Qualification Outline

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Certificate II in Water Industry Operations

Certificate II in Water Industry Operations

Qualification
National Code:
NWP20101
State Code:
M119
TGA Status:
Deleted
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0509 - Environmental Studies
Original TGA Release Date
21/09/2001
Approved Date
12/08/2002
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
400
Duration
Unspecified
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
21/09/2001
VET Act Conditions
—
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 21/09/2001 Current Approved
Description
Schedule
1.

CORE: Learners to complete all six core units listed below.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
M1842 NWP202A Apply environmental and licensing procedures 30 Unit of competency
M1844 NWP204A Control, record and relay information 20 Unit of competency
M1841 NWP201A Follow defined OH&S policies, procedures and regulatory requirements 40 Unit of competency
M1846 NWP206A Perform basic water industry calculations 20 Unit of competency
M1843 NWP203A Plan and organise personal work activities 20 Unit of competency
M1845 NWP205A Work with others 20 Unit of competency
2.

ELECTIVES: Learners must complete 7 elective units in total. Of the total electives, all or a minimum of six units must be selected from the list below plus one elective unit from the Cert III in the Water Industry Training Package or Cert III in another relevant industry Training Package. NOTE: NWP265A and NWP266A are valued as 2 electives each.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
M1866 NWP239A Apply irrigation delivery principles 30 Unit of competency
M1856 NWP220A Collect and control drainage run-off 30 Unit of competency
M1876 NWP252A Construct and install irrigation and/or stormwater drainage assets 30 Unit of competency
M1864 NWP233A Construct and install water distribution assets 30 Unit of competency
M1860 NWP229A Construct and/or repair minor structures 20 Unit of competency
M1875 NWP251A Construct open irrigation and/or stormwater channels or drains 30 Unit of competency
M1874 NWP250A Construct wastewater collection assets 30 Unit of competency
M1859 NWP227A Control vegetation 20 Unit of competency
M1851 NWP213A Deliver water as per schedule 30 Unit of competency
M1873 NWP246A Inspect and maintain public facilities 30 Unit of competency
M1867 NWP240A Inspect catchment and surrounding areas 20 Unit of competency
M1877 NWP253A Install and repair water services 40 Unit of competency
M1854 NWP216A Install basic metering equipment, flow control and regulating devices 30 Unit of competency
M1865 NWP234A Locate, identify and protect utility services 30 Unit of competency
M1871 NWP244A Maintain bulkwater assets 30 Unit of competency
M1862 NWP231A Maintain drainage assets 30 Unit of competency
M1861 NWP230A Maintain irrigation drains and channels 30 Unit of competency
M1872 NWP245A Maintain reservoirs, tanks, pump stations and water storage assets 40 Unit of competency
M1879 NWP255A Maintain wastewater collection assets 20 Unit of competency
M1878 NWP254A Maintain water distribution assets 30 Unit of competency
M1853 NWP215A Monitor and maintain metering equipment 30 Unit of competency
M1882 NWP258A Monitor and operate bulkwater transfer systems 30 Unit of competency
M1868 NWP241A Monitor and report dam operation and flood routing 30 Unit of competency
M1881 NWP257A Monitor and report wastewater collection systems 30 Unit of competency
M1880 NWP256A Monitor and report water distribution systems 30 Unit of competency
M1869 NWP242A Monitor and report water extraction 20 Unit of competency
M1883 NWP259A Monitor, operate and maintain wastewater transfer systems 30 Unit of competency
M1890 NWP270A Monitor, operate and report anaerobic processes 30 Unit of competency
M1886 NWP266A Monitor, operate and report basic wastewater treatment processes 60 Unit of competency
M1885 NWP265A Monitor, operate and report basic water treatment processes 60 Unit of competency
M1887 NWP267A Monitor, operate and report chemical dosing processes 30 Unit of competency
M1888 NWP268A Monitor, operate and report disinfection systems 40 Unit of competency
M1884 NWP264A Monitor, operate and report pre-treatment processes 20 Unit of competency
M1889 NWP269A Monitor, operate and report screening processes 20 Unit of competency
M1891 NWP271A Monitor, operate and report sedimentation processes 20 Unit of competency
M1892 NWP272A Monitor, operate and report wastewater lagoon and wetland processes 40 Unit of competency
M1850 NWP212A Operate and maintain basic flow control and regulating devices 20 Unit of competency
M1852 NWP214A Operate and maintain minor plant and equipment 20 Unit of competency
M1870 NWP243A Operate borefields 20 Unit of competency
M1863 NWP232A Operate water distribution systems 30 Unit of competency
M1848 NWP210A Perform basic water tests 20 Unit of competency
M1855 NWP218A Perform sampling 20 Unit of competency
M1858 NWP226A Prepare and restore worksite 40 Unit of competency
M1849 NWP211A Use computerised information and control systems 20 Unit of competency
M1847 NWP209A Use plans, drawings and specifications 30 Unit of competency
M1857 NWP225A Vegetate and revegetate environment 20 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
M078 UTW20198 Certificate II in Water Industry Operations Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D244 NWP20107 Certificate II in Water Operations Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code NWP20101 taken from the WATER INDUSTRY TRAINING PACKAGE (NWP01) which should be consulted for full description of requirements. NWP20101 is accredited until otherwise advised.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the Training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836 or the Engineering & Mining Curriculum Support Services Network (EMCSSN) on ph (08) 9274 9307.

3. This qualification was amended in the CMS by the EMCSSN on the 27/08/02.
Entry Requirements
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Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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