Scope
This qualification provides competencies to design and validate/evaluate refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems and provide technical advice/sales.
Completion requirements
The requirements for granting this qualification will be met when competency is demonstrated and achieved for:
All the Core competency standard units, defined in the Core Competency Standard Units table below and
A combination of Elective competency standard units to achieve a total weighting of 800 points in accordance with the Elective Competency Standard Units table below.
Core Competency Standard Units All Core competency standard units to be achieved | Weighting Points | |
Use engineering applications software on personal computers | 40 | |
Apply industry and community standards to engineering activities | 20 | |
Establish and follow a competency development plan in an electrotechnology engineering discipline | 120 | |
Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace | 20 | |
Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components | 40 | |
Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications | 40 | |
Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report | 60 | |
Provide solutions to basic engineering computational problems | 60 | |
Use advanced computational processes to provide solutions to energy sector engineering problems | 80 | |
Solve electrotechnical engineering problems | 60 | |
Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work | 20 | |
Identify effects of energy on machinery and materials in an energy sector environment | 120 | |
Plan refrigeration and air conditioning projects | 60 | |
Establish the thermodynamic parameters of refrigeration and air conditioning systems | 80 | |
Produce HVAC/R system design drawings | 80 | |
Establish heat loads for commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning applications | 80 | |
Analyse vibration and noise in refrigeration and air conditioning systems | 80 | |
Analyse the operation of HVAC air and hydronic systems | 80 | |
Evaluate thermodynamic and fluid parameters of refrigeration systems | 100 | |
Analyse the psychrometric performance of HVAC/R systems | 50 | |
Analyse the thermodynamic performance of HVAC/R systems | 50 | |
Develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector | 20 | |
Total points in core | 1360 | |
Elective Competency Standard Units Complete Elective units to achieve a total of weighting of 800 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 6. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points. | 0 | 350 |
B | Qualification Elective Units | 0 | 100 |
C | Qualification Elective Units | 120 | 320 |
D | Qualification Elective Units | 200 | 360 |
E | Qualification Elective Units | 360 | 480 |
Group A Imported and Common Electives Units You may complete units to a maximum weighting of 350 | Weighting Points | |
Maintain documentation | 20 | |
Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs | 20 | |
Provide quotations for installation or service jobs | 20 | |
Deliver a service to customers | 20 | |
Use computer applications relevant to a workplace | 20 | |
Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus | 20 | |
Manage an information or knowledge management system | 50 | |
Build and sustain an innovative work environment | 50 | |
Develop and collaborate on building information models for small-scale building design projects | 100 | |
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 6. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points. Note: For further information see Application of the NQC Flexibility Formula, | Up to 350 points | |
Group B Qualification Elective Units You may complete units to a maximum weighting of 100 | Weighting Points | |
Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems | 60 | |
Select refrigerant piping, accessories and associated controls | 50 | |
Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for hydrocarbon refrigerants | 10 | |
Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for ammonia refrigerant | 10 | |
Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for Carbon Dioxide refrigerant | 10 | |
Group C Qualification Elective Units You must complete units to a minimum weighting of 120 to a maximum of 320 | Weighting Points | |
Estimate electrotechnology projects | 40 | |
Produce HVAC/R control system diagrams | 40 | |
Select basic commercial refrigeration system equipment, components and accessories | 40 | |
Select residential air conditioning system equipment, components and accessories | 40 | |
Implement and monitor energy sector environmental and sustainable policies and procedures | 20 | |
Group D Qualification Elective Units You must complete units to a minimum weighting of 200 to a maximum of 360 | Weighting Points | |
Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects | 60 | |
Undertake computations in an energy sector environment | 120 | |
Design commercial refrigeration systems and select components | 80 | |
Design industrial refrigeration systems and select components | 60 | |
Design heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and select components | 60 | |
Design control systems for refrigeration or heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems | 80 | |
Evaluate and report on building services energy management systems | 80 | |
Evaluate and report on the indoor air quality of buildings | 40 | |
Design hydrocarbon refrigerated systems | 40 | |
Design ammonia refrigerated systems | 40 | |
Design secondary refrigerant systems | 40 | |
Design carbon dioxide refrigerated systems | 40 | |
Develop effective engineering strategies for energy reduction in buildings | 60 | |
Group E Qualification Elective Units You must complete units to a minimum weighting of 360 to a maximum of 480 | Weighting Points | |
Manage contract variations | 40 | |
Develop specifications and prepare drawings for HVAC/Refrigeration projects | 60 | |
Design complex commercial refrigeration systems and select equipment | 40 | |
Design complex industrial refrigeration systems and select equipment | 40 | |
Design complex air conditioning systems and select equipment | 120 | |
Design mechanical ventilation/exhaust systems and select equipment | 40 | |
Design hydronic systems and select equipment | 80 | |
Design complex control systems for refrigeration or heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems | 80 | |
Develop heat exchanger design specifications | 80 | |
Evaluate new and alternative technologies applicable to electrotechnology applications | 40 | |
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.
3. Registered training organisations shall also provide information related to the relevant pathway(s) that may be taken to achieve paraprofessional status ("associate membership") with a professional engineering membership organisation.
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