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Generation Service Technician

Certificate IV in ESI Generation - UEP40122

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Working as a Generation Service Technician in the electricity supply industry, you will be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of wind farm civil assets. You will review and monitor plant and equipment operations, accurately enter data and participate in shutdown and project planning.

Summary of Training

Core Units – 13 required

Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures
Analyse single protection device operation
Apply quality systems to work
Conduct single energy source isolation procedures for permit to work
Coordinate response to critical incidents
Coordinate team activities
Interpret and analyse multi-operation protection devices
Maintain quality systems within the team
Monitor and implement environmental site plans and procedures
Operate and monitor supervisory control and data acquisition systems
Plan and organise work
Respond to a critical incident

Elective Units – 27 required

Conduct multiple energy source isolation procedures for permit to work
Coordinate permit to work system
Operate and monitor a.c. electrical systems
Operate and monitor d.c. electrical systems
Undertake local systems operations
Coordinate network/system
Develop H.V. switching programs
Plan a scheduled outage
Lead effective workplace relationships
Coordinate business operational plans
Develop personal work priorities
Promote innovation in team environments
Estimate electrotechnology projects
Apply environmental and sustainable energy procedures
Carry out operational checks on in-service electrical plant
Collect and analyse hydrological and meteorological data
Conduct non-routine operational testing
Conduct operational checks on in-service mechanical plant
Control electrical energy production
Coordinate wind farm operations
Ensure compliance with work health and safety policy and procedures
Facilitate the use of contingency plans for power generation facilities
Manage system restart
Monitor and maintain wind farm civil assets
Monitor climatic conditions for renewable energy production
Perform risk analysis of generation plant
Undertake operational commissioning and decommissioning

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

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Electricity Supply Industry - Generation Sector

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Industry Group
Energy & Utilities

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 4

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry in employment (in any industry).

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Wage

Average wage of Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry employed full-time after training.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

Predicted growth in employment in this overall industry over the next 5 years.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Size

The number of employees in this overall industry compared with other Australian industries.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

Average wage of employees in this overall industry.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

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Electricity Supply Industry - Generation Sector

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Generation Service Technician - UEP40122

	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT
Full Time (Nominal Duration)				48 mths		36 mths
Part Time
Commencements	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASbA
Classification				T		*

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Commencements

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ANZSCO Classification: 399213

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Victoria	Department of Education and Training
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Western Australia	Jobs & Skills WA
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Tasmania	Skills Tasmania
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Job Pathways

Electricity Supply Industry - Generation Sector

Operations and Systems Operations

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Generation Service Technician - UEP40122

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