade that includes the following elective units of competency along with completion of the core units: Group A –electrical/electronic trade stream units MEM05001B Perform manual soldering/desoldering – electrical/electronic components MEM05002B Perform high reliability soldering and desoldering MEM05003B Perform soft soldering MEM05006B Perform brazing and/or silver soldering MEM09002B Interpret technical drawing MEM10002B Terminate and connect electrical wiring MEM12002B Perform electrical/electronic measurement MEM12004B Perform precision electrical/electronic measurement MEM18001C Use hand tools MEM18002B Use power tools/hand held operations MEM18045B Fault find/repair electrical equipment/components up to 250 volts single phase supply MEM18046B Fault find/repair electrical equipment/components up to 1000 volts a.c./1500 volts d.c. MEM18055B Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components MEM18049C Disconnect/reconnect fixed wired equipment up to 1000 volts a.c./1500 volts d.c. MEM18050C Disconnect/reconnect fixed wired equipment over 1000 volts a.c./1500 volts d.c. Group B –trade specialisation units MEM05004C Perform routine oxy acetylene welding MEM05005B Carry out mechanical cutting MEM05007C Perform manual heating and thermal cutting MEM05012C Perform routine manual metal arc welding MEM07005C Perform general machining

Proposed qualifications for electrical line worker licences

Table G.3: Proposed qualification requirements for electrical lineworkers

Licence category	Training package	Qualification
Electrical line worker	UET09 Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package	UET30512 Certificate III in ESI – Power Systems – Transmission Overhead or UET30612 Certificate III in ESI – Power Systems – Distribution Overhead or UET30712 Certificate III in ESI – Rail Traction

Proposed qualifications for electrical cable jointer licences

Table G.4: Proposed qualification requirements for electrical cable jointers

Licence category	Training package	Qualification
Electrical cable jointer	UET09 Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package	UET30812 Certificate III in ESI – Power Systems – Distribution Cable Jointing