FIELD                        ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Electricity Supply unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Electricity Supply

Electricity Supply - Core Skills

16283

Electricity Supply - Power System Management

15568, 15581

 

The Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in December 1998, August 1999 and September 2002 by ESITO.

 

Date new versions published                        January 2006

 

New comments by date                        September 2010

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2011

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The review was prompted by the development of a new qualification for power technicians.  The review group represented network asset owners, electricity supply contractors, training providers, and the Electricity Engineers' Association.  As part of the development process for this qualification the unit standards proposed for inclusion were looked at in detail in July 2005 and requirements for change were identified.  The resulting drafts of the amended unit standards were posted on the ESITO website, and final changes were made in response to feedback and then approved.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Change of entry information for unit standards 15568, 15581 and 16283.

·        Updates to special notes for unit standards 15568, 15581 and 16283.

·        Adjustment of terms in some performance criteria to match changes to special notes.

·        The term ‘enterprise' replaced by ‘industry' throughout unit standards 15568 and 15581.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Electricity Supply

Domain            Electricity Supply - Core Skills

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

16283

Remove electricity supply field network equipment from service for access to work (Field Operations)

4

8

B

 

Domain            Electricity Supply - Power System Management

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

15568

Coordinate power system outages

5

10

B

15581

Operate frequency injection equipment

4

4

B