Certificate III in Appliance Service

Scope

This qualification provides competencies to set-up, service and repair electrical and refrigerated appliances with electives in gas appliances.

Note: The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 apply to this qualification. Prior to planning the delivery of any training and/or assessment activities all legislative and regulatory requirements shall be identified and included.


Subjects

Completion requirements

The requirements for granting this qualification will be met when competency is demonstrated and achieved for:

All the Core competency standard units, and

A combination of Elective competency standard units selected from Group A and/or Group B and C to achieve a total weighting of 220 points, and

All the required pre-requisite competency standard units.

Core Competency Standard Units

All Core competency standard units to be achieved

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Participate in appliance servicing work and competency development activities

60

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Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

20

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Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components

40

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Solve problems in extra-low voltage single path circuits

40

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Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment

20

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Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications

40

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Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work

20

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Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings

30

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Service small electrical appliances and power tools

60

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Find and rectify faults motors and associated controls in refrigeration and air conditioning systems

50

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Find and rectify faults in appliance control systems and devices

60

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Service refrigeration appliances

60

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Service clothes washing machines and dryers

40

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Verify functionality and compliance of appliances

20

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Recover, pressure test, evacuate, charge and leak test refrigerants - appliances

50

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Solve problems in low voltage refrigeration circuits

40

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Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems - appliances

50

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Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

20

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Disconnect / reconnect composite appliances connected to low voltage installation wiring

60

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Locate and rectify faults in low voltage composite appliances using set procedures

20

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Attach cords and plugs to electrical equipment for connection to a single phase 230 Volt supply

20

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Attach cords, cables and plugs to electrical equipment for connection to 1000 Va.c. or 1500 Vd.c. supply

20

Total points in core

840

Elective Competency Standard Units

Complete Elective units to achieve a total of weighting of 220 points from the following groups:

Group

Minimum points

Maximum points

A

Imported and Common Elective Units

Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 3. If units have not being assigned a weighting in the Electrotechnology Training Package, their weighting will be 10 points.

0

100

B

Qualification Electives - Schedule 3 Units You may select all your elective units from this Group

120

220

Group A - Imported and Common Elective Units

Weighting Points

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Maintain documentation

20

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Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs

20

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Provide quotations for installation or service jobs

20

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Deliver a service to customers

20

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Use basic computer applications relevant to a workplace

20

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Comply with scheduled and preventative maintenance program processes

20

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Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus

20

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Work safely in the construction industry

10

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Perform CPR

10

Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 3. If units have not being assigned a weighting in the Electrotechnology Training Package, their weighting will be 10 points.

Note: For further information see Transition to NQC Packaging Rules for Flexibility, Page 48, UEE07 Electrotechnology Training Package, Version 4,Volume 1 Preliminary Information.

Up to 100 points

Group B - Qualification Electives - Schedule 3 Units

You may select all your elective units from this Group

Weighting Points

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Establish the basic operating conditions of air conditioning systems

20

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Resolve problems in post mix refrigeration systems

20

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Service electrical heating appliances

60

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Service dishwasher machines

40

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Service gas heating appliances

40

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Resolve problems in refrigerated beverage vending cabinets

20

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Service and repair microwave ovens

40

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Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for hydrocarbon refrigerants

10

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Service and repair self contained hydrocarbon air conditioning and refrigeration systems

20

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Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for carbon dioxide refrigerant

10

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Repair and service self contained carbon dioxide refrigeration and heat pump systems

20

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Service room air conditioners

30

Note: 1. Pre-requisite pathways shall be identified and met for all elective units selected.

2. In selecting elective units considerations to career planning advice should be given to units that form part of a pre-requisite pathway for the progression to achieve particular competencies or qualification at a higher level.

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