Skillsets
Qualifications
Units of competency
- NWPAMG001
Manage asset construction and maintenance
- NWPCAD001
Respond to blue-green algae outbreaks
- NWPCAD002
Control vegetation on a site
- NWPCAD003
Identify and confirm blue-green algae outbreaks
- NWPCAD004
Maintain catchment and surrounding areas
- NWPCAD005
Monitor, inspect and report catchment areas
- NWPCAD006
Monitor and coordinate catchment operations
- NWPCAD007
Inspect, operate and maintain low consequence dams
- NWPCAD008
Monitor and control dam operations
- NWPCAD009
Monitor and implement dam maintenance
- NWPCAD010
Inspect and report on concrete dam safety
- NWPCAD011
Inspect and report on embankment dam safety
- NWPCAD012
Route floods through storages
- NWPCAD013
Conduct and report dam safety instrumentation monitoring
- NWPCAD014
Inspect and report river performance
- NWPCAD015
Operate and maintain locks and weirs
- NWPCAD016
Operate and maintain fishways
- NWPCAD017
Operate and maintain salt interception works
- NWPCAD018
Monitor and operate bulkwater transfer systems
- NWPCAD019
Monitor and operate groundwater extraction
- NWPCAD020
Inspect and operate groundwater regulation
- NWPCAD021
Coordinate and monitor bulkwater system operations
- NWPCAD022
Coordinate and monitor groundwater system usage
- NWPCAD023
Develop and implement catchment operational plans
- NWPCAD024
Implement dam safety plans
- NWPCCO001
Analyse and implement network data
- NWPCCO002
Use control centre systems to monitor and control water
- NWPGEN001
Apply the risk management principles of the water industry standards, guidelines and legislation
- NWPGEN002
Ensure compliance with water industry standards, guidelines and legislation
- NWPGEN003
Apply environmental and licensing procedures of the water industry
- NWPGEN004
Assess, implement and report environmental procedures
- NWPGEN005
Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and procedures
- NWPGEN006
Implement and manage environmental management policies
- NWPGEN007
Sample and test drinking water
- NWPGEN008
Sample and test wastewater
- NWPGEN009
Perform laboratory testing
- NWPGEN010
Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systems
- NWPGEN011
Use maps, plans, drawings and specifications
- NWPGEN012
Support the role and functions of the water industry
- NWPGEN013
Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processes
- NWPGEN014
Sample and test trade wastewater
- NWPGEN015
Develop an operational plan
- NWPGEN016
Interpret and comply with regulatory requirements
- NWPGEN017
Apply the risk management principles of the water industry standards, guidelines and legislation
- NWPGEN018
Follow environmental and licensing procedures
- NWPGEN019
Assess, implement and report environmental procedures
- NWPGEN020
Sample and test source or drinking water
- NWPGEN021
Sample and test wastewater
- NWPGEN022
Perform laboratory testing
- NWPGEN023
Use maps, plans, drawings and details
- NWPGEN024
Identify the role and functions of the water industry
- NWPGEN025
Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processes
- NWPGEN026
Provide and promote customer service
- NWPGEN027
Monitor and operate pump stations
- NWPGEN028
Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation
- NWPGEN029
Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systems
- NWPGEN030
Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and procedures
- NWPGEN031
Develop an operational plan
- NWPGEN032
Ensure compliance with water industry standards, guidelines and legislation
- NWPGEN033
Sample and test trade wastewater
- NWPGEN034
Operate and maintain flood warning sites
- NWPHYD001
Apply principles of open channel hydraulics
- NWPHYD002
Apply principles of open channel hydraulics
- NWPHYD003
Develop and maintain ratings
- NWPHYD004
Plan water resource management
- NWPHYD005
Process and report hydrographic time series data
- NWPHYD006
Measure discharge and process discharge data using a range of methods and equipment
- NWPHYD007
Measure discharge using wading method
- NWPHYD008
Operate, maintain and decommission monitoring sites
- NWPHYD009
Undertake surveying of monitoring sites
- NWPHYD011
Measure and process low and medium flows using area velocity methods
- NWPHYD012
Establish monitoring sites
- NWPHYD013
Operate, maintain and decommission monitoring sites
- NWPHYD014
Measure and process medium and high flows using a range of methods and equipment
- NWPHYD015
Undertake surveying of monitoring sites
- NWPHYD016
Process and report hydrographic time series data
- NWPHYD017
Develop and maintain ratings
- NWPHYD018
Plan water resource management
- NWPHYS001
Identify and analyse information technology for hydrographic surveys
- NWPHYS002
