Electricians Candidate Information Kit

Post VETASSESS Trade Skill Offshore Assessment Skilled Migration Process Release 1

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Congratulations on successfully completing a skills assessment conducted by VETASSESS in the technical component for the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30807) qualification and on being issued with an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR). An OTSR entitles the holder to a provisional or temporary licence as an electrician depending on the state or territory licensing categories. To achieve the full Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30807) gap training, which focuses on the relevant Australian content and standards, is required to be undertaken in Australia. A period of supervised work experience in Australia is also needed before you can apply for a full licence. The gap training advice document supplied with your OTSR outlines the requirements to be undertaken on arrival in Australia. The gap training program will include: • gaining essential knowledge and skills from a registered training organisation • completing work experience under appropriate supervision and recorded using an approved workplace recording system • passing a compliance assessment that covers verifying the safety and compliance of electrical installation wiring and equipment including all the relevant and mandatory tests, in Australia in accordance with the relevant standards of the jurisdiction. The following information kit has been specifically developed for the trade skill offshore assessments by VETASSESS in the following countries: United Kingdom, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the Philippines for selected trade occupations. This is one of many pathways of general skilled migration to Australia. The kit provides guidance and relevant information regarding how to progress towards completion of the qualification and issuance of the occupational licence as well as other useful information you may need to know about the Australian Electrotechnology Industry and training sector.

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Contents Overview of the Process in Australia ............................................................................. 5 STEP 1 -

Go to your local Regulator and present your OTSR to be issued a

provisional occupational license/permit to allow you to work in Australia .............. 6 STEP 2 -

Enroll at an RTO ....................................................................................... 8

Step 3 -

Find an employer ................................................................................... 14

STEP 4 -

Undertake the identified gap training ................................................... 16

STEP 5 -

Contact e-profiling ................................................................................. 17

STEP 6 -

Gaining Full Qualification and Licence ................................................... 17

Where to go for help and assistance: .......................................................................... 18

NOTE: Steps 2 and 3 can be undertaken concurrently or in reverse order.

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Overview of the Process in Australia

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STEP 1 Go to your local Regulator and present your OTSR to be issued a provisional occupational license/permit to allow you to work in Australia The Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) lists the technical skills that have been demonstrated against the UEE30807 Electrician’s qualification and the gap that needs to be bridged to meet the achievement of all the competency standard units comprising the qualification and to meet the full requirements of the UEE30807 qualification. Australian ElectroComms and EnergyUtilities regulators have agreed to provide a provisional (restricted) licence or permit upon presentation of an OTSR. This permit allows candidates to work in Australia under the supervision of an employer, while the ‘Australian knowledge’ component of each competency standard unit is completed. The contact details for each of the Australian Industry regulators are included in Table 1 overleaf.

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Table 1: Contact information of regulators for the Australian Electrical Industry State/Territory New South Wales Victoria

Organisation Office of Fair Trading Energy Safe Victoria

Phone 02 9895 0111 03 9203 9700

website www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/building.html www.esv.vic.gov.au

Queensland

Electrical Safety Office Department of Employment and Industrial Relations Office of Consumer and Business Affairs Energy Safety Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Electricity Standards and Safety Workplace Standards Tasmania ACT Planning and Land Authority

07 3225 2000

www.deir.qld.gov.au

08 8204 9696

www.ocba.sa.gov.au/licensing

08 9422 5282

www.energysafety.wa.gov.au

03 6233 7831

www.wst.tas.gov.au/electricity

02 6207 1923

www.actpla.act.gov.au/customer_informati on/industry

Electrical Licensing Board

08 8999 5516

www.electricallicensing.nt.gov.au

South Australia Western Australia

Tasmania Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

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STEP 2 -

Enroll at an RTO

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) will view the OTSR as evidence of your prior learning contributing to the qualification. Participating RTOs in each State or Territory will deliver the identified gap training to meet the qualification and licensing requirements. This training is provided for a fee that is determined by the RTO. A list of participating RTOs is included in Table 2 overleaf. You are required to undertake the identified gap training and gain the required workplace experience, under the supervision of an employer. Once you have successfully completed the necessary training, both at the RTO and in the workplace, the RTO will issue your qualification; Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician.

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Table 2: Details a list of RTOs that have indicated that they will offer gap training RTO Canberra Institute of Technology Electrotech Skills Centre

State ACT ACT

Website http://www.cit.act.edu.au http://www.electroskills.net.au

Electrotech Skills Centre (Sydney and Newcastle) Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute TAFE NSW - Illawarra Institute TAFE NSW – New England Institute TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute TAFE NSW – Open Training & Education Network TAFE NSW – Riverina Institute TAFE NSW – South Western Sydney Institute TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute TAFE NSW – Western Institute TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute

NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW NSW

http://www.electroskills.net.au http://www.sqit.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au http://www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au/ http://www.newengland.tafensw.edu.au http://www.nci.tafensw.edu.au http://www.tafestudy.info http://www.tafensw.edu.au/oten http://www.tafensw.edu.au http://www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au http://www.tafensw.edu.au http://wsi.tafensw.edu.au

