ELEC301 – Electrical Work Practices
Module code
ELEC301
Module title
Electrical Work Practices
Prescription
To provide students with essential knowledge of standards of safety and professional work practices within the electrical industry.
Programmes
- TC1702
NZQA Level
Level 3
NZQA Credits
14
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 140
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge of health and safety in electrical workplaces.
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation governing health and safety, and employment rights and responsibilities in electrical workplaces.
Apply knowledge of safe plant isolation and associated electrical testing procedures.
Achieve and maintain a basic first aid and CPR certificate. - Content
- -First Aid and CPR in the work place
-Electrical Health and Safety practices and procedures
-Employment rights
-Literacy and Numeracy
-Communication skills - with stakeholders, managers, clients, peers
-Hazard identification
-Introduction to legislation, standards, and codes of practice governing electrical workers
-Introduction to testing
-Professional work practices and standards
-Regulations for supervision and apprentices
-Self-development, ethics and professionalism
-Safe use of hand tools and machine tools - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- The primary method of delivering the learning material is Project-based Learning. The teaching and learning material may incorporate workshop activities, laboratory tasks, lectures, online research, training videos, tutor directed learning, student managed learning, individual and group work.
Assessments will be a mix of formal and informal, conducted in group and individual settings. Observational assessments will also be used where appropriate.
Regular feedback to students will be provided including assessment results.
Over the course of a series of projects, it is anticipated that students will develop the skills and knowledge to meet or exceed the learning outcomes. These projects will provide the students with the opportunity to progressively develop their confidence and proficiency. - Assessment Criteria
- Portfolio of evidence100
Assessment in this module is mixed mode. The portfolio is comprised of multiple components. To pass this module, the student must complete and submit all components and gain a mark of at least 50 for each achievement-based component within the portfolio. Students must also meet all of the requirements of the competency-based tasks to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks achieved in the achievement-based tasks.
