Certificate
This qualification covers competencies to select, install, commission, fault find and maintain equipment and systems for the control of plant, machines and processes.
To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N) evaluation helps identify and areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.
To gain entry into UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation, candidates require:
Students holding the UEE30811 Certificate III in Electrotechnology - Electrician will need to be transitioned to the UEE30820 Certificate III in Electrotechnology - Technician prior to entry into the UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation via a combination of credit transfer, gap analysis and RPL conducted by the VET lecturers.
Students are to present a copy of their current qualifications to determine eligibility.
To achieve UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation a total of 440 weighting points must be completed comprising 320 core weighting points plus 120 general elective weighting points as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
Occupations relevant to this qualification in industry sectors such as Electrotechnology include:
>Electrician (Special Class)
>Instrumentation and Control Technician
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.This can include skills from:
RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.
Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.