ObjectivesThis course is designed to meet the educational requirements of students currently employed as an apprentice Electrician. It combines on-the-job training with off-the-job education, ensuring that the knowledge and practical skills you acquire are relevant to your apprenticeship.
Entry requirementsYou must be employed as an electrical apprentice and have signed a contract with your employer.
Academic titleCertificate III In Electrotechnology Electrician
Course descriptionSelection Process
• No Selection Process Required
Duration Options
The schooling component of this course is broken up into four years part time. For the first three years you are required to attend off-the-job training for a total of eight weeks each year, and in the forth year you are required to attend approximately 1 week. The on-the-job component is assessed over the four years by the work performance section of the competencies with profiling.
Up Coming Courses
Campus Start Date End Date Attendance Mode
City Campus 16.02.2009 07.12.2009 Apprentice
Employment Opportunities
This course teaches you the fundamentals of electricity as well as the legal requirements and knowledge relating to safe working practices in the Electrical industry. You will also learn about tools and regulations essential to the trade, and how to safely carry out your responsibilities to maintain and install electrical equipment and wiring.
Further Study Options
Pathway for Certificate IV in Electrotechnology
Assessment
You will be assessed as part of this course.
Typical Course Content (exact details may be obtained from the teaching centre)
UEENEEC003B Provide Quotations For Installation Or Service Jobs
UEENEEC020B Participate In Electrical Work And Competency Development Activities
UEENEED001B Use Basic Computer Applications Relevant To A Workplace
UEENEEE001B Apply OHS Practices In The Workplace
UEENEEE002B Dismantle, Assemble And Fabricate Electrotechnology Components
UEENEEE003B Solve Problems In Extra-low Voltage Single Path Circuits
UEENEEE004B Solve Problems In Multiple Path D.C. Circuits
UEENEEE005B Fix And Secure Equipment
UEENEEE007B Use Drawings, Diagrams, Schedules And Manuals
UEENEEE008B Lay Wiring/Cabling And Terminate Accessories For Extra-low Voltage circuits
UEENEEE033B Document Occupational Hazards And Risks In Electrical
UEENEEF002B Lay And Connect Cables For Multiple Access To Telecommunication Services
UEENEEG001B Solve Problems In Electromagnetic Circuits
UEENEEG002B Solve Problems In Single And Three Phase Low Voltage Circuits
UEENEEG003B Install Wiring And Accessories For Low Voltage Circuits
UEENEEG004B Install Low Voltage Electrical Apparatus And Associated Equipment
UEENEEG005B Verify Compliance And Functionality Of General Electrical Installations
UEENEEG007B Select And Arrange Equipment For General Electrical Installations
UEENEEG008B Find And Repair Faults In Electrical Apparatus And Circuits
UEENEEG009B Develop And Connect Control Circuits
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of your current qualifications and prior learning: BRIT has processes to give you credit for relevant units from your prior study, and to assess your prior learning against units in a course.