Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for restricted electrical worker’s licence (REL) holders

Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has introduced Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for REL holders. From July 2022, as a REL you must complete a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course within the 2 years before renewing your licence. But you don’t have to sweat it, as you can do your CPD course for free at the new state-of-the-art Centre for U training facility.

As an approved ESV training provider, CPD courses at Centre for U are FREE to ETU members and all licence holders.

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Locations:

• North Melbourne – The Centre for U, Ground Floor, 200 Arden St, North Melbourne
• Cranbourne – 27 O’Tooles Road, Cranbourne (Casey Comets)
• Geelong – 67 Gheringhap Street, Geelong
• Morwell – 42 Buckley Street, Morwell

Duration:

Class 2 (Disconnect/Reconnect only):

The course duration is 6 hours, broken down as follows:

Remote learning – 30 minutes (inclusive of pre-class questionnaire).

Topic 1 – Your Responsibilities

• Watch 3 videos
• Complete 3 x mandatory multi choice quizzes

In-class – 5.5 hours

• Topic 1 – Your Responsibilities
• Topic 2 – Major Changes to Acts, Regulations and Standards
• Topic 3 – Safe Isolation (practical activity)

Class 1 (Disconnect/Reconnect and Fault Finding):

The course duration is 8 hours, broken down as follows:

Remote learning – 30 minutes (inclusive of pre-class questionnaire).

Topic 1 – Your Responsibilities

• Watch 3 videos
• Complete 3 x mandatory multi choice quizzes

In-class – 5.5 hours

• Topic 1 – Your Responsibilities
• Topic 2 – Major Changes to Acts, Regulations and Standards
• Topic 3 – Safe Isolation (practical activity)
• Topic 4 – Safe Practices for Fault Finding (practical activity)

7.30am start time, with 12.00pm lunch (provided) *Shepparton and Wangaratta 8:00am to 4:00pm 

What to bring

• Bring your own device (eg. laptop or tablet) or class one will be available
• For practical activity, you must wear:
  • Long sleeve top
  • Enclosed footwear
  • Safety eye wear
• Recommended that you wear:
  • Long pants
  • Electrical gloves
• You are encouraged to bring
  • volt/multimeter
  • digital/analogue IR&C tester
  • LOTO kit

Course Description

This course is designed as a ‘refresher’ of skills and knowledge for holders of a Restricted Electrical Workers Licence (REL) working in industrial, commercial, and residential sites.

The course will support restricted licence holders to keep up to date with safety, regulatory, technical and other changes relevant to the trade.

The course covers responsibilities of the licensed person and includes regulatory requirements, CoES obligations and apprentice supervision. Major changes in SWMS and OH&S are addressed, as well as “Don’t work live” regulations. Safe isolation is covered in detail with a practical task to be performed involving correct equipment usage. A practical task on safe practices for fault finding is also to be performed by Class 1 licence holders only.

Training Provider

The Centre for U – RTO 22719

Further Resources

Download out Student Handbook

Satisfactory completion

To demonstrate your understanding of the course, a range of methods will be used including the following:

• Direct observation/practical demonstration/skills check
• Oral questioning
• Quiz / knowledge checks
• Teacher-led discussion
• Peer to peer discussions

There is no formal assessment for this course, satisfactory completion of all tasks is required.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), does not apply to CPD courses.

Course Outcomes

After satisfactorily completing all the tasks required in the CPD course, your CPD course completion status will be forwarded to Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) for your licence renewal.

As an approved ESV training provider, CPD training at Centre for U is free to all ETU members and all licence holders. Must hold a valid Victorian electrical licence that is due to be renewed from 1 July 2023

You need to bring your Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) – REL licence, with an expiry date that indicates your licence is due for renewal within 2 years, and a photo ID.

At the commencement of the course, you will need to present the following on the day for sighting:

• REL Licence, clearly indicating expiry date, or your ESV CPD Letter notifying of course requirements
• Drivers licence, passport or other forms of photo ID

For further information go to the ESV CPD website here.

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