THERE ARE ONLY 4 PLACES LEFT TO HELP YOU TAKE YOUR FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING AN ELECTROTECHNOLOGY TRADE TEACHER OR TRAINER AND IT’S FREE IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT – REGISTER NOW FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY Cut off date for registration: Friday, 6th November 2020Register NOW Contact: TAFE Jodie Waters on 0429 049 […]
Please be assured that your feedback will be treated in confidence Questionnaire – testing electrical installations your feedback would be appreciated Take the first step to becoming an electrical teacher trainer for free About us 1. Questionnaire – testing electrical installations your feedback would be appreciated Earlier this year we conducted a very short survey […]
REMINDER NSW GOV REVIEW OF ITABs UNDERWAY – ITAB MUST SUBMIT SUPPORT LETTERS ELECTRICAL WORKER LOSES LICENCE FOR 10 YEARS SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE – NO. 116 SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE – NO. 115 PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION – SKILLS & WORKFORCE AGREEMENT REPORT DELAYED JAN 2021 MAKING A RISKY PROPOSITION SAFE (Flammable Refrigerants) ENA ANNOUNCES WINNER […]
CONFUSION REIGNS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE UPDATED ELECTROTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PACKAGE DO YOU SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE NSW UE ITAB – LET US KNOW THOUGHT ABOUT A CAREER AS A TRADE TEACHER/TRAINER, BUT NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? QUEENSLAND ELECTRICAL REGULATOR ISSUES WARNING ON STUDENTS’ ELECTRICAL WORK EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL INCIDENT: ELECTRICIAN RECEIVES TRAUMATIC BURNS […]
SKILLS MINISTERS ENDORSE ELECTROTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PACKAGE FOR IMPLEMENTATION GAS VISION 2050 WEBINAR SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO 114 – 2 OCTOBER 2020 SHADES OF HYDROGEN: WHAT’S IN A COLOUR? STAGE 4 LOCKS DOWN ELECTRICITY DEMAND HYDROGEN BLENDING AND THE GAS COMMERCIAL FRAMEWORK REMEMBER IT IS SMALL BUSINESS MONTH AND SAFE WORK MONTH GAS RTO APPROVED […]
BUSINESS TO BE GIVEN LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SKILLING OF THE WORKFORCE? BOOSTING APPRENTICESHIP COMMENCEMENTS – GOVERNMENT TO SPEND $1.2b SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO. 113 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 WELCOME TO NSW SMALL BUSINESS MONTH OCTOBER IS NSW SAFE WORK MONTH NCVER REPORT – RATIONALISING VET QUALIFICATIONS: SELECTED INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES QLD ELECTRICAL SAFETY OFFICE – […]
SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO. 112 – 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 NSW SMALL BUSINESS MONTH LAUNCHING THIS WEEK! NCVER NEWS: APPRENTICE & TRAINEE COMMENCEMENTS DOWN FEEDBACK WANTED FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SKILLS STRATEGY DISCUSSION PAPER RTO LOSES REGISTRATION STATUS FOR SHORT COURSES AIS ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE AND A REFRESHED BRAND NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CODE (NCC) PROMOTES CPD COURSES […]
SIGNIFICANT BOOST FOR SKILLS TRAINING IN NSW NSW UE ITAB MAKES SUBMISSION TO THE NSW PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION NSWSMALLBIZ20 IS COMING! GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LOCAL JOBS PROGRAM NEW VOCATIONAL FACILITIES AT SEVEN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO. 111 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2020 INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FEE-FREE TRAINING GEARING UP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE […]
BE SURE TO MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE NSW PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION GREEN PAPER UET & UEG TRAINING PACKAGES – FEEDBACK/PARTICIPATION SOUGHT EMERGING PV TECHNOLOGIES PROMISING HIGHER EFFICIENCY AND LOWER COST REPORT CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN MARKET OPERATOR GOVERNANCE WA GOVERNMENT IS PUSHING FORWARD WITH ITS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY PUBLIC FORUMS ON TRANSMISSION ACCESS REFORM – […]
