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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Gather information on electrical componentry in motor vehicles
  2. Plan operations where electrical components are incidental to a body repair activity
  3. Remove electrical/ electronic operated components
  4. Refit and/or test electrically operated componentry involved in body repair activities

Required Skills

Required skills

collect organise and understand information related to working with and testing of electrical componentry following body repair activities

communicate ideas and information to customers and supervisors related to working with and testing of electrical componentry following body repair activities

plan and organise activities related to working with and testing of electrical componentry involved in body repair activities

work with others and in a team by seeing and conveying information related to planning sequencing and completion of the task

use mathematical ideas and techniques to count and measure

establish diagnostic processes which identify methods of solving problems related to working with and testing of electrical componentry following body repair activities

use workplace technology related to working with and testing of electrical componentry involved in body repair activities

Required knowledge

purpose and requirements of electrical componentry in motor vehicles

material used in electrical componentry

use of tooling and equipment

application of mechanical principles

classification of electrical componentry in motor vehicles and identification of systems

electrical terminology

circuit types and how to test them

test functions of a multimeter

use of a LED test lamp

types and uses of various automotive fuses

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

It is essential that competence is fully observed and there is ability to transfer competence to changing circumstances and to respond to unusual situations in the critical aspect of

test of electrical componentry in motor vehicles

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Underpinning knowledge and skills may be assessed on or off the job

Assessment of practical skills must take place after a period of supervised practice and repetitive experience If workplace conditions are not available assessment in simulated workplace conditions is acceptable

Prescribed outcomes must be able to be achieved without direct supervision

The following resources should be made available

specific service and general workshop equipment and tooling

enterprise documentation

vehicles with a range of commonly encountered electrical components

vehicles fitted with air bags

job cards

multimeter

Method of assessment

Practical assessments

gather information on technology related to testing of electrical componentry following body repair activities

plan working with and testing of electrical componentry following body repair activities

test electrical componentry following body repair activities

accurately complete job card including listing of parts and consumables used and labour hours

Guidance information for assessment


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Unit scope

This unit of competence applies to, but is not limited to:

rear window and windscreen demisters, electrically operated windows, central locking, rear vision mirror adjustments and/or heating, telephone and radio antennas, air bag sensors, air bag actuators and deployment systems, rain sensors and light sensors

Repair methods

Repair methods include

on-and-off site body repair activity

removal, refitting and adjustment of electrical componentry

testing for normal operation of electrical componentry following related body repair

communicating with customers

documenting and reporting on service

Specific requirements may include:

a range of electrical componentry available for testing

removal and refitting of battery, including use of spike protection and memory retention devices

OHS requirements

OHS practices must abide by:

state/territory/industry OHS

award provisions

Information/documents

Sources of information/documents may include:

manufacturer/component supplier specifications

enterprise operating procedures

product manufacturer/component supplier specifications

customer requirements

industry/workplace codes of practice