Stand Alone Power Systems Design and Install
Fees:
$2,995.00 ($1500 payable on enrolment and remaining fee to be paid at time of practical course dates.)
Units:
UEERE0055, UEERE0063, UEERE0078, UEERE0079 and UEERE0081
Course Duration:
Online Self-paced & 2 Days Face-to-Face Course, START IMMEDIATELY
The ETG Stand Alone Power Systems Design & Install course consists of two main components:
- Online theory completed at students’ own pace with tutor support.
- A face-to-face (2 days) practical component held at a ETG Training Facility. Practical sessions for this course are held at Melbourne. Note: students who haven’t previously completed PV and battery accreditation training will need to attend additional practicals.
This course will teach you the skills and knowledge to work with Stand-Alone Power Systems. You will learn to analyse information, create customised solutions for clients, and share these solutions with others. Students need to stay active and motivated, taking charge of their learning.
To enrol this course, you must be a licensed electrician or an electrical apprentice. After completing all parts of the course, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for these units: UEERE0055, UEERE0063, UEERE0078, UEERE0079, and UEERE0081. This meets the training requirement for Stand-Alone Power Systems Design and Install Provisional Accreditation under Solar Accreditation Australia.
This course is at AQF Level 6, and Level 5 reading, writing, and maths skills are recommended to succeed.
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An electrical licence is a prerequisite for enrolment in this course. Electrical apprentices may enrol in this course, however they will need to wait till they are issued their unrestricted licence before being awarded a Statement of Attainment OR show they have completed the prerequisite Units of Competency in their studies already:
- UEEEL0039 – Design, install and verify compliance and functionality of general electrical installations
- UEEEL0012 – Install low voltage wiring, appliances, switchgear and associated accessories
Students must have one of the following combinations of Units of Competency:
- Combination 1:
- UEERE0061 – Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems
- UEERE0080 – Install photovoltaic power conversion equipment to grid
- UEERE0081 – Install photovoltaic systems to power conversion equipment
- Combination 2:
- UEERE0022, UEENEEK125A, UEENEEK025C, or UEENEEK025B – Solve basic problems in photovoltaic energy apparatus and systems
- UEERE0011, UEENEEK135A, UEENEEK035C, or UEENEEK035B – Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems
- UEERE0016, UEENEEK148A, or UEENEEK048A – Install, configure and commission LV grid-connected photovoltaic power systems
Along with the prerequisites for the GCPV Accredited variant, students of the Fast Track variant must additionally have one of the following combinations of Units of Competency:
- Combination 1:
- UEERE0060 – Design grid-connected battery storage systems
- UEERE0077 – Install battery storage equipment power conversion equipment to grid
- UEERE0078 – Install battery storage to power conversion equipment
- Combination 2:
- UEERE4001 – Install, maintain and fault find battery storage systems for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
- UEERE5001 – Design battery storage systems for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
This course is designed for electricians who wish to further their skills by gaining an accreditation to design and install stand-alone power systems (not grid-connected photovoltaic systems). The delivery mode of this course is designed for busy tradespeople who do not have the time to attend lengthy face-to-face courses to expand their knowledge and skills: the fully flexible web-based format of the online component allows students to complete the theory in their own time with ongoing tutor support.
The course is nominally 250 hours of training, including the online assessments, design task and practical components, but students may take more or less time to complete the course. Courses are valid for twelve (12) months. Extension fees apply from the date of expiry, and the maximum extension permitted is six (6) months from the date of expiry.
Practical component: A majority of the online assessments must be completed before booking the face-to-face practical components. The confirmed date for the practical component is only available once a student has completed the necessary online assessments, used the online link to select a date, and received a confirmation email from ETG. Practicals are held in ETG, and scheduled dates for the Fast Track course can be viewed here. Please contact the office directly on 02 9024 5312 for practical dates for the Full Course and GCPV Accredited variants. Note that dates are subject to minimum and maximum numbers, and places cannot be guaranteed until the necessary amount of online work is completed.
Students can choose between options of an online e-Book or a printed copy of the publication Stand-Alone Power Systems Design and Installation 8th Edition as part of enrolment; if a student wants a printed hard copy they must pay an additional fee for printing and shipping the textbook. Students are responsible for obtaining current copies of the following Australian Standards, available for purchase from the SAI Global website or Techstreet website, and also available from some libraries, institutions and industry associations:
- AS/NZS 5033 – Photovoltaic arrays
- AS/NZS 4777.1 – Grid connection of energy systems via inverters
- AS/NZS 4509.1 – Stand Alone Power Systems – Safety and installation
- AS/NZS 4509.2 – Stand Alone Power Systems – System design
- AS/NZS 5139 – Electrical installations – Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment
- AS/NZS 3010 – Electrical installations – Generating sets
- AS/NZS 3000 – Wiring Rules
- AS/NZS 3008.1.1 – Electrical installations – Selection of cables
RPL for some components of the following Units of Competency have been applied to the GCPV Accredited course variant:
- UEERE0061 – Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems
- UEERE0080 – Install photovoltaic power conversion equipment to grid
- UEERE0081 – Install photovoltaic systems to power conversion equipment
- UEERE0022, UEENEEK125A, UEENEEK025C, or UEENEEK025B – Solve basic problems in photovoltaic energy apparatus and systems
- UEERE0011, UEENEEK135A, UEENEEK035C, or UEENEEK035B – Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems
- UEERE0016, UEENEEK148A, or UEENEEK048A – Install, configure and commission LV grid-connected photovoltaic power systems
By providing evidence of their completion of these units, students are granted this RPL automatically at no cost, and do not need to apply separately for RPL based on the above units if they have enrolled in the GCPV Accredited variant.
In addition to the course adjustments for the GCPV Accredited course variant,, RPL for some components of the following Units of Competency have been applied to the Fast Track course variant:
- UEERE0060 – Design grid-connected battery storage systems
- UEERE0077 – Install battery storage equipment power conversion equipment to grid
- UEERE0078 – Install battery storage to power conversion equipment
- UEERE4001 – Install, maintain and fault find battery storage systems for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
- UEERE5001 – Design battery storage systems for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
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