ELECTRICIAN ELECTROCUTED WORKING AT A DOMESTIC PROPERTY SUPERIOR TRAINING SIGNS UP TO DELIVER HVACR & ELECTRICAL MACG COURSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TRAINER WITH NECA TRAINING? GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LOCAL TASKFORCES TO AID JOBS RECOVERY ENA ANNOUNCES 2020 ENERGY NETWORKS AWARDS SHORT LIST ENERGY SECURITY BOARD RELEASES POST 2025 MARKET DESIGN CONSULTATION PAPER THE NEXT ELECTRICITY […]
TRAINING SECTOR COURSES OF ‘LITTLE OR NO VALUE’ TO EMPLOYERS AUSSIE SOLAR INDUSTRY TO BE REVIEWED FOR BAD PRACTICES NATIONAL LICENSING PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICIANS WATCH OUR WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION WEBINAR DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS – MINE SAFETY NEWS NCVER: WORKFORCE READY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VET SOLAR PV: SCAPEGOAT OR SCOURGE? 1. TRAINING SECTOR […]
SATE’S VET SYSTEM MUST REFORM SAYS NSW PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION GREEN PAPER ELECTRICAL SAFETY RECALL – BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PUBLIC FORUM ON REQUESTS TO BETTER INTEGRATE DER FOR CONSUMERS IS IT FAIR THAT SOME SOLAR FARES BETTER THAN OTHERS? DIPLOMA IN ENERGY EFFICIENT HVAC UNDER DEVELOPMENT STEVE SMITH JOINS SUPERIOR TRAINING CENTRE (STC) ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN […]
ASQA CLARIFIES SELF-ASSURANCE IS NOT THE SAME AS SELF-REGULATION IMPROVING ELECTRICAL SAFE WORK PRACTICES AISC COMMUNIQUE – 12 AUG 2020 MEETING ENDORSES ELECTROTECHNOLOGY TP V2.0 KNOWING IT HAS TECHNICAL DEFECTS SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE – NO. 109 COURT DECISION COULD MEAN A BETTER DEAL FOR UNI CASUALS TAFE SYSTEM ‘CRUMBLING FROM NEGLECT AND POLICY VANDALISM’, […]
DRAFT CIRCUIT TESTING MODEL FOR ELECTRICIANS ASQA – SELF REGULATION BACK IN VOGUE SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO. 108 – 4 AUGUST 2020 NCVER REPORT – VET IN SCHOOLS SAFETY INCIDENTS – SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE QUEENSLAND – ELECTRICAL LICENSING DISCIPLINARY ACTION SAFEWORK NSW – MORE WORKERS FALLING THROUGH ROOFS IN NSW QUEENSLAND – LOOKUPANDLIVE.COM.AU WEBSITE […]
TIMELY REMINDER TO FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICES – ELECTRICAL IMPROVING PATHWAYS FOR SENIOR STUDENTS – PROF. PETER SHERGOLD REPORT WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH – STEPPING UP THE CHALLENGES THROUGH COVID-19 (FREE WEBINAR) NSW MOVES ON TECH SECTOR SOVEREIGN CAPABILITY COULD VEHICLE-TO-GRID ACCELERATE THE EV REVOLUTION? CAN WE CONVERT TO HYDROGEN? HISTORY SUGGESTS YES GLOBAL CALL TO […]
PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES JOBTRAINER SKILLS PACKAGE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTH NCVER: RTOS! HELP US REACH 1 MILLION VET STUDENTS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION EXPERT PANEL – SURVEY OF INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 106 – 20 July 2020 NCVER: AUSTRALIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING STATISTICS DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH FOR CO2 NSW MINE […]
ASQA ESTABLISHES STAKEHOLDER LIAISON GROUP (SLG) – NO TRADE TRAINING RTO REPRESENTED SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 105 – 13 July 2020 GROSVENOR LAUNCHES NATURAL REFRIGERANT SERVICE NEW SAFETY LAWS FOR AIR CONDITIONERS INSTALLING SOLAR: DER REGISTER – WHAT EVERY CONTRACTOR NEEDS TO KNOW ARE WE ALL STILL IN AGREEMENT? PREDICTABLE AND RENEWABLE POWER: ENERGY’S […]
NATIONAL SKILLS COMMISSION (NSC) COMES TO LIFE NCVER REPORTS A DECLINE IN THE USE OF RPL NCC 2019 AMENDMENT 1 IS NOW IN EFFECT! NCVER REPORTS – APPRENTICE TRAINING SATISFACTION UP OVER PAST DECADE REMINDER – SILICOSIS CHANGES FROM 1 JULY 2020 ENERGY NETWORK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2020 SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 104 – 2 […]
