Field          Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Electricity Supply unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Electricity Supply

Electricity Supply - Power System Maintenance

14700

Electricity Supply - Power Systems Management

16275, 16279

 

Infrastructure ITO (Connexis) has reviewed the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          September 2017

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2022

 

Summary

 

The review of these unit standards was initiated during the review of the operator qualifications when the relevance and completion of the network operator, hydro operator, and thermal operator needs were considered by industry stakeholders.  The outcomes from the unit standards have been reviewed and amendments made to meet the requirements of the network operator in the electricity supply industry.

 

Main changes

 

·      Unit standards 14700 and 16279 were reviewed with minor changes.

·      Unit 16275 was replaced by a new standard in network load management.

·      Two new unit standards were developed.

 

The Category C unit standard will expire at the end of December 2019

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2019

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

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

 

Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

30513

Isolate and reinstate a section of electricity distribution network

4

10

New

Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Power System Maintenance

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

14700

Apply and remove safety measures in an electricity supply environment

3

3

B

 

 

Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Power System Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

16275

 

30512

Implement electricity supply power network asset owner's load management policy

Implement electricity network load management

4

 

4

10

 

6

C

16279

Monitor electricity supply power network system

4

10

B