Interpret and analyse science principles for hydrographic surveying
- NWPHYS003
Manage and analyse water levels and flows
- NWPHYS004
Manage hydrographic surveying projects
- NWPHYS005
Use alternate positioning systems to gather data
- NWPHYS006
Use remote sensing for hydrographic surveying
- NWPHYS007
Use underwater acoustics to map waterways
- NWPIRR001
Monitor and operate irrigation and domestic delivery systems
- NWPIRR002
Operate basic flow control and regulating devices in irrigation systems
- NWPIRR003
Inspect and operate surface water systems
- NWPIRR004
Develop and review a groundwater plan
- NWPIRR005
Develop and review a surface water plan
- NWPIRR006
Develop and review an irrigation system plan
- NWPIRR007
Implement and coordinate a surface water plan
- NWPIRR008
Implement and coordinate an irrigation delivery system plan
- NWPIRR011
Install devices for irrigation systems
- NWPIRR012
Construct open earthen channels or drains
- NWPIRR013
Construct and install irrigation delivery and stormwater drainage assets
- NWPIRR014
Install meters for rural water supplies
- NWPIRR021
Maintain and repair irrigation channels and drains
- NWPIRR022
Maintain meters for rural water supplies
- NWPIRR023
Detect and rectify faults with automated channel regulators
- NWPIRR024
Monitor and conduct maintenance on flow control and metering devices
- NWPIRR031
Monitor and control drainage operations
- NWPIRR032
Monitor and control rural water distribution operations
- NWPIRR033
Coordinate and monitor the operation of irrigation delivery systems
- NWPIRR034
Coordinate and monitor surface water systems
- NWPIRR035
Coordinate and monitor the operation of drainage systems
- NWPIRR041
Identify and apply water entitlements and delivery processes
- NWPIRR042
Monitor and schedule water deliveries
- NWPIRR051
Provide and promote customer service
- NWPIRR061
Develop and review groundwater management plan
- NWPIRR062
Develop and review irrigation system management plan
- NWPIRR063
Develop and review surface water management plan
- NWPIRR071
Implement and coordinate irrigation delivery systems
- NWPIRR072
Implement and coordinate surface water management plan
- NWPIRR073
Implement and coordinate catchment management plan
- NWPIRR074
Implement and coordinate groundwater management plan
- NWPIWS001
Monitor and operate rural irrigation and domestic delivery systems
- NWPIWS002
Operate regulating devices in rural irrigation systems
- NWPIWS003
Inspect and operate water diversion systems
- NWPIWS004
Install meters for rural water supplies
- NWPIWS005
Maintain and repair irrigation channels and drains
- NWPIWS006
Maintain meters for rural water supplies
- NWPIWS007
Detect and rectify faults with automated channel regulators
- NWPIWS008
Monitor and conduct maintenance on rural irrigation assets
- NWPIWS009
Monitor and control drainage operations
- NWPIWS010
Monitor and control rural water distribution operations
- NWPIWS011
Identify and apply water entitlements and delivery processes
- NWPIWS012
Monitor and schedule water deliveries
- NWPIWS013
Coordinate and monitor pumped rural irrigation systems
- NWPIWS014
Coordinate and monitor the operation of irrigation delivery systems
- NWPNET001
Disinfect network assets
- NWPNET002
Prepare and restore work site
- NWPNET003
Control electrical risk on metallic pipes
- NWPNET004
Monitor and operate network systems
- NWPNET005
Optimise network systems
- NWPNET006
Apply construction principles to civil works in the water industry
- NWPNET007
Conduct commissioning and post-commissioning activities
- NWPNET008
Develop and manage a drinking water system plan
- NWPNET009
Develop and manage a wastewater collection plan
- NWPNET010
Develop and manage an alternate water supply plan
- NWPNET011
Locate, identify and protect utilities
- NWPNET012
Use locating devices
- NWPNET013
Identify and respond to water problems
- NWPNET014
Perform odour and infiltration investigations
- NWPNET015
Perform leak detection
- NWPNET016
Inspect sewer or stormwater line
- NWPNET017
Supervise and report on conduit inspections
- NWPNET018
Disinfect network assets
- NWPNET019
Prepare and restore worksite
- NWPNET020
Control electrical risk on metallic pipes
- NWPNET021
Install metering equipment
- NWPNET022
Maintain and repair network assets for drinking water
- NWPNET023
Maintain and repair network assets for wastewater
- NWPNET024
Maintain and repair network assets for bulkwater
- NWPNET025
Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets
- NWPNET026
Install, maintain and repair hydrants
- NWPNET027
Monitor and control vacuum sewer systems
- NWPNET028
Monitor and operate network systems
- NWPNET029
Locate, identify and protect utilities
- NWPNET030
Identify and respond to water quality problems
- NWPNET031
