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UEE41607: Certificate IV in Renewable Energy
This section contains a the Employability Skills Summary for this qualification.
Communication
- Collect, organise and understand information related to the work task and it’s relevant safety procedures
- Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirement and specifications
- Communicate information using drawing, diagrams, schedules and manuals
- Communicate and/or report work outcomes and/or any problems
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form
- Access, read and comprehend safety instructions and procedures
- Undertake negotiations if there are conflicts in work requirements and/or priorities
- Share industry information
- Share essential business information
- Document work quotations and tender support schedules
- Process approvals/authorities for industry activities
- Prepare time sheets
- Prepare documentation on particular work tasks including evaluations, reports, timesheets and costings
- Prepare and present formal reports to clients and/or co-workers or other related personnel
Teamwork
- Work with others by recognising dependencies and using co-operative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity
- Work with others to generate ideas and review
- Work effectively as an individual and as a member of a team
- Work with others to identify work needs and review ideas against those needs
- Work with others to evaluate and report on work tasks and outcomes
- Work with others to present information to a client and/or co-worker(s)
- Relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities
- Influence individuals and teams
- Develop and maintain networks for the implementation and maintenance of industry knowledge, standards and requirements
- Coach/mentor others and provide feedback
Problem Solving
- Use testing and analysis techniques to anticipate and/or clarify problems and plan around them to avoid interruptions to work flows/processes
- Apply lateral thinking to generate solutions in response to work problems
- Apply analytical techniques to anticipate design issues and product needs
- Apply operational research and research management skills
- Clarify and identify work issues and apply processes to avoid interruptions to work flow/processes
- Analyse information to identify opportunities to develop solutions
- Identify, assess and prioritise work risks to maintain efficiency, quality, productivity and work place safety at all times
Initiative and Enterprise
- Recognise and respond to circumstances outside instructions or personal competence
- Create new opportunities for the enterprise
- Be proactive and apply strategies to overcome work blockages
- Adopt a proactive relationship with clients/co-workers
- Identify work needs by applying research techniques
- Identify and comply with all requirements and standards for work in the Electrotechnology industry
- Apply and enterprise best practice and quality systems
- Apply and enterprise the best computer systems and applications to ensure quality and efficiency of work tasks and documentation
- Generate ideas and translate into workplace actions and outcomes
- Interact effectively with both internal and external industry stakeholders
- Initiate and follow through on the implementation of industry standards in the workplace
- Translate ideas into action
Planning and Organising
- Plan and organise activities including the maintenance and layout of own worksite and obtain equipment and materials to avoid work flow interruptions or wastage
- Plan and organise activities to enable choices of maintenance methods of equipment, tools and related work documentation
- Plan activities to enable choice of analysis/testing techniques of work outcomes and systems
- Plan and organise activities to enable the most appropriate testing/analysis procedures to be implemented
- Plan activities to enable choice of the best computer systems/programs for application on a particular work task
- Develop industry work plans including key performance indicators
- Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate quantities, estimate material, labour and overhead requirements and accurately cost the product/service
- Use computing capabilities that enable the use of mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate quantities, estimate material, labour and overhead requirements and accurately cost the product/service
- Identify related industry compliance requirements
- Identify, access and allocate required implementation resources
- Maintain relevant industry and work records
- Maintain relevant industry/work record systems
- Maintain industry related records
- Understand computer systems, their relationships and applications in the workplace
- Establish clear implementation goals and deliverables
- Monitor and optimise resource utilisation
Self-management
- Plan own work within given task parameters
- Maintain current knowledge of computer systems and capabilities
- Set, monitor and satisfy personal work goals
- Accept responsibility for given tasks
- Clarify and confirm work instructions
- Clarify own roles, goals, prerogatives and limitations in relation to the industry
- Take responsibility for industry obligations
- Evaluate and monitor own performance
- Apply systematic and effective time management
Learning
- Satisfy the competency requirements for the job
- Maintain current knowledge of tools, devices, instruments, materials, work practices and systems
- Maintain current knowledge of computer systems programs and there relevant applications
- Seek learning opportunities
- Provide technical instruction and learning assistance to assigned apprentices, trainees or other less experienced workers
- Take control and manage own learning
- Adopt a open approach to new ideas and techniques
- Commit to and promote a culture of continuous learning
- Set realistic learning goals for self development
- Monitor and respond to learning process achievements
Technology
- Use workplace technology to document and present information
- Use workplace technology to communicate with clients, co-workers and/or other related personnel
- Use workplace technology related to particular work tasks including tools, equipment, devices, instruments and materials
- Use workplace technology for data analysis/investigation
- Attain and maintain required technical accreditation/authority under the industry standards
- Attain and maintain IT skills relevant to the Electrotechnology industry
- Be willing to learn new IT skills
- Use workplace technology to collate, organise and maintain work documentation and information
- Use computer applications as a management tool