
Certificate 3 in Automotive Electrical Technology is designed to deliver candidates with identified aptitudes and the ability to achieve career results as an electrical or electrical technician. You can be a competent automotive electrician with this course.
As per the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, automotive electrical talents are in need, with managers discovering it challenging to fill the emptiness for trained automotive electricians. Victoria and Queensland have a considerable percentage of employees in this field, with a steady future increase expected over the coming five years.
Candidates will understand how to interpret, service, and repair automotive electrical systems and parts, including ignition, instruments, lighting, wiring, and warning systems. They will also use details of petrol and diesel engine procedures.
A$15,000 to A$22,000. The fee range can change from time to time.
45-55 weeks Full time
February and July. Some colleges will offer April and October intakes as well.
The skills and understanding of the automotive electric technology course help you to find employment as following:
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to follow environmental and sustainability best practices, involving agreeing with authorised work area processes and environmental regulations as well as following sustainability practices that may decrease the environmental of work practices and outputs.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to recognise and follow safety and emergency processes in a mechanical work area. It includes safety processes to be followed when using work area hand tools and hand-held power tools, fixed equipment, and as well as chemicals, and when running vehicles and machinery. It involves the individual’s responsibility for safety and emergency response in the event of an accident or a bigger incident.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to choose, use and maintain electrical assessment equipment used in a mechanical work area for the purpose of recognising, assessing and rectifying electrical and electronic defects in vehicles or machinery.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to solder electrical parts, electrical circuits, and system wiring. It includes preparing for the work, preparing parts, circuits and wiring for soldering, conducting soldering, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to add knowledge of electronic principles during the assessing and repairs of basic electrical circuits in vehicles, vessels, and machinery.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install vehicle, vessel or machinery LV DC lighting and wiring systems that are not an integral component of vehicle or machinery controller area network data bus topography. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing the operation of lighting and wiring systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to assess an existing wiring harness and loom, remove fabricate and fit the new wiring harness and as well as the loom, and then assessing its operation. It includes preparing for the work, achieving the work, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install and assess ancillary electronic systems and parts in vehicles or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing the operation of these systems and parts, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. These electronic systems and parts may need programming following installation to enable them to communicate with the vehicle or machinery controller area network data bus topography.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search, assess, and repair basic electronic circuits in vehicle and machinery electrical systems. It includes preparing for the work, searching, and assessing the circuit, repairing the circuit, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the spark ignition engine over vehement systems of vehicles, vessels, or machinery. This unit includes preparing for the work, choosing the correct diagnostic process, conducting the assessment and repair, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the compression ignition engine over vehement system of vehicles, vessels or machinery. This unit includes preparing for the work, choosing the correct diagnostic process, conducting the assessment and the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to choose, charge, replace, retest, and secure a range of mechanical batteries, involving vehicle or machinery jump-starting processes. It includes preparing for the work, searching vehicle o machinery jump-starting processes. It includes preparing for the work, searching, and assessing the battery to confirm serviceability, charging, jump-starting, removing, replacing and as well as undertaking the final retesting of the batteries, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair instruments and warning systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair charging systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving, post-repair assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair starting systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessing, and finishing work are procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the ignition systems of vehicles, vessels, or machinery. This unit includes preparing for the work, choosing the correct assessment processes, conducting the assessment and the repairs, achieving post-repair assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair mechanical electronic systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to add knowledge of petrol and diesel engine parts and systems, as well as of the principles of engine operation, during the assessing and repairs of basic electrical circuits in vehicles, vessels and as well as machinery.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair electrical body over vehement systems. These kinds of systems can involve CAN-bus and LIN-bus networked circuits in the vehicle or machinery’s embedded network electrical control systems and are essential to controlling vehicle, vessel, or machinery body control functions, involving passenger convenience, comfort, navigation and as well as infotainment systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to advance and conduct a testing diagnostic strategy on vehicles, vessels, or machinery. It includes determining the existence of a defect, recognising the needed diagnostic information, advancing an assessment strategy, adding the assessment strategy, and reporting solutions.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search and service engines. It includes preparing for the work, searching the engines, reporting the search findings, servicing, and adjusting the engine, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. This kind of servicing undertaken will vary based on the work context.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to communicate in a mechanical work area. It includes communicating efficiently by conveying and receiving information using verbal as well as non-verbal techniques and correct mechanical technical terminology.
This unit describes the achievement outcomes needed to assist co-workers with service and repair work by interpreting and providing technical assistance that facilitates on-the-job learning.
This unit describes the achievement outcomes needed to prepare an estimate and quotation to repair the mechanical or electrical systems of vehicles or machinery. It involves preparing an initial estimate of costs, then preparing a detailed quotation for the required work, and presenting the quotation to customer.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair electrical braking systems. