Field Engineering and Technology
Review of Electricity Supply unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Electricity Supply |
Electricity Supply - Business Services |
19485, 19486 |
|
Electricity Supply - Core Skills |
12296, 17028, 18037, 18277, 28495 |
|
|
Electricity Supply - Live Work |
10531-10542, 17570, 20083-20087 |
|
|
Electricity Supply - Metering |
19472 |
|
|
Electricity Supply - Retail |
24524 |
|
|
Electricity Supply - Transmission Networks |
20412, 20413, 20416, 24749 |
Connexis has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published February 2020
Planned review date December 2025
Summary
Connexis identified a group of unit standards due or overdue for review. Some of these had very low usage in the last five years and are not in current Connexis programmes. After consultation with stakeholders with consent to assess for these unit standards, a group of unit standards were set to expire. The remaining unit standards were reviewed by a group of subject matter experts in April – November 2019.
Main changes
· Guidance information was updated in all standards to ensure currency with industry knowledge and practice.
· Some standards had changes to titles, as identified in the table below, to more accurately reflect the outcome(s).
· Some of the standards were condensed to one outcome and have simplified performance criteria without substantially changing the overall outcome.
· Standard 17028 was identified as a duplicate of standard 17027, so it was set to expire.
· Other Category D standards were designated expiring without replacement, as identified in the table below, principally because of low usage.
Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2022
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 - Business Services
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
19485 |
Conduct a compliance audit of work carried out in the electricity supply industry |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
19486 |
Conduct a health and safety compliance audit in the electricity supply industry |
4 |
6 |
D |
Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Core Skills
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
12296 |
Apply earths to and remove earths from electrical conductors, plant and equipment |
3 |
2 |
B |
|
17028 |
Demonstrate the requirements for holding permits on high voltage electrical equipment |
3 |
2 |
D |
|
18037 |
Plan a confined space entry in the electricity supply industry |
4 |
4 |
B |
|
18277 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for holding access and test permits in the electricity supply industry |
3 |
2 |
B |
|
28495 |
Demonstrate the requirements for holding permits for work in the vicinity of power lines and underground power cables Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for permits for work near power lines and underground power cables |
3 |
4 |
B |
Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Live Work
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
10531 |
Remove and install hardware and equipment on structures using live line hot stick up to 66kV Remove and install line hardware and equipment on structures using live line hot stick up to 66kV |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
10532 |
Remove and install hardware on termination towers using hot sticks greater than 110kV |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
10533 |
Remove and install line hardware on angle towers using live line hot sticks greater than 110kV |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
10534 |
Remove and install line hardware on suspension towers using live line hot sticks greater than 110kV |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
10535 |
Remove and install electricity network pole structures using live line hot stick up to 66kV |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
10536 |
Make and break live line connections using live line hot stick procedures up to 33kV Make and break high voltage connections up to 33kV using live line hot stick procedures |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
10537 |
Make and break live line connections using live line glove and barrier procedures up to 33kV Make and break high voltage connections up to 33kV using live line glove and barrier procedures |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
10538 |
Inspect, test, and clean live line tools and equipment |
4 |
6 |
B |
|
10539 |
Access electricity supply lines for bare-hand live line work |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
10540 |
Replace and install hardware on structures using live line glove and barrier procedures up to 33kV |
5 |
30 |
B |
|
10541 |
Remove and install pole structures using live line glove and barrier procedures up to 33kV |
5 |
20 |
B |
|
10542 |
Demonstrate knowledge of live line theory and procedures |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
17570 |
Carry out short-term inspections of electricity network structures up to line voltage live line MAD |
3 |
6 |
D |
|
20083 |
Install non load bearing accessories on electricity supply conductors using hot stick techniques |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
20084 |
Displace jumpers and suspension strings on electricity supply transmission lines using hot stick techniques |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
20085 |
Install non load bearing accessories on electricity supply conductors using bare-hand techniques |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
20086 |
Replace suspension insulators on electricity supply structures using live line bare-hand techniques |
5 |
12 |
D |
|
20087 |
Replace tension insulators on electricity supply structures using live line bare-hand techniques |
5 |
15 |
D |
Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Metering
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
19472 |
Install and commission high voltage (HV) electricity current transformer metering |
4 |
10 |
D |
Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Retail
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
24524 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for switching a customer in the electricity supply industry |
3 |
6 |
D |
Engineering and Technology > Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Transmission Networks
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
20412 |
Carry out a line patrol on an electricity supply network |
3 |
6 |
D |
|
20413 |
Carry out condition assessments of electricity supply wooden pole structures |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
20416 |
Carry out condition assessments of electricity supply line hardware and conductors |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
24749 |
Erect emergency transmission structures |
4 |
10 |
D |