News Service this week covers: CAN THE CURRENT POOL OF ELECTRICIANS AND GRADUATING APPRENTICES SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY TEST AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION TO CURRENT AS/NZS 3000? NATIONAL SKILLS COMMISSIONER BILL 2020 BEFORE THE SENATE NATURAL REFRIGERANTS – PAVING THE WAY TO LOWER GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP) NECA TRAINING LOOKING FOR ELECTRICAL TRAINERS CHANGES TO THE NATIONAL […]
Members of the electrical industry are invited to participate in an industry focused questionnaire. With the imminent introduction of a new Building Commission in NSW, the New South Wales Utilities and Electrotechnology Industry Training Advisory Body (NSW UE ITAB) would like to invite you to participate in a very important and short questionnaire (ABOUT 2 […]
News Service this week covers: CHANGES TO THE WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2020 HVAC INDUSTRY PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON ADDITIONS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NSW SKILLS LIST APPRENTICE NUMBERS DECIMATED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC NEW GOOD PRACTICE GUIDES: TRAINING THE DIGITAL WORKER (NCVER) DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR CHEMICALS (GHS) REVISION 7 […]
News Service this week covers: NATIONAL CABINET ANNOUNCES SIX PRIORITY AREAS OF REFORM NSW PARLIAMENT PASSES DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS BILL 2019 SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 102 – 15 June 2020 NCVER RELEASES DECEMBER QUARTER DATA ON APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES 2019 – AUSTRALIA MINE SAFETY NEWS – FLASH FROM A 1000 VOLT CONVEYOR DRIVE […]
News Service this week covers: PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION RELEASES INTERIM REPORT ON SKILLS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NSW SKILLS LIST ADDITIONS – INVITATION TO APPLY SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE NO. 101 AND 100 NATIONAL APPRENTICE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK (NAEN) RE-ENGAGEMENT REGISTER NEW INFECTION CONTROL SKILL SETS AVAILABLE SAFEWORK NSW TO CONTINUE TO TARGET SCAFFOLD SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION […]
News Service this week covers: NSW UE ITAB FORWARDS LETTER OF CONCERN TO ASIC ON UEE11 REVIEW PROCESS PRIME MINISTER’S ADDRESS, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (26 May 2020) ERAC INFORMATION BULLETIN – EQUIPMENT WITH PLUG PORTIONS (MARCH 2020) BRITAIN PAYING GENERATORS TO SWITCH OFF? NEW AMEC RULE: DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CAN SUPPLY CUSTOMERS WITH STAND-ALONE POWER SYSTEMS […]
News Service this week covers: FAILURE TO TEST POLARITY HAS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES SAFETY ALERT – HAND SANITISER FIRE HAZARD (SHARED LEARNINGS) CERTAINTY ON METER INSTALLATION AND REPAIR TIMEFRAMES FOR CUSTOMERS INCIDENT ALERT – FALLS FROM WORK PLATFORMS (APPRENTICE FALLS 4m FROM A ROOF) RECENTLY PUBLISHED UPDATED AND NEW COMMISSIONER INFORMATION BULLETINS (CIBS) ESI – SCALING […]
NSW BUILDING INQUIRY RECOMMENDS REGULATOR TO OVERSEE ELECTRICAL LICENSING, QUALITY AND SAFETY ELECTRICAL SAFETY PROJECT – UPDATE (ABOUT SAFE WORK PROCEDURES) MINE SAFETY NEW REPORT – DANGEROUS INCIDENT ELECTRICAL (IncNot0037311) ENA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE GRID ELECTRICAL CABLE EXPLOSION DURING EXCAVATION WORK SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 99 – 15 May 2020 SMART […]
2. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION RELEASES SHIFTING THE DIAL REPORT – RECOMMENDS DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION THROUGH INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS The government states that, “This is the first document of its kind for the Productivity Commission — a look out across the landscape of factors and influences that may affect Australia’s economic performance over the medium term, […]
The ETU-CEPU has released a report that raises serious concerns with the quality and efficacy of the Electrotechnology Training Package revision process (Release 2.0). As the ETU is a member of the Industry Reference Committee (IRC) this is a stinging rebuke of the whole Skill Service Organisation (SSO) model. The model clearly has evolved to […]