Advanced Training International* Charles Darwin University* Gnortop

NT NT NT

http://www.ati.org.au/ http://www.cdu.edu.au http://www.gnortop.com.au

Careers Australia Institute of Training Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE Electro Group Training Queensland Limited Gold Coast Institute of TAFE

QLD QLD QLD QLD

http://www.cait.com.au http://www.barrierreef.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.group-training.com.au http://www.goldcoast.tafe.qld.gov.au 9|Page

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RTO Mount Isa Institute of TAFE Skills Tech Australia Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE Queensland Electrical Training The Bremer Institute of TAFE Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE

State QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD

Website http://www.mtisa.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.skillstech.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.sqit.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.qet.edu.au http://www.bremer.tafe.net http://www.tnqit.tafe.net

ATEC - Adelaide Training and Employment Centre PEER VEET

SA SA

http://www.atec.asn.au http://www.peer.com.au

Australian Technical College – Eastern Melbourne Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE Box Hill Institute of TAFE Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE Chisholm Institute of TAFE Gippsland Group Training and Apprentices Victoria Gordon Institute of TAFE Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Scientific Management Associates (Operations) Pty Ltd South West Institute of TAFE Sunraysia Institute of TAFE Swinburne University of Technology (TAFE Division) University of Ballarat (TAFE Division)

VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC

http://www.atcem.edu.au http://www.britafe.vic.edu.au http://www.bhtafe.edu.au http://www.gippstafe.vic.edu.au http://www.chisholm.vic.edu.au http://www.appsvic.com.au http://www.gordontafe.edu.au http://www.gotafe.vic.edu.au/index.htm http://www.holmesglen.vic.edu.au http://www.kangan.edu.au http://www.nmit.vic.edu.au/ http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Academic%20Programs/ http://www.sma.com.au http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/ http://www.sunitafe.edu.au http://www.swin.edu.au/tafe/welcome.htm http://www.ballarat.edu.au

VIC

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VICTEC Skills Centre RTO Victoria University * Possibly will deliver

VIC State VIC

http://www.370degrees.com.au/joomla/ Website http://www.vu.edu.au

The following table details a list of RTOs that may be able to deliver the identified gap training: RTO AEMS Training & Development Careers Australia Institute of Training Hunter Valley Training Co Pty Ltd Skills Tech Australia

State NSW NSW NSW NSW

Website http://www.startronics.com.au http://www.cait.com.au http://www.hvtc.com.au http://www.skillstech.tafe.qld.gov.au

Careers Australia Institute of Training The Bremer Institute of TAFE

NT NT

http://www.cait.com.au http://www.bremer.tafe.qld.gov.au

AEMS Training & Development Australian Technical College North Brisbane Ltd Australian Technical College North Queensland Hunter Valley Training Co Pty Ltd

QLD QLD QLD QLD

http://www.startronics.com.au http://www.techcollege.com.au http://www.atcnq.edu.au http://www.hvtc.com.au

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RTO

State

Website

Connell Wagner Pty Ltd Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE TafeSA - Regency Campus - Elizabeth Campus - O’Halloran Campus - Mount Gambia Campus - Port Augusta Campus - Whyalla Campus - Port Pirie Campus Training Prospects

SA SA SA

http://www.conwag.com http://www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au

SA

http://www.trainingprospects.com.au

Aurora Energy Pty Ltd Australian Technical College, Northern Tasmania Royal Australian Navy Tasmanian Polytechnic Tasmanian Skills Institute

TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS

http://www.auroraenergy.com.au/ http://www.atcnt.com.au http://www.navy.gov.au http://www.polytechnic.tas.edu.au http://www.skillsinstitute.com.au

Careers Australia Institute of Training Royal Australian Navy Skills Tech Australia Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE

VIC VIC VIC VIC VIC

http://www.cait.com.au http://www.navy.gov.au http://www.skillstech.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.sqit.tafe.qld.gov.au http://www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov.au

Central West TAFE Challenger TAFE College of Electrical Training Inc (CET)

WA WA WA

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RTO Great Southern TAFE Pilbara TAFE Royal Australian Navy South West Regional College of TAFE Swan TAFE

State WA

WA WA WA WA

Website

http://www.gstafe.wa.edu.au http://pilbaratafe.wa.edu.au http://www.navy.gov.au http://www.swrc.wa.edu.au http://www.swantafe.wa.edu.au

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Step 3 -

Find an employer

Once you have arrived in Australia you must find an employer. An employer can be found via a number of ways: o check the jobs sections of local papers o check employment websites o contact your local Employer/Employee Association o Centrelink Job search Table 3 lists the contact details for Electrical industry Employer and Employee representative associations.