Construct and install water distribution assets
- NWPNET032
Construct and install wastewater assets
- NWPNET033
Coordinate and monitor water asset construction
- NWPNET034
Conduct commissioning and post-commissioning activities
- NWPNET035
Perform odour and infiltration investigations
- NWPNET036
Perform leak detection
- NWPNET037
Inspect sewer or stormwater assets
- NWPNET038
Install metering equipment
- NWPNET039
Maintain and repair network assets for drinking water
- NWPNET040
Maintain and repair network assets for wastewater
- NWPNET041
Monitor and operate water distribution systems
- NWPNET042
Monitor and operate wastewater collection and transfer systems
- NWPNET043
Monitor and operate bulkwater transfer systems
- NWPNET044
Test and commission water distribution systems
- NWPNET045
Test and commission wastewater collection systems
- NWPNET046
Maintain and repair network assets for bulkwater
- NWPNET047
Install, maintain and repair hydrants
- NWPNET048
Monitor and control vacuum sewer systems
- NWPNET049
Construct and install water distribution assets
- NWPNET050
Construct and install wastewater collection assets
- NWPNET051
Monitor and operate water distribution systems
- NWPNET052
Monitor and operate wastewater collection and transfer systems
- NWPNET053
Test and commission water distribution systems
- NWPNET054
Test and commission wastewater collection systems
- NWPNET055
Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets
- NWPNET056
Coordinate and monitor network asset construction
- NWPNET057
Establish connections of water and wastewater systems
- NWPNET058
Optimise network systems
- NWPNET059
Supervise and report on conduit inspections
- NWPNET060
Clean networks using air scouring, chemical or swabbing techniques
- NWPNET061
Maintain and repair network assets for drinking water
- NWPNET062
Maintain network assets using high pressure water systems
- NWPNET063
Use digital imaging equipment in the field
- NWPNET064
Control electrical risk on network pipes
- NWPNET065
Perform odour and infiltration investigations
- NWPSOU001
Respond to blue-green algae outbreaks
- NWPSOU002
Control vegetation on a site
- NWPSOU003
Identify and confirm blue-green algae outbreaks
- NWPSOU004
Develop and manage a catchment plan
- NWPSOU005
Develop and manage a dam safety inspection plan
- NWPSOU006
Develop and manage a flood plan
- NWPSOU007
Implement and coordinate a catchment plan
- NWPSOU008
Implement and coordinate a groundwater plan
- NWPSOU011
Maintain catchment and surrounding areas
- NWPSOU012
Monitor, inspect and report catchment operations
- NWPSOU013
Monitor and coordinate catchment operations
- NWPSOU014
Develop and implement catchment operational plans
- NWPSOU021
Inspect and maintain basic dams and water storages
- NWPSOU022
Monitor and control dam operations
- NWPSOU023
Monitor and implement dam maintenance
- NWPSOU024
Inspect and report on concrete dam safety
- NWPSOU025
Inspect and report on embankment dam safety
- NWPSOU026
Implement dam safety plans
- NWPSOU027
Route floods through storages
- NWPSOU028
Prepare and report on data related to flood operations
- NWPSOU029
Conduct and report dam safety instrumentation monitoring
- NWPSOU030
Inspect and report river performance
- NWPSOU031
Operate and maintain locks and weirs
- NWPSOU032
Operate and maintain fishways
- NWPSOU033
Operate and maintain salt interception works
- NWPSOU041
Coordinate and monitor bulkwater system operations
- NWPSOU051
Monitor and operate groundwater extraction
- NWPSOU052
Inspect and operate groundwater regulation
- NWPSOU053
Coordinate and monitor groundwater system usage
- NWPSOU054
Monitor and operate pump stations
- NWPTRD001
Evaluate, implement and monitor standard low risk trade waste discharge approvals
- NWPTRD002
Evaluate, implement and monitor high risk trade waste discharge approvals
- NWPTRD003
Evaluate, implement and monitor high risk trade waste discharge approvals
- NWPTRD004
Implement and manage trade waste policies and plans
- NWPTRD005
Develop and modify trade waste policies and plans
- NWPTRD006
Investigate trade waste incidents and non-compliances
- NWPTRD007
Monitor trade waste approvals
- NWPTRD008
Process standard trade waste approvals
- NWPTRD011
Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation
- NWPTRD012
Investigate, rectify and report on trade waste incidents
- NWPTRD021
Implement and manage trade waste policies and plans
- NWPTRD022
Develop and modify trade waste policies and plans
- NWPTRD023
Coordinate, implement and report on trade waste monitoring procedures
- NWPTRD024
Establish connections of water and wastewater systems
- NWPTRT001
Operate and control water treatment processes
- NWPTRT002
Develop and manage a treatment process monitoring program