Australian Industry Standards (AIS) on behalf of the Electrotechnology Industry Reference Committee (IRC), has proceeded to submit its Case for Endorsement to State Training Authorities (STAs) in the penultimate process, before proceeding to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) to seek endorsement of the revised Electrotechnology Training Package. The Case for Endorsement Submission is […]
The NSW UE ITAB Board held is 113th meeting on Wednesday, 29th April 2020 and considered the matter before it to confirm a policy for RTOs to comply with the requirements of the UEE and UET Training Packages to formally report the results of a learner’s off-the-job achievement component of a unit of competency. The […]
Following on from the previous News Service, an additional series of Safe Work Procedures (SWPs) have been drafted for public review and feedback, and uploaded to the Electrical Safety Project (ESP) website at: www.esproject.com.au. We invite you to visit the ESP project website and download and review and provide feedback on those of interest to […]
The NSW UE ITAB in its previous News Services’ has highlighted industry’s preference and requirement for RTOs to formally report the results of an apprentice’s off-the-job (knowledge and skills) competent of a Unit of Competency in a graded (percentage) form. This preference and requirement is reflected in the Assessment Guidelines and units of competency of […]
There has been a lot of recent discussion about RTOs requiring 100% pass mark for the knowledge component and 100% pass mark for the skills component of a unit of competency from the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package. There has little been said about the on-the-job component and the pass mark for it. Essentially, on-the-job component […]
ASQA have responded to an enquiry by the New South Wales Utilities & Electrotechnology Industry Training Advisory Body (NSW U&E ITAB) regarding the issue of whether a learner/candidate must achieve 100% result in the underpinning knowledge and skills section of a UEE / UET unit of competency. The query was asked of AQSA for the […]
The project comprises members with wide and varied experience in the electrical industry, and who share a passion for safety. The Project’s aim is to review safety in the industry in general and select specific issues where performance can be improved. The objective is to develop industry standard best practices to support safety in the […]
Please be advised that the RTO Forum scheduled for 18th March 2020, has been DEFERRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and announcement that we have decided to defer the event. It comes in light of discussions with the event host and 16th March 2020 announcement by both the ACT and Victorian […]
Smart and Skilled Update No. 88 has been released – January 2020. The update covers: Assistance for Smart and Skilled Providers in bushfire and/or drought affected areas (DOWNLOAD NOTICE HERE) Smart and Skilled Providers with capacity to support learners in bushfire and/or drought affected areas (DOWNLOAD UPDATE 88 HERE)
State Training Authorities have received a Phase 1 Case for Endorsement submission from Australian Industry Standards (AIS) a Skill Sector Organisation (SSO) for the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package. AIS’s has advised that the Electrotechnology Industry Reference Committee (IRC) has completed its Phase 1 review and development process. The Electrotechnology Industry Reference Committee is now seeking […]
The Electrical Safety Project members will soon hold their second meeting to progress the project objectives. The Project comprises a group of people with various experience and expertise in the electrical industry who share a common passion and desire to improve the quality of electrical work practices performed in the industry and their competence to […]
The NSW UE ITAB office will be closed for the festive season from Tuesday 24 December 2019 to Tuesday 14 January (inclusive), re-opening on Wednesday, 15 January 2020. We wish all our stakeholders a wonderful, joyous and safe festive season. May 2020 be much happiness, peace and prosperity to them and all their families, friends […]
