About Electrical / Electrician

As an Electrician you will be responsible for the selection, installation, set up, test, fault find, repair and maintenance of electrical wiring systems across a wide variety of environments, which could include residential and commercial premises.

The training

To become a trade certified electrician, you generally complete an apprenticeship which results in a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician. The apprenticeship usually takes 48 months to complete.

The apprenticeship program features on the job training under the supervision of a qualified Electrician and off the job training at a registered training provider such as a WA TAFE college.

Skills you will learn

During the training program to become an Electrician, you will learn practical skills and underpinning knowledge. A training program will be created for you that will include such competencies as how to:

• Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

• Document and apply measures to control WHS risks associated with electrotechnology work

• Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components

• Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment

• Solve problems in multiple path circuits

• Solve problems in single path circuits

• Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications

• Participate in electrical work and competency development activities

• Arrange circuits, control and protection for electrical installations

• Develop and connect electrical control circuits

• Evaluate and modify low voltage heating equipment and controls

• Evaluate and modify low voltage lighting circuits, equipment and controls

• Evaluate and modify low voltage socket outlets circuits

• Install low voltage wiring, appliances, switchgear and associated accessories

• Isolate, test and troubleshoot low voltage electrical circuits

• Select wiring systems and select cables for low voltage electrical installations

• Solve problems in direct current machines

• Solve problems in low voltage AC circuits

• Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices

• Terminate cables, cords and accessories for low voltage circuits

• Test and connect alternating current (AC.) rotating machines

• Test and connect transformers

• Design, install and verify compliance and functionality of general electrical installations

• Identify, shut down and restart systems with alternate supplies

• Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector

• Perform rescue from a live LV panel

• Use engineering applications software on personal computers

• Develop enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable controllers

• Solve basic problems in photovoltaic energy apparatus and systems

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Career Pathway Examples for Electrical

Please note that programs can vary to some degree and this list is an example only.