UEE41920
Certificate IV in Electrical – Renewable Energy

COST

$5,000

$6750 (Karratha/Regional Delivery)

WA funded price**

Course Duration

12 Days

locationS

Delivered at one of PMV’s national training centres (Perth, Karratha, and Adelaide), or at a client’s facility.

Where can I study?

Perth, Karratha & Adelaide

OBJECTIVE

In PLC Automation short course, participants will set-up and arrange controller and HMI hardware and then write, test and troubleshoot simple programs. Functional requirements include operator control, status indication, alarms, and equipment maintenance policy.

Scope

On successful completion of training and assessment, students who have already completed the UEECD0007 – (Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace) will be issued a Statement of Attainment with the following units of competency, listed above:

PLC Automation Short Course is a post-trade professional development course. This is for candidates who would like to gain exposure in and enhance their PLC and process control skills. In the PLC 1 course we will be using

  • Siemens S7-300 controllers and the software Step 7;
  • Allan Bradley Micrologix 1000 controllers and RSlogix Micro-starter lite software

Target Workforce

This training is suitable for electrician, electrical maintenance personnel and design engineers and those who need to familiarise themselves with programmable controller and automation technologies used in building, construction and industrial automation.

PRE-REQUISITE
On successful completion of training and assessment, students who have already completed the UEECD0007* – (Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace) will be issued with the units of competency,
listed above.

*Extra cost may be incurred if not an electrician

OUTCOME

Statement of Attainment (SOA)This Statement is issued to a student who has successfully completed one or more units of competency on meeting the prerequisite requirements.

CODETITLE
UEEIC0013Develop, enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable controllers
UEEIC0015Develop, enter and verify word and analogue control programs for programmable logic controllers

Training Content  

You will undergo one on one practical training with industry experienced, qualified Instrument and Electrical Professional Trainers. This will be in the following technologies on a purpose-built instrumentation skid/ facilities and control system with HART compliant field instruments and Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC Control System:

  • Introduction to programmable controllers
  • Controller hardware (PS, CPU, signal modules)
  • Memory concepts, organisation and addressing
  • Basic data types (Boolean, Integer, Real, String)
  • Program digital and analog PLC.
  • Ladder Diagram (LD) programming languages
  • Structured programming with function blocks
  • Program elements include comparator, move, timer, counter, jump, shift registers and increment/decrement functions
  • Functional blocks Scaling and Un-scaling blocks
  • Integration of HMI touchpanel devices
  • Using simulation tools for testing programs
  • Download, test and fault find PLC program on PLC hardware

Training Method

Blended delivery of 30% theory and 70% practical training with what you are likely to see in a typical modern industrial environment with PLC control system.

  • Intensive hands-on installation, fault finding and commissioning experience
  • Quality time with PMV trainers to review the theory and discuss feedback on theory assessment
  • Practical exercises as part of the competency-based training outcome.

INTAKE DATES


Perth

  • On Demand

Adelaide

  • On Demand

Karratha*

  • On Demand

*The practical training sessions are available for confirmed Diploma & Advanced Diploma PMV students, please contact the office for further details.

Funding may be available for eligible participants (WA only).

Priority Industry Training is available from the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD), through PIT Funding we are able to offer a heavily subsidised price on priority qualifications to prepare participants to take up jobs in skilled occupations that are in high demand across Western Australia.

Cost: $641.52*

Duration: 6 days of training

Use the enquiry form to contact us for more details.

*Training cost will be charged in compliance with VET Fees and Charges Policy 2024.

*The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as resource fees and other fees.

WA funding electrical-instrumentation-courses

Funded through National RTO #51178

You will undergo one on one practical training with industry experienced, qualified trainers with hands on experience in installation, inspection and remediation work in Hazardous areas. The training will include inspection on the purpose-built hazardous areas skids in the following areas:

  • Principles and classification;
  • Explosion-protection techniques;
  • Standards and Codes of practice
  • Reading and understanding hazardous area classification drawings
  • Name plate reading exercise for Ex d, Ex e and Ex i
  • Reading Certificate of Conformity
  • Equipment selection, installation, breakdowns and maintenance requirements;
  • permit to work and safe isolations and testing;
  • Making up of Ex d Barrier Gland
  • Detailed inspection on Ex e/Ex d box and Ex i loop on PMV Hazardous Areas Skids

PMV advises updating the EEHA Installation and Maintenance competencies every three years as per the AS/NZS 60079.14 requirement for ongoing education. PMV also provides EEHA Refresher training.

FUTURE PATHWAYS

UEE50420 – Diploma of
Electrical Engineering
UEE62122 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Electrical
UEE61222 – Advanced Diploma of Engineering – Explosion Protection

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Perth Campus

10/22 Shields Crescent, Booragoon, WA, 6154

Adelaide Campus

37 Greenhill Road, Wayville, SA, 5034

Karratha Campus

Unit 48, 5-15 Sharpe Ave, Karratha WA, 6714