Training Services NSW has issued notification on 11th October 2019, in the Commissioner’s Information Bulletin (CIB) 572, that two traineeship Vocational Training Orders (VTOs) were varied to reduce the number of minimum days of on-the-job training in the school based pathways to 120 days. An additional VTO was created for a school-based traineeship pathway, in […]
Work in a dynamic environment and no red tape. The National electrical and communications association (Neca) is looking for keen and self-motivated electricians with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly to take up an exciting position as Electrical Trainers, delivering training to electrical apprentices ranging from 1st through to 4th year. Very […]
Expression Of Interest – Electricians Needed To Teach at TAFE NSW – visit: https://snip.ly/t0r1e2 Closes 27th October 2019.
The NSW UE ITAB is holding an RTO Forum related to the Electrotechnology Training Package (UEE11) to discuss and share issues in common, explore learning and assessment ideas, and ASQA quality assurance queries or best practices. As well, resources and technology developments, and/or solutions or opportunities to matters of common concern. When: Tuesday, 22nd October […]
Mark Paterson AO will conclude his term as Chief Commissioner and CEO of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on 6 October 2019. Released 27 September 2019. Visit: http://snip.ly/hveo9p
National Safe Work Month, began 1 Oct 2019. Inspectors will make the construction industry the focus of its next falls from height blitz with businesses and workers across NSW. Visit: http://snip.ly/oyzkq9
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee today welcomed the decision by the ASQA to renew the registration of TAFE NSW as a single RTO for a further 7 years, the maximum renewal granted by the regulator. Visit: http://snip.ly/dyi4zk. Release date: 18 September 2019.
Qld ESO continues to conduct audits throughout Queensland including a focus on the installation of smart meters in residential switchboards. The roll out of smart meters must ensure that antenna/communication wiring systems are suitably segregated from electrical wiring in accordance with the Wiring Rules. More @ http://snip.ly/oecz3a
Safe Work Australia has updated 23 NSW Codes of Practice, now available for download on their website.The codes were revised by Safe Work Australia and came into effect in NSW on 30 August 2019. They align with the model codes of practice developed under the harmonised work health and safety legislation. View the full list […]
Safe Work Australia has produced several reports that provide information on the circumstances of work-related deaths in Australia. 3,414 workers have died from 2003 to 2016. Visit: http://snip.ly/69qf8f
Work Safe Victoria has stated there were 214 reported incidents this month in the construction industry. Of these, 66% resulted in injury. A copy of report visit: snip.ly/cyxunisnip.ly/cyxuni
Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety have developed a fact sheet for electricians highlighting the risks of musculoskeletal injuries in tasks carried out. Get a copy of the fact sheet, which provides solutions to help prevent injury. Visit the link here
Expert panel established to advise on the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET). The Panel will provide independent strategic advice to the Government on key reforms flowing from the Joyce Review ‘Expert Review of Australia’s VET System’, released in April 2019. For more information visit link: Ministers’ Media Centre
Released 29 August 2019 Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on a rule change request from the Chair of the Competitive Metering Industry Group that would allow metering coordinators to interrupt customers’ electricity supplies to install or repair an electricity meter. Workshop The AEMC is holding a workshop in Sydney on Thursday 19 September 2019 […]
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