Certificate IV in Electronics and Communications

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About this course: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.3em"> </p> <h3>Are you ready for an electronics career helping others get the message?</h3> <p>When you complete the Certificate IV in Electronics and Communications you'll be well on your way to a career as an <strong>electronic technician</strong>.</p> <p>You will gain the practical skills and knowledge to assemble, test, maintain, and troubleshoot a range of electronic components and devices. You will develop your skills to fault-find power supplies, amplifiers, communications systems, digital and microcontroller systems. You will write and test programs to control external devices, and utilise workplace health and safety and sustainability practices.</p> <p>This is a <strong>WA priority skills</strong> course so <strong>lower tuition fees</strong> apply and employment prospects are higher.</p> <p><strong>Dual qualification:</strong> at the Thornlie and Rockingham campuses a second qualification in A132 UEE40111 Certificate IV in Computer Systems may be readily achieved as many units are common to both qualifications. Ask about this exciting option.</p> <p>SM TAFE actively promotes the employment availability of course graduates to key industry partners and organisations. We also seek expressions of interest from organisations for the placement of our students into work experience. We endeavour to assist students into a career pathway, but please be aware that neither employment nor work experience placement is guaranteed by us.</p> </div></div></div>

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Entrance requirements: <table class="entrance_requirement"> <tbody> <tr> <th class="col1">School Leaver</th> <th class="col2">Non-School Leaver</th> <th class="col3">AQF</th> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td>C Grades in Year 11 WACE General English, and OLNA; or NAPLAN 9 Band 8</td> <td>C Grades in Year 11 English and Maths or equivalent</td> <td>Certificate II or Certificate III</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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Units <p></p><b>Core Units</b> <table class="overview" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th scope="col">Unit Title</th> <th scope="col">National ID</th> <th scope="col">Unit of Study</th> </tr><tr><td>Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace</td><td>UEENEEE101A</td><td>S7307</td></tr> <tr><td>Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report</td><td>UEENEEE124A</td><td>WC429</td></tr> <tr><td>Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work</td><td>UEENEEE137A</td><td>S7314</td></tr> <tr><td>Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components</td><td>UEENEEE102A</td><td>S7308</td></tr> <tr><td>Fault find and repair complex power supplies</td><td>UEENEEH138A</td><td>WC566</td></tr> <tr><td>Implement and monitor energy sector environmental and sustainable policies and procedures</td><td>UEENEEK145A</td><td>WC714</td></tr> <tr><td>Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures</td><td>UEENEEE117A</td><td>WC423</td></tr> <tr><td>Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan</td><td>UEENEEE038B</td><td>W7839</td></tr> <tr><td>Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components</td><td>UEENEEH102A</td><td>WC532</td></tr> <tr><td>Solve fundamental electronic communications system problems</td><td>UEENEEH146A</td><td>WC572</td></tr> <tr><td>Solve problems in d.c. circuits</td><td>UEENEEE104A</td><td>S7309</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot amplifiers in an electronic apparatus</td><td>UEENEEH113A</td><td>WC543</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot basic amplifier circuits</td><td>UEENEEH139A</td><td>WC567</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot digital sub-systems</td><td>UEENEEH112A</td><td>WC542</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot resonance circuits in an electronic apparatus</td><td>UEENEEH114A</td><td>WC544</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot single phase input d.c. power supplies</td><td>UEENEEH111A</td><td>WC541</td></tr> </table><b>Group A Elective Units</b> <table class="overview" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th scope="col">Unit Title</th> <th scope="col">National ID</th> <th scope="col">Unit of Study</th> </tr><tr><td>Use computer applications relevant to a workplace</td><td>UEENEED101A</td><td>WC385</td></tr> </table><b>Group B Elective Units</b> <table class="overview" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th scope="col">Unit Title</th> <th scope="col">National ID</th> <th scope="col">Unit of Study</th> </tr><tr><td>Assemble, set-up and test computing devices</td><td>UEENEED102A</td><td>WC386</td></tr> <tr><td>Develop software solutions for microcontroller based systems</td><td>UEENEEH115A</td><td>WC545</td></tr> <tr><td>Develop web pages for engineering applications</td><td>UEENEED129A</td><td>WC404</td></tr> <tr><td>Select and arrange equipment for wireless communication networks</td><td>UEENEEF108A</td><td>WC464</td></tr> <tr><td>Select electronic components for assembly</td><td>UEENEEA102A</td><td>WC375</td></tr> <tr><td>Troubleshoot microcontroller based hardware systems</td><td>UEENEEH166A</td><td>WC592</td></tr> <tr><td>Use engineering applications software on personal computers</td><td>UEENEED104A</td><td>WC388</td></tr> </table><b>Group C Elective Units</b> <table class="overview" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th scope="col">Unit Title</th> <th scope="col">National ID</th> <th scope="col">Unit of Study</th> </tr><tr><td>Develop and implement energy sector maintenance programs</td><td>UEENEEE110A</td><td>WC421</td></tr> <tr><td>Develop structured programs to control external devices</td><td>UEENEEI155A</td><td>WC671</td></tr> <tr><td>Estimate electrotechnology projects</td><td>UEENEEC005B</td><td>W7735</td></tr> <tr><td>Evaluate and modify object oriented code programs</td><td>UEENEED103A</td><td>WC387</td></tr> <tr><td>Supervise and coordinate energy sector work activities</td><td>UEENEEE114A</td><td>WC422</td></tr> </table>

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