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UEEEL0058
Plan large electrical projects

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to plan large electrical projects.

It includes preparing and developing project plans for approval. It also includes establishing budgets and critical path analysis; developing workflow strategies; and documenting, presenting and negotiating budgets and timelines.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

determining the project requirements accurately

establishing a project budget

developing effective workflow strategies

documenting project plan proposal

negotiating alterations to the proposed project plan successfully

obtaining approval of the final plan

dealing with unplanned events

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures

identifying project scope and requirements, including plant, material, labour and related costs.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

electrical project planning and analysing progress, including:

project planning encompassing:

purpose of project planning

defining project parameters encompassing:

project scope

project stakeholders and clients

project phases and the relationship between phases

time requirements and limitations

resource requirements and limitations

quality requirements and limitations

time-management concepts and standard practices

financial management encompassing:

financial management concepts

standard practices for managing project finances

project budgets

costs

variations and estimations

invoicing against project phases/deliverables

acquittals

quality management concepts and practices

human resource management concepts and practices within a project

communication management concepts and practices within a project

risk management and contingencies encompassing:

risk management concepts

internal risks

external risks

contingencies

standard practices for managing risk within a project

risk minimisation

risk removal

procurement management concepts and practices

physical resource management concepts and practices relating to equipment, technology, information and facilities

contracts encompassing:

contract format

contract content

interpreting contract clauses

legal obligations of contract parties

working to contract specifications

documentation accompanying contracts, such as schedules

performance assessment and continuous improvement

engineering ethics principles

customer/client relations encompassing:

importance of customer/client relations

interpersonal skills that enhance customer/client relationships

dispute resolution

customer/client relations strategies

electrical industry sector customs and practices encompassing:

equipment procurement, cost-benefit analysis and performance testing

typical approaches to planning and management

successful planning techniques

best practice management methods and styles

documents needed to plan a project

factors influencing sequence and restraints of project activities

critical path analysis covering graphical representation methods and methods of representing time/rates

critical path and project analysis encompassing:

purpose of critical path analysis

essential data

relational sequence of work activities

graphical representation methods

methods of representing time/rates

monitoring methods

relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions

relevant plant, material, labour and related costs to project

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace instructions, policies and procedures.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated suitable workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities and equipment and currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to planning electrical projects

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

determining the project requirements accurately

establishing a project budget

developing effective workflow strategies

documenting project plan proposal

negotiating alterations to the proposed project plan successfully

obtaining approval of the final plan

dealing with unplanned events

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures

identifying project scope and requirements, including plant, material, labour and related costs.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

electrical project planning and analysing progress, including:

project planning encompassing:

purpose of project planning

defining project parameters encompassing:

project scope

project stakeholders and clients

project phases and the relationship between phases

time requirements and limitations

resource requirements and limitations

quality requirements and limitations

time-management concepts and standard practices

financial management encompassing:

financial management concepts

standard practices for managing project finances

project budgets

costs

variations and estimations

invoicing against project phases/deliverables

acquittals

quality management concepts and practices

human resource management concepts and practices within a project

communication management concepts and practices within a project

risk management and contingencies encompassing:

risk management concepts

internal risks

external risks

contingencies

standard practices for managing risk within a project

risk minimisation

risk removal

procurement management concepts and practices

physical resource management concepts and practices relating to equipment, technology, information and facilities

contracts encompassing:

contract format

contract content

interpreting contract clauses

legal obligations of contract parties

working to contract specifications

documentation accompanying contracts, such as schedules

performance assessment and continuous improvement

engineering ethics principles

customer/client relations encompassing:

importance of customer/client relations

interpersonal skills that enhance customer/client relationships

dispute resolution

customer/client relations strategies

electrical industry sector customs and practices encompassing:

equipment procurement, cost-benefit analysis and performance testing

typical approaches to planning and management

successful planning techniques

best practice management methods and styles

documents needed to plan a project

factors influencing sequence and restraints of project activities

critical path analysis covering graphical representation methods and methods of representing time/rates

critical path and project analysis encompassing:

purpose of critical path analysis

essential data

relational sequence of work activities

graphical representation methods

methods of representing time/rates

monitoring methods

relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions

relevant plant, material, labour and related costs to project

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace instructions, policies and procedures.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated suitable workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities and equipment and currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to planning electrical projects

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) processes and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied 
 
 
Estimated plant, material, labour and related costs are sought from relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Project plan is presented and discussed with relevant person/s 
 
 

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