Commissioner's Information Bulletin 641

Water Industry - Traineeship

Utilities and Electrotechnology

Date of effect: 14 December 2015

Bulletin Information

In this Commissioner's Information Bulletin (CIB) the following Vocations and relevant traineeship pathways have been added. At the same time remaining Vocational Training Orders have been varied and national qualification codes and names have been updated to align with NWPv1.0 National Water Training Package.

Water Industry - Irrigation
Water Industry - Treatment

Superseded Bulletin

This Commissioner's Information Bulletin supersedes Bulletin 522.

Qualifications, structure and packaging

Transition arrangements

Competency based completion

Industrial arrangements

School based traineeships

This qualification is suitable for delivery in schools, subject to the following elective units not being delivered to school based trainees:

NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations
- RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces
- NWPTRT052 Operate and control hypochlorite disinfection processes
- NWPTRT055 Operate chlorine dioxide processes
- NWPTR012 Operate and control fluoride addition process
- NWPTRT013 Operate and control liquefied chlorine gas disinfection processes

For qualifications available for delivery in schools, click here.

General

For information about the delivery of training for school based traineeships, refer to Training Arrangements.

Career pathways

The school based traineeship will introduce young people to a career in the water industry. The industry is facing a shortage of skilled labour as its workforce ages and employers want the opportunity to recruit and train young people from within their local area and to provide them with an entry level career pathway into the water industry. Higher level training and traineeships are available post-school.

Registered training organisations

For registered training providers which can deliver the apprenticeship qualifications go to training.gov.au.

A list of training organisations which are in contract with the NSW Department of Industry to be paid for the delivery of the training is here.

When developing Training Plans, registered training providers should ensure that the training program satisfies the qualification packaging requirements and at the same time, reflects the nature of the business. Training Plans should be customised so that workplace activities support and align with the qualification units of competency.

Funding arrangements

From 1 January 2015 the NSW Government introduced new fee arrangements for government subsidised vocational education and training (VET). Under Smart and Skilled, all apprenticeship and most traineeship qualifications are subsidised. For a full list of all the qualifications refer to the current NSW Skills List. Information on the types and levels of subsidies can be found in the "Smart and Skilled Fee Administration Policy". Training for existing-worker trainees is not subsidised.

Inspecting Vocational Training Orders

Enquiries

For any enquiries regarding this Commissioner's Information Bulletin, please contact Apprenticeships and Traineeships on (02) 8267 7704. To find a job in an apprenticeship or traineeship search here.

David Collins
The Commissioner for Vocational Training

Job descriptions

Certificate II - trainees will attain general competencies or skills required to assist in a broad range of water industry operations or specialisation in networks, source, irrigation or treatment.

Certificate III - trainees will attain general competencies and skills required to operate, monitor and maintain water industry operations or specialisation in networks, source, irrigation or treatment.

Certificate III - trainees will attain general competencies in irrigation within the water industry operations. Trainees will be skilled to measure, regulate, plan and deliver water from channels, pipelines or streams for irrigation and/or stock and domestic purposes.

Certificate III - trainees will attain general competencies in water industry treatment or specialisation in drinking water or wastewater.

general - trainees will obtain skills to conduct treatment for drinking water, wastewater and recycled water.
drinking water - trainees will obtain skills to monitor, operate and control treatment processes within a drinking water plant.
wastewater - trainees will obtain skills to monitor, operate and control treatment processes within a wastewater treatment plant.

Certificate IV - trainees will attain general competencies in water industry operations or specialisation in networks, source, hydrography, irrigation or trade waste.

general qualification - trainees will attain a broad range of responsibilities and supervisory skills.
networks specialisation - trainees will attain skills required to operate, construct, and maintain water and wastewater networks
source specialisation - trainees will attain skills required to monitor and operate catchment, weirs, locks, dams, rivers, reservoirs, bulk water and groundwater management and implement operational and safety plans.
hydrography specialisation - trainees will attain skills required to measure, collect and analyse hydrometric information and review the accumulated data to develop water management plans for inland water systems including rivers, lakes, stormwater and sewage.
irrigation specialisation - trainees will attain skills required to coordinate and monitor the operation of irrigation systems.
trade waste specialisation - trainees will attain competencies in compliance, licencing and regulations of trade waste management.

Certificate IV - trainees will attain general competencies in water industry treatment or specialisation in drinking water or wastewater.

general qualification - trainees will attain skills for supervisory responsibility and require a broad range of skills within treatment operations.
drinking water and wastewater specialisation - trainees will attain skills required to assess and improve the processes within a drinking water treatment plant.

NOTE: No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to any of the above qualification at the time of publication of the NWPv1 National Water Training Package.

Water Industry - Traineeship

Vocational Training Order

Date of effect	9 December 2011
Updated	14 December 2015
Qualifications	NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Operations NWP40515 Certificate IV in Water Operations
Terms of Traineeships	Full time: NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Operations by direct entry 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Operations where the trainee holds NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP40515 Certificate IV in Water Operations by direct entry 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP40515 Certificate IV in Water Operations where the trainee holds NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Operations 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved Part-time: See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships
School based	NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations The term for a school based traineeship will be calculated in months from the date of commencement to 31 December of the HSC year. During this period the school-based trainee must undertake a minimum of 100 days of on-the-job training. See school based traineeships for elective units not to be undertaken by school based trainees.
Probationary period	2 months

Water Industry - Irrigation

Vocational Training Order

Date of effect	14 December 2015
Qualifications	NWP30415 Certificate III in Water Industry Irrigation
Terms of traineeship	Full time: NWP30415 Certificate III in Water Industry Irrigation by direct entry 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP30415 Certificate III in Water Industry Irrigation where the trainee holds NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved Part-time: See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships
Probationary period	2 months

Water Industry - Treatment

Vocational Training Order

Date of effect	14 December 2015
Qualifications	NWP30315 Certificate III in Water Industry Treatment NWP40615 Certificate IV in Water Industry Treatment
Terms of traineeships	Full time: NWP30315 Certificate III In Water Industry Treatment by direct entry 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP30315 Certificate III in Water Industry Treatment where the trainee holds NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Operations 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP40615 Certificate IV in Water Industry Treatment by direct entry 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved NWP40615 Certificate IV in Water Industry Treatment where the trainee holds NWP30315 Certificate III in Water Industry Treatment 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved Part-time: See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships
Probationary period	2 months

Page last updated: 5 March 2019

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Commissioner's Information Bulletin 641

Water Industry - Traineeship

Utilities and Electrotechnology

Date of effect: 14 December 2015

Bulletin Information

Superseded Bulletin

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Vocational Training Orders (VTOs)

Qualifications, structure and packaging

Transition arrangements

Competency based completion

Industrial arrangements

School based traineeships

Registered training organisations

Funding arrangements

Inspecting Vocational Training Orders

Enquiries

Job descriptions

Water Industry - Traineeship

Vocational Training Order

Water Industry - Irrigation

Vocational Training Order

Water Industry - Treatment

Vocational Training Order

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