Diploma of ESI - Power Systems - UET50219
Engineering Institute of Technology
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 03567C
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a High Voltage (HV) Substation Project Manager or a Senior Systems Operator (ESI) or a Power Systems Technical Officer.This qualification covers overseeing the construction of electrical substations and related projects within the ESI. It also includes managing personnel, the business aspects of projects and giving specialist advice to deal with day-to-day issues and problems.The skills and knowledge described within the units in this qualification may require a licence or permit to practice in the workplace.Additional and/or other conditions may also apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements which must be confirmed prior to commencing the qualification.
Subjects
- Design power system substations modifications
- Evaluate cost estimations and initiate appropriate solutions
- Produce detailed electrotechnology /utilities drawings using computer aided design equipment and software
- Implement and monitor the power system organisational WHS/OHS policies, procedures and programs
- Repair, test and calibrate protection relays and meters
- Facilitate continuous improvement
- Maintain interdependent network protection and control systems
- Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
- Prepare engineering drawings using manual drafting and CAD for electrotechnology/utilities applications
- Coordinate power system operations in a regulated energy market
- Lead and manage team effectiveness
- Manage personal work priorities and professional development
- Manage quality customer service
- Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits
- Provide engineering solutions to problems in complex polyphase power circuits
- Troubleshoot digital sub-systems
- Respond to discrete and interdependent protection operations
- Develop planned power systems outage strategies
- Monitor and control the field staff activities
- Solve problems in d.c. circuits
- Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
- Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components
- Contribute to the conduct of a research project
- Contribute to the planning of a research project
- Manage an electricity power system WHS/OHS management system
- Troubleshoot basic amplifier circuits
- Develop high voltage and low voltage distribution protection systems
- Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
- Manage budgets and financial plans
- Provide engineering solutions for problems in complex multiple path circuits
- Use engineering applications software on personal computers
- Develop and evaluate power systems transmission switching programs
- Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
- Conduct project management
- Manage people performance
- Develop a workplace learning environment
- Coordinate high voltage transmission network
- Install and maintain power system communication equipment
- Estimate electrotechnology projects
- Prepare electrotechnology/utilities drawings using manual drafting and CAD equipment and software
- Develop high voltage distribution and sub-transmission switching programs
- Solve problems in energy supply network equipment
- Draft and layout a power system distribution substation minor upgrade
- Commission power systems metering schemes
- Design power system distribution substations
- Organise and implement ESI line and easement surveys
- Draft and layout a power system overhead distribution extension
- Apply sustainable energy and environmental procedures
- Draft and layout a power system street lighting system
- Investigate quality of power systems supply issues
- Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
- Coordinate low voltage distribution network demand
- Maintain, test and commission power systems voltage regulating equipment
- Manage an information or knowledge management system
- Solve problems in single and three phase low voltage machines
- Design overhead distribution power systems
- Maintain and test and metering schemes
- Diagnose and rectify faults in energy supply apparatus
- Develop power systems secondary isolation instructional documents
- Coordinate high voltage distribution and sub-transmission networks
- Diagnose and rectify faults in electrical energy supply transmission systems
- Perform accuracy checks on power systems instrument transformers
- Coordinate low voltage distribution networks
- Manage operational plan
- Provide solutions to basic engineering computational problems
- Draft and layout a power system underground distribution extension
- Diagnose and rectify faults in distributed generation systems
- Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuits
- Develop low voltage distribution switching programs
- Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects
- Prepare and manage detailed construction plans for electrical power system infrastructure
- Working safely near live electrical apparatus
- Establish and manage power system geographical information systems data
- Commission interdependent network protection and control systems
- Implement & monitor power system environmental & sustainable energy management policies & procedures
- Solve problems in energy supply network protection equipment and systems
- Design power system public lighting systems
- Develop structured programs to control external devices
- Build and sustain an innovative work environment
- Design underground distribution power systems
- Operate and monitor system SCADA equipment
- Contribute to the development of a product/application/ service
- Respond to power systems technical enquiries and requests
- Maintain complex network protection and control systems
- Contribute to the trial of a product/application/ service
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