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Table 3: Contact details for Electrical Employer/Employee Associations State

ACT NSW

NT QLD

SA TAS VIC WA QLD

Employer Associations National Electrical Contacting Association (NECA) Phone Email [email protected] 02 6280 5580 [email protected] 02 9744 1099 Or 1300 361 099 [email protected] 08 8922 9666 [email protected] 1300 794 846

[email protected] 08 8272 2966 [email protected] 03 6236 3656 [email protected] 03 9645 5533 [email protected] 08 9321 8637 Electrical and Communications Association (ECA) [email protected] 07 3251 2444

Employee Associations Electrical Trades Union (ETU) Email

Phone 02 6163 6666 02 9267 4844 (Sydney) 02 4968 2488 (Newcastle) 02 4229 8711 (Wollongong) 08 8941 2300 07 3846 2477 (Brisbane) 07 4972 6676 (Central QLD) 07 4953 4799 (Mackay) 07 4772 3122 (North QLD) 08 8234 2130 03 6228 0098 03 8329 0000 08 9440 3522

[email protected]

(Sydney) (Newcastle) [email protected] (Wollongong) [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

NA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Undertake the identified gap training

The RTO will deliver the identified gap training and collect evidence of your on-the-job experiences with an employer via the e-Profiling system. The gap training will cover: a) Essential Knowledge and Skills b) Work Experience/performance c) A final compliance assessment. a) Essential knowledge and skills To be delivered by the RTO. Aspects to be addressed include: − Occupational Health and Safety in Australia − Responsibilities in working in an Australian Competency Based Training (CBT) context − Meet the reading, writing and numeracy indicators of skills/competencies in each competency standard unit − Electrical Safe Working Practice inclusive of applicable local regulatory tests − Multiple Earth Neutral (MEN) system − Electrical Installation – Protection Methods and Devices − Electrical Installation – Design and Equipment Selection − Electrical Installation – Testing and Verification b) Work experience/performance To be undertaken under the relevant ‘provisional licence’ arrangement with an employer in the workplace, with appropriate supervision and recorded via an approved workplace recording system (e.g. e-Profiling). Aspects to be addressed include: − Meeting the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of each competency standard unit. − Responsibilities of working in an Australian Competency Based Training (CBT) context − Wiring and equipment installation in accordance with AS/NZ 3000 Australia/New Zealand Wiring Standards and related standards − Multiple Earth Neutral (MEN) system − Standards and codes of practice for working with electrical installations and equipment − Verification and testing of installation wiring and equipment − Local service and installation rules − Occupational Health and Safety and environmental requirements c) Verification 16 | P a g e Electrician Candidate Information Kit.R1 © EE-Oz Training Standards 2009

Undertake a compliance assessment that is in accordance with the relevant regulatory and industry policy to cover: − Verifying the safety and compliance of electrical installation wiring and equipment, including the relevant and mandatory tests in Australia and in accordance with the relevant requirements of the jurisdiction.

STEP 5 -

Contact e-profiling

Australian regulators require evidence that broad experience has been gained on-the-job and require this evidence to be formally gathered and documented. The industry endorsed method of gathering this evidence is the e-Profiling system. e-Profiling is an innovative electronic workplace skill development tracking system that records and reports on the work experiences of the learner. e-Profiling works by regularly measuring the progress of a learner against industry agreed predetermined advisory targets directly linked to national competency standard units. To register on the e-Profiling (e-LogBook) system please contact the e-Profiling National Office on 1300 477 808. For more information please visit the e-profiling website www.eprofiling.com.au. Once you have registered you will be issued an e-LogBook registration code and password to allow you to record the details of your work experiences on a weekly basis via the internet. Paper based e-Profiling card is also available on request.

STEP 6 -

Gaining Full Qualification and Licence

Once you have successfully completed steps 1 to 5, you will be granted the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30807) from the RTO that delivers the gap training. You will then need to take your qualification and e-profiling report back to the regulator to be issued with a full electrical licence.

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Where to go for help and assistance: If you experience any difficulties undertaking any of the above steps, please contact the following organisations for assistance: EE-Oz Training Standards: Ph: 02 6241 2155 Fax: 02 6241 2177 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ee-oz.net.au

VETASSESS: Ph: 03 9655 4801 Fax: 03 9654 3385 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vetassess.com.au

Northern Territory MITAC Ph: 08 8981 0077 Fax: 088941 7470 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mitac.org.au

Queensland ESQ Ph: 07 3277 1333 Fax: 07 3276 8252 Email: [email protected] Website: www.energyskillsqld.com.au

Western Australia EUPA-TC Ph: 08 9240 2688 Fax: 08 9240 2930 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ieu.com.au

Australian Capital Territory ACT ULMITB Ph: 02 6241 8259 Fax: 02 6241 8295 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ulmi.com.au

South Australia EWSB Ph: 08 8347 4008 Fax: 08 8347 4007 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ewsb.com.au

New South Wales NSW U&E ITAB Ph: 02 9326 6097 Fax: 02 9326 6051 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uensw.com.au

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