Field           Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Engineering and Technology unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Electrical Engineering

Core Electrical

19000, 22725

Electrical Appliance Servicing

22766, 22767

Electrical Equipment

23752-23754, 25337, 25338

Electrical Installation and Maintenance

19010-19013, 25632, 25635-25637, 25639, 25641

Electrotechnology

11569, 11576, 11582, 16971, 17495, 22737-22742, 24520, 24521, 25268, 25633

Electronic Engineering

Computer Engineering

11583, 16976, 16981, 16982, 16989, 22716-22719

Telecommunications

Communications Technology

11567, 11568, 11585, 11586, 22720

 

The Skills Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               January 2021

 

Summary

 

These unit standards have been designated expiring due to non-usage for the last three to five years.  The associated National Certificates listing these unit standards will be discontinued as scheduled.

 

Main changes

 

·            The unit standards were set to expire without replacement.

 

These Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2021

 

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

 

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 > Electrical Engineering > Core Electrical

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

19000

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of electrical power transformers

5

7

D

22725

Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of power system engineering

6

15

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Electrical Engineering > Electrical Appliance Servicing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

22766

Demonstrate knowledge of the operating principles of portable electrical appliances and power tools

4

7

D

22767

Demonstrate knowledge of operating principles and installation requirements of commercial electrical appliances

4

7

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Electrical Engineering > Electrical Equipment

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23752

Demonstrate knowledge of electrical cables, accessories and lamps in the electrotechnology industry

3

4

D

23753

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of electrical equipment storage in the electrotechnology industry

2

6

D

23754

Gather, package, and despatch electrical equipment and process returns in the electrotechnology industry

2

6

D

25337

Demonstrate knowledge of requirements for preparation of quotations for electrical equipment

3

5

D

25338

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of legislation relevant for electrical equipment industry

3

5

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Electrical Engineering > Electrical Installation and Maintenance

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

19010

Manage scheduled electrical maintenance projects

5

15

D

19011

Manage electrical installation projects

6

15

D

19012

Develop commissioning programmes for electrical projects

5

10

D

19013

Manage commissioning of electrical installations

6

15

D

25632

Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of the selection, use, and care of complex electrical measuring equipment

5

5

D

25635

Develop, implement, and review maintenance plans for electrical engineering systems

5

15

D

25636

Manage testing and measuring procedures within electrical engineering contexts

5

5

D

25637

Develop a plan for and manage an electrical engineering project

5

20

D

25639

Develop resource procurement options for a significant electrical project and make recommendations

5

5

D

25641

Demonstrate knowledge of electrical heating systems

5

4

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Electrical Engineering > Electrotechnology 

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

11569

Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of illumination engineering

5

15

D

11576

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of building electrical services engineering

6

15

D

11582

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of illumination engineering

6

15

D

16971

Plan, develop, and document a practical electrotechnology product

6

15

D

17495

Demonstrate advanced electrotechnology measurement and faultfinding skills

6

12

D

22737

Demonstrate introductory knowledge of emerging or new electrotechnology products or systems

4

15

D

22738

Demonstrate and apply intermediate knowledge of electrotechnology engineering mathematics

5

15

D

22739

Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of emerging or new electrotechnology products or systems

5

15

D

22740

Demonstrate knowledge of project management in an electrotechnology engineering environment

6

15

D

22741

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of emerging or new electrotechnology products or systems

6

15

D

22742

Conduct negotiated research in the field of electrotechnology engineering

6

15

D

24520

Install and maintain information and communications technology (ICT) systems and services

4

25

D

24521

Demonstrate knowledge of information and communications technology (ICT) systems and services

4

20

D

25268

Guard against the dangers of electromagnetic radiation

4

3

D

25633

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of energy audits and emerging developments in energy efficiency

5

10

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Electronic Engineering > Computer Engineering

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

11583

Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of local computer network engineering principles

6

15

D

16976

Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of personal computer engineering

6

15

D

16981

Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of programming techniques for electrotechnology

6

15

D

16982

Demonstrate rapid application development software techniques in an engineering context

6

15

D

16989

Describe and apply advanced knowledge of computer network engineering techniques to set up a WAN

6

15

D

22716

Demonstrate and apply introductory knowledge of open computer operating systems

4

15

D

22717

Demonstrate and apply intermediate knowledge of computer network engineering principles

5

15

D

22718

Demonstrate and apply intermediate knowledge of programming techniques for electrotechnology

5

15

D

22719

Demonstrate knowledge of and install wireless local area computer networks

6

15

D

 

Engineering and Technology > Telecommunications > Communications Technology

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

11567

Demonstrate knowledge of telecommunications network structures and transmission engineering

5

15

D

11568

Describe and apply telecommunications transmission engineering and testing techniques

6

15

D

11585

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of radio frequency engineering principles

6

15

D

11586

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of radio systems technology

6

15

D

22720

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of telecommunications network engineering principles

6

15

D