FIELD                 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Electricity Supply – Thermal Operations and Control unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Electricity Supply

Electricity Supply – Thermal Operations and Control

17401, 17408

 

The Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in August 2000.

 

Date new versions published                                                 June 2006

 

Planned review date                                                                  December 2011

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

In preparation for review of the National Certificate in Electricity Supply (Thermal Plant Operator) (Level 4) with strands in Thermal Operations, Combined Cycle Operations, and Co-generation Operations [Ref: 0894], the above unit standards were reviewed and several new unit standards were developed.

 

The review commenced in July 2005 and was under the direction of the Thermal Industry Steering Group established by ESITO.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Reference to ‘enterprise requirements’ throughout the unit standards has been changed to ‘industry requirements’.

·        Special notes referring to ‘industry requirements’ and compliance documentation have been updated.

·        Minor style updates have been carried out.

·        Five new unit standards have been registered and are listed in the table at the end of this report.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

See above.

 

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 – Thermal Operations and Control

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17401

Operate air conditioning in a thermal electricity generation power station

Operate air conditioning in a thermal power station

4

3

B

17408

Operate water treatment systems in a thermal electricity generation power station

Operate water treatment systems in a thermal power station

4

8

B

22875

Operate a gas turbine and associated systems for electricity generation in a thermal power station

4

16

New

22876

Operate and monitor a generator and associated systems in a thermal power station

4

8

New

22877

Demonstrate knowledge of steam generation water treatment in a thermal power station

4

6

New

22878

Operate and monitor a hydrogen cooled generator and systems in a thermal power station

4

6

New

22879

Operate heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) in a thermal power station

4

12

New