About NECA Training

This qualification provides individuals with the skills and knowledge to select, install, set up, test, fault find, repair and maintain electrical systems and equipment in buildings and premises. It includes Electrical Regulatory Authority Council (ERAC), or their successor’s, Essential Performance Capabilities for an ‘Unrestricted Electrician’s license’.

This qualification is for telecommunications technology operators who assess installation requirements, plan and perform installations, test installed equipment, and fault-find when issues arise with installed equipment.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Distribution Underground Cable Jointer. This qualification covers the installation and maintenance of low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) underground cables, services and electrical equipment.

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an Overhead Distribution Lineworker. This qualification covers the installation, maintenance and inspection of poles, structures, hardware, electrical apparatus and the use of support plant, tools and equipment.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to enter and work in confined spaces in the resources and infrastructure industries.

It applies to those working in operational roles. They generally work under supervision to undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and take responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the resources and infrastructure industries. It applies to those working in operational roles. They generally work under supervision to undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and take responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.

This unit covers the knowledge and understanding of electricity supply industry (ESI) safety rules for work on, near or in the vicinity of ESI electrical apparatus. It includes the relevant state and territory safety rules, and organisational workplace requirements and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform testing of connections to low voltage (LV) electricity networks in the electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the requirements for testing when connecting and/or reconnecting a customer’s installation to an electricity supply network and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to the install, configure and commission whole current electricity meters comprised of single-element, multi-element (Multi-Tariff) and polyphase, for measurement of energy for end use consumers.

It includes working safely in accordance with work order and workplace procedures in planning, installing and configuring whole current electricity meters; testing and evaluating integrity and compliance of meter wiring and Main-Earth-Neutral (MEN) systems in accordance with AS/NZS3000; fixing and relocating meters; making power and communication connections; configuring meters and checking functionality; and completing the necessary service metering certificates of completion and documentation.

It also includes performing risk assessments and hazard identification and control for working on or near energised electrical equipment and in confined spaces and potentially asbestos containing materials; performing electrical tests; performing and confirming safe isolation and restoration of electrical supply; communicating with others such as distributors, electricity retailers and meter providers; confirming integrity of metering enclosure; identifying and reporting defects and problems in metering enclosures and associated installation to relevant bodies; and demonstrating knowledge of Meter Installation Authorisation Schemes and national and local metering service and installation rules and requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to the install, configure and commission whole current electricity meters comprised of single-element, multi-element (Multi-Tariff) and polyphase, for measurement of energy for end use consumers.

It includes working safely in accordance with work order and workplace procedures in planning, installing and configuring whole current electricity meters; testing and evaluating integrity and compliance of meter wiring and Main-Earth-Neutral (MEN) systems in accordance with AS/NZS3000; fixing and relocating meters; making power and communication connections; configuring meters and checking functionality; and completing the necessary service metering certificates of completion and documentation.

It also includes performing risk assessments and hazard identification and control for working on or near energised electrical equipment and in confined spaces and potentially asbestos containing materials; performing electrical tests; performing and confirming safe isolation and restoration of electrical supply; communicating with others such as distributors, electricity retailers and meter providers; confirming integrity of metering enclosure; identifying and reporting defects and problems in metering enclosures and associated installation to relevant bodies; and demonstrating knowledge of Meter Installation Authorisation Schemes and national and local metering service and installation rules and requirements.

This course is the mandatory silica training course required across ACT construction sites.

The Course in Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention specifies the outcomes required to recognise the workplace health and safety risks and hazards inherent in working with crystalline silica containing products and to determine and plan for the implementation of safe systems of work aimed at reducing exposure to within mandatory exposure limits.

The course outcomes apply to building and constructions workers, jewellery industry workers, do It yourself (DIY) enthusiasts and anyone where the health and well-being is at risk through exposure to crystalline silica dust.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain low voltage (LV) underground services in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes the connection, repair and replacement of service cables and hardware between the customer's connection point and the network point of supply. It also includes the identification and rectification of faults and testing and commissioning requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to transition joint high voltage (HV) paper insulated cable to HV polymeric cable in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes confirming that the cables are de-energised and the testing of cables using a range of tools, equipment, specialised materials and manufacturer's instructions.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to place, secure and terminate structured cabling for indoor and outdoor installations and to certify the installation within a domestic, commercial or industrial client's premises. It applies to technical staff who install, terminate and certify structured cabling installations for communications applications including digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, computer networks, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and multimedia.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install and terminate coaxial cable on client premises in communications applications, digital and analog, including master antenna television (MATV), cable television (CATV), closed-circuit television (CCTV), digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (DBVT), digital video broadcasting – satellite (DVB-S), data and video, including digital broadcasting, computer networks such as local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN), and multimedia.

It applies to technical staff who install and terminate coaxial cable for new installations, upgrades or the maintenance of existing networks in domestic, commercial and industrial installations on a client's premises.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install, test and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises for communications applications using a range of terminations that may include direct termination, fusion splicing and mechanical splicing. It applies to technical staff who place, secure and terminate optical fibre cable in new installations and upgrades or maintain existing networks in domestic, commercial and industrial installations. Communications applications include digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, computer networks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and multimedia.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to safely install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ‘open’ Cabling Provider Rules for small installations connected to sockets, and larger commercial and industry installations involving many lines, multi-pair cables, backbone cabling, multi-story buildings and advanced termination modules and distributors.

It applies to individuals who provide services in telephony, carrier modems or multiplexers, private modems or data systems operating over a category one or two twisted pair metallic customer cable in a specific customer location. Individuals may install, maintain or modify new cable or upgrade cable capacity either, indoor, external, underground or aerial cabling on private and public property for an existing network or subsystem, or cabling infrastructure for convergence to next generation networks (NGNs).

This course has been designed to provide the knowledge and skills to meet the requirements of the unit of competency Working safely with asbestos containing materials.

A person competent in this unit will be able to identify asbestos containing materials and implement the necessary controls measures before performing work that may involve activity that will potentially liberate the asbestos fibres from their bonding material. This can typically occur when working with existing asbestos cement sheeting (AC sheet) or other asbestos containing material in and around residential dwellings, commercial premises and industrial facilities.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain low voltage (LV) overhead services in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes the installation, connection, repair and replacement of service cables and hardware between the customer's connection point and the network point of supply. It also includes the identification, rectification of faults, testing and commissioning requirements.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

This unit covers the performance of rescue procedures from live low voltage (LV) apparatus, not including overhead lines and underground cables in the workplace. It specifies the mandatory requirements of rescue from a live LV panel and how they apply in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions. It encompasses responsibilities for health, safety and risk management processes at all operative levels and adherence to safety practices as part of the normal way of doing work.

This course is suitable for non-electrical tradespeople wanting to perform their own electrical connections when conducting a like-for-like replacement. The most common example is a plumber wanting to connect power to a hot water system, water pump or combination gas/electric oven.