- NWPTRT003
Develop and manage a wastewater treatment plan
- NWPTRT004
Develop and manage a water treatment plan
- NWPTRT005
Monitor and operate water treatment processes
- NWPTRT006
Monitor and operate fluoride addition processes
- NWPTRT007
Monitor and operate liquefied chlorine gas disinfection processes
- NWPTRT008
Operate and control iron and manganese removal processes
- NWPTRT009
Operate and control coagulation and flocculation processes
- NWPTRT010
Operate and control sedimentation and clarification processes
- NWPTRT011
Assess and improve chemical dosing process
- NWPTRT012
Operate and control fluoride addition process
- NWPTRT013
Operate and control liquefied chlorine gas disinfection
- NWPTRT014
Operate and control iron and manganese removal processes
- NWPTRT015
Operate and control coagulation and flocculation processes
- NWPTRT016
Operate and control dissolved air flotation processes
- NWPTRT017
Operate and control activated carbon processes
- NWPTRT018
Operate and control ion exchange and softening processes
- NWPTRT019
Operate and control granular media filters
- NWPTRT020
Operate and control membrane filters
- NWPTRT021
Operate and control desalination processes
- NWPTRT022
Monitor and operate hypochlorite disinfection processes
- NWPTRT023
Monitor and operate ultraviolet processes
- NWPTRT024
Operate and control chloramination processes
- NWPTRT025
Monitor and operate chlorine dioxide processes
- NWPTRT026
Monitor and operate ozone processes
- NWPTRT027
Monitor and operate wastewater treatment processes
- NWPTRT028
Operate and control reclaimed water irrigation
- NWPTRT029
Monitor and operate pre-treatment processes
- NWPTRT030
Operate and control odour removal processes
- NWPTRT031
Operate and control sedimentation and clarification processes
- NWPTRT032
Assess and improve sedimentation processes
- NWPTRT033
Operate and control DAF processes
- NWPTRT034
Operate and control activated carbon processes
- NWPTRT035
Operate and control ion exchange and softening processes
- NWPTRT036
Operate and control activated sludge processes
- NWPTRT037
Operate and control nutrient removal processes
- NWPTRT038
Operate and control fixed film processes
- NWPTRT039
Operate and control solids handling processes
- NWPTRT040
Operate and control digestion processes
- NWPTRT041
Operate and control granular media filters
- NWPTRT042
Assess and improve granular media filters
- NWPTRT043
Operate and control membrane filters
- NWPTRT044
Operate and control desalination processes
- NWPTRT045
Assess and improve desalination processes
- NWPTRT046
Operate and control incineration processes
- NWPTRT047
Monitor, operate and control lagoon processes
- NWPTRT048
Monitor and operate reclaimed water irrigation
- NWPTRT049
Assess and improve activated sludge and biological nutrient removal processes
- NWPTRT050
Assess and improve anaerobic digestion processes
- NWPTRT051
Assess and improve treatment for pathogen removal
- NWPTRT052
Operate and control hypochlorite disinfection processes
- NWPTRT053
Operate and control UV processes
- NWPTRT054
Operate and control chloramination processes
- NWPTRT055
Operate chlorine dioxide processes
- NWPTRT056
Operate and control ozone processes
- NWPTRT057
Assess and improve coagulation and flocculation processes
- NWPTRT058
Assess and improve desalination processes
- NWPTRT059
Assess and improve granular media filters
- NWPTRT060
Assess and improve membrane bioreactor processes
- NWPTRT061
Operate and control wastewater processes
- NWPTRT062
Operate and control reclaimed water irrigation
- NWPTRT063
Assess and improve membrane filters
- NWPTRT064
Assess and improve sedimentation processes
- NWPTRT065
Assess and improve treatment for removal of microorganisms in drinking water and recycled water
- NWPTRT066
Assess and improve wastewater processes to control microbial impacts
- NWPTRT067
Assess and optimise chemical dosing processes in wastewater
- NWPTRT071
Operate and control pre-treatment processes
- NWPTRT072
Operate and control odour removal processes
- NWPTRT073
Operate and control wastewater sedimentation processes
- NWPTRT081
Operate and control activated sludge processes
- NWPTRT082
Operate and control nutrient removal processes
- NWPTRT083
Operate and control aerobic bioreactor processes
- NWPTRT084
Assess and improve activated sludge and nutrient removal processes
- NWPTRT085
Assess and improve wastewater processes to control microbial impacts
- NWPTRT091
Operate and control solids handling processes
- NWPTRT092
Operate and control digestion processes
- NWPTRT093
Assess and improve anaerobic digestion processes
- NWPTRT094
Operate and control incineration processes
- NWPTRT101
Operate and control lagoon processes