Advanced Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations
Scope
This qualification provides competencies to design and manage Gas Supply Industry activities and projects
Scope
This qualification provides competencies to design and manage Gas Supply Industry activities and projects
Completion requirements
The requirements for granting this qualification will be met when competency is demonstrated and achieved for:
All the Core competency standard units, defined in the Core Competency Standard Units table below and
A combination of Elective competency standard units to achieve a total weighting of 1700 points in accordance with the Elective Competency Standard Units table below.
Core Competency Standard Units All Core competency standard units to be achieved | Weighting Points | |
Carry out work activities in a utilities industry work environment | 60 | |
Comply with environmental policies and procedures | 20 | |
Establish the work site | 60 | |
First on site emergency response | 40 | |
Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace | 20 | |
Manage a utilities industry OHS management system | 80 | |
Manage gas system environmental compliance | 60 | |
Manage financial resources in Gas Industry facility | 120 | |
Total points in core | 460 |
Elective Competency Standard Units Complete Elective units to achieve a total of weighting of 1700 points from the following groups: | |||
Group | Minimum points | Maximum points | |
A | Imported and Common Elective Units Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 5. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points | 0 | 360 |
B | Qualification Electives | 0 | 640 |
C | Qualification Electives | 260 | 340 |
D | Qualification Electives | 180 | 340 |
E | Qualification Electives | 440 | 540 |
Group A Imported and Common Elective Units Complete units to a maximum weighting of 360 | Weighting Points | |
Manage quality customer service | 40 | |
Support continuous improvement systems and processes | 40 | |
Manage an information or knowledge management system | 50 | |
Build and sustain an innovative work environment | 50 | |
Develop a workplace learning environment | 60 | |
Manage people performance | 70 | |
Manage operational plan | 60 | |
Facilitate continuous improvement | 60 | |
Ensure a Safe Workplace | 60 | |
Manage personal work priorities and professional development | 60 | |
Ensure team effectiveness | 60 | |
Respond to power systems technical enquiries and requests | 60 | |
Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures | 20 | |
Attend to breakdowns in hazardous areas gas atmospheres | 20 | |
Use and maintain the integrity of a portable gas detection device | 20 | |
Report on the integrity of explosion-protected equipment in a hazardous area | 20 | |
Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 6. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points Note: For further information see Application of the NQC Flexibility Formula, Page 10, UEG11 Gas Industry Training Package, Version 1, Volume 1 Qualification Framework | Up to 360 points |
Group B Qualification Electives Complete units to a maximum weighting of 640 | Weighting Points | |
Control gas odourisation | 110 | |
Carry out transmission pipeline construction work activities | 40 | |
Conduct excavations in the gas industry | 40 | |
Construct and lay distribution pipelines | 80 | |
Commission and decommission gas distribution pipelines | 100 | |
Launch and recover PIG in a gas distribution pipeline | 100 | |
Perform routine maintenance on distribution pipeline facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Gas distribution pipeline surveillance | 110 | |
Establish right of way access for transmission pipeline construction | 30 | |
Gas transmission pipeline surveillance | 110 | |
Commission/decommission gas transmission pipelines | 100 | |
Pipeline pigging in gas transmission pipeline | 40 | |
Perform routine maintenance on transmission pipeline facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Supervise the operation of plant and equipment for the construction of transmission pipelines | 60 | |
Maintain cathodic protection systems | 110 | |
Install cathodic protection systems | 110 | |
Monitor and control the transfer of LPG | 100 | |
Process LPG | 100 | |
Perform minor maintenance on gas processing/storage facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Control storage of LPG in terminal | 110 | |
Investigate billing exceptions/conditions | 110 | |
Monitor and operate flow control, measuring and regulating devices for gas pressure control | 110 |
Group C Qualification Electives Complete units to at least 260 points, with a maximum weighting of 340 points | Weighting Points | |
Coordinate repair of pipeline, facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Operate and monitor pipeline control systems | 60 | |
Control field pipeline operations | 60 | |
Supervise technical operations for gas distribution/transmission | 60 | |
Produce maintenance strategies and plans for gas facility | 80 | |
Conduct isolation procedures for permit to work system for gas industry work site | 80 | |
Compile a gas industry technical rep | 20 | |
Coordinate gas distribution pipeline repair and modifications | 110 | |
Coordinate construction, laying and testing of gas distribution pipelines | 110 | |
Supervise and monitor contract staff for work on distribution pipelines | 120 | |
Coordinate gas transmission pipeline repair and modifications | 110 | |
Identify, evaluate and control threats to transmission pipelines | 40 | |
Supervise and monitor contract staff | 60 | |
Site control of third party works in the vicinity of a transmission pipeline | 40 | |
First response to a facility event | 60 | |
Check and report on station conditions | 40 | |
Liaise with third party and the community to maintain pipeline integrity and community safety | 40 | |
Aerial transmission pipeline surveillance | 40 | |
Site control of excavations in the vicinity of a transmission pipeline | 60 | |
Monitor and report on cathodic protection systems | 40 | |
Monitor and operate flow control, pressure, measuring and regulating devices for gas transmission | 100 | |
Custody transfer metering and gas quality analysis | 80 | |
Follow procedures to deal with incidents related to the abuse of drugs and alcohol | 60 | |
Coordinate the operation of relevant plant and equipment for transmission pipeline construction | 80 | |
Coordinate and monitor staff and contractors | 60 | |
Coordinate transmission pipeline construction operations | 60 | |
Operate gas infrastructure to meet nominated demand | 60 | |
Control centre communication with gas industry stakeholders | 60 | |
Monitoring and controlling field activities | 60 | |
Use control centre systems to monitor and control gas infrastructure | 60 | |
Coordinate repair of faults in gas processing/storage facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Control LPG storage/processing operations | 110 | |
Supervise technical operations for liquefied petroleum gas storage and processing | 120 |
Group D Qualification Electives Complete units to at least 180 points, with a maximum weighting of 340 points | Weighting Points | |
Manage emergencies and critical incidents for gas infrastructure | 80 | |
Coordinate and monitor implementation of a risk management plan for a utilities industry facility | 100 | |
Manage gas systems projects | 80 | |
Manage Gas Industry physical resources | 80 |
Group E Qualification Electives Complete units to at least 440 points, with a maximum weighting of 540 points | Weighting Points | |
Plan and implement the data acquisition and metering requirements of a gas system | 120 | |
Select and commission equipment to meet pressure and temperature control specifications | 120 | |
Manage workplace risk in a Gas Industry facility | 60 | |
Prepare safe design specifications of a gas system | 120 | |
Manage a customer service gas business unit | 120 |
Note:
1. Prerequisite pathways shall be identified and met for all elective units selected.
2. In selecting elective units considerations to career planning advice should be given to units that form part of a prerequisite pathway for the progression to achieve particular competencies or qualification at a higher level.
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