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Course Curriculum

View Course CalendarThe GGE course is delivered over 5 days (40hrs) and broken up into 5 individual Course days. The training is delivered in a combination of classroom style theory and hands on practical training. In addition attendees must complete 2 practical on-the Job Projects (30 hrs).

Course Details:

Times All session times are 8.00am to 4.30pm
Duration 5 days (40 hrs) plus 30hr practical project
Venues* Combination of ETU, RMIT & Holmesglen. Subject to change depending on availability
Material All course material supplied
Meals All meals are provided on the day
Cost Nominal accreditation fee. Varies between courses and funding options. Subsidised for ETU/ETREC members. Please call for costs.

 

Course 1
The Greenhouse Effect, Cause and Consequences
Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence: UEENEEK042A International and national greenhouse imperatives
Notion of sustainable work practice
Effects of neglecting sustainable work practice
Economic benefits of sustainable initiatives
Regulatory Framework
Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence: UEENEEK042A Occupational Health and Safety
Provision of relevant environmental legislation
*UENEK042A & UENEK045A
The role of regulators and similar bodies
Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence: UEENEEK045A Organisational systems and policies and procedures needed for legislative Compliance
Venue:*

ETU Ground Floor Training Rooms
200 Arden St, North Melbourne OR

EEIT/GGE Building.

516 Swanston St, Carlton South

 

Course 2
Mandatory Electrical Installation Testing Course

Course Content provides outcomes required by the Mandatory Electrical Installation Testing Requirements of AS/NZS 3000: 2007 Course Curriculum: ETU Handbook and Technical Reference Manual

Mandatory Electrical Installation Course is delivered by RMIT and has been endorsed by the Victorian Electrical Safety Regulator, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV)
The role of Victorian Electrical Safety Regulator (ESV) and Victorian Workplace Safety Regulator (WorkSafe)
(* Session delivered by ESV)
Electrical and Occupational Health and Safety
Mandatory Electrical Testing (Theory)
Mandatory Electrical Testing (Practical)
Theory and practical testing assessment for licenced electricians required
Venue:* RMIT School of Engineering (TAFE)

 

Course 3
Identify Renewable and Energy Efficiency Measures

Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence: UEENEEK042A

Techniques for reducing the use of carbon based energy sources and hence greenhouse gas emissions

Domestic, commercial and industrial strategies

Trade related technologies and methods

Energy efficient retrofits (overview)

Renewable energy technologies (overview)

Venue:*

EEIT/GGE Building. 516 Swanston St, Carlton South

 

Course 4
Sustainable Workplace Management

Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence: UEENEEK045A

Principles and practice of effective sustainable work practice management

Workplace sustainable work practice non compliance, range and selection of control measures

Impact of characteristics and composition of the workforce on sustainable work practice management

Relevance of sustainable work practice management to other organizational management policies, procedures and systems

Analysis of entire work environment and judge sustainable work practice Interventions

Analysis of relevant workplace data

Ability to assess resources needed for risk control.

Venue:*

EEIT/GGE Building. 516 Swanston St, Carlton South

 

Course 5
Photovoltaic Power Systems

Referenced UEE07 Unit of competence UEENEEK025B

Daily irradiation
Photovoltaic modules
Module characteristics

Venue:*

Holmesglen Electrotechnology, Solar Energy House,
South Rd, Moorabbin

 

Practical on-the Job Projects
Project 1—Undertake Practical Audit, Inspection and Assessment in Energy Efficiency
Practical audit, inspection and assessment in renewable and energy efficiency

Plan and prepare renewable and/or energy efficient retrofit

Undertake a renewable and/or energy efficient retrofit

Complete a renewable and/or energy efficient report

Project 2—Implementing Sustainable Workplace Management             
Project assessment completed by RTO
Venue:

Students workplace
Nominal Hours: 30

 

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Quotes

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

Thomas Edison (1931)

“No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.”

Albert Einstein

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