Assessor Resource
MEM10025
Undertake a capstone assessment
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This assessment is to be carried out after the completion of all other assessment requirements of the units of competency that make up MEM31215 Certificate III in Engineering – Industrial Electrician and prior to application for an Electrical Licence.
This assessment is to be carried out at the premises of the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and is expected to be conducted by an assessor other than the one who has been a regular instructor to the apprentice.
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to meet the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC).
Essential Performance Capabilities (EPCs) classified as ‘critical’:
EPC 2 – Demonstrate a knowledge of the various effects of electric current.
EPC 5 – Explain the operation of a simple practical circuit. Determine the resistance, voltage, current and power in any part of a DC circuit using theory and actual measurement methods.
EPC 8 – Demonstrate a knowledge of alternating voltage & current generation, phase relationships, energy in an AC circuit, and actual measurement methods.
EPC 10 – Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of the AS/NZS 3000 Part 1. Knowledge of the hierarchy of standards. Nomative/informative text.
EPC 13 – Demonstrate a knowledge of methods of electric motor selection, starting, connection and protection.
EPC 16 – Describe and apply in practice the requirements of AS/NZS 3000 in relation to earthing arrangements and fault loop impedance calculations. Knowledge of alternate earthing systems when required by local Regulatory Authorities.
EPC 17 – Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the MEN system and its application, including on sub-installations. Demonstrate how to test a MEN system.
EPC 19 – List the key safety issues of various types of transformers, including AS/NZS 3000 requirements.
EPC 20 – Demonstrate a knowledge of the SELV and PELV systems, their application and testing in accordance with AS/NZS 3000.
EPC 21 – Demonstrate the ability to select cables for mains and submains using AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008.1 based on current carrying capacity, short circuit capacity, maximum demand and voltage drop, for single phase and three phase installations including multiple installations.
EPC 22 – Demonstrate the ability to select cables for final subcircuits using AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008.1 based on current carrying capacity, short circuit capacity, maximum demand, earth loop impedance and voltage drop.
EPC 23 – Describe and apply the control and protection requirements for installations and equipment. Demonstrate the ability to select suitable equipment and switchgear for a particular installation or part of an installation using AS/NZS 3000.
EPC 24 – Demonstrate an understanding of the AS/NZS 3000 and regulatory requirements for the location of switchboards and arrangement of switchboard equipment in installations. Methods for determining prospective fault current. Switchboard form types.
EPC 25 – Demonstrate an understanding of the AS/NZS 3000 and regulatory requirements for the installation of electrical equipment in given damp situations and wet areas. IP rating of electrical equipment.
EPC 26 – Demonstrate the appropriate methods for the installation, modification and testing of electrical installations and equipment for construction and demolition sites, complying with AS/NZS 3012 and applicable workplace safety legislation. Need for calibration of instruments.
EPC 27 – Demonstrate knowledge of AS/NZS 3000 and local regulatory requirements for the installation of aerial conductors and underground wiring. Including specialist cables.
EPC 28 – Demonstrate a knowledge of the AS/NZS 3000 requirements for electrical installations in hazardous areas and an awareness of the standards to which it refers.
EPC 30 – Demonstrate to AS/NZS 3000 and AS 3017 standards the electrical checks and tests required to ensure electrical installations are safe, reporting of test results typically required to satisfy regulatory requirements.
EPC 31 – Demonstrate the knowledge and skill to perform effective safe isolation of any equipment, including switch and lock off, circuit isolation, equipment testing and tag out procedures, including capacitor banks.
EPC 35 – Demonstrate the knowledge and skill to install and terminate a variety of electrical cables in a wide range of applications (including final subcircuits) to AS/NZS 3000.
EPC 37 – Demonstrate knowledge and skills to install final subcircuit wiring into switchboards and connect to switchboard equipment in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and local supply authority requirements.
EPC 38 – Connect consumers mains to an installation, in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and local supply authority requirements.
EPC 40 – Demonstrate ability to read, sketch and interpret electrical diagrams and specifications.
EPC 42 – Describe basic statutory occupational safety and health responsibilities for employers and employees, including supervisory requirements and employees’ own "duty of care". Asbestos awareness and reporting. Hazardous gases.
EPC 43 – Demonstrate understanding of the requirements for personal safety in the workplace and application of safety practices.
EPC 44 – Describe a workplace safety check, identify potential workplace hazards and suggest measures for accident prevention.
EPC 46 – Describe the method of rescuing a person in contact with live electrical conductors or equipment.
EPC 47 – Describe the emergency first aid requirements for an electric shock victim and demonstrate the knowledge and application skill of CPR.
EPC 48 – Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the significant dangers of High Voltage equipment and distribution systems.
EPC 50 – Describe methods of commissioning and/or decommissioning electrical equipment or an installation, using a systems approach.
EPC 54 – Demonstrate the knowledge and skills for diagnosing and rectifying faults in electrical apparatus and associated circuits.
Some jurisdictions require the holder of this unit to be licensed or certified and users should check with the relevant authorities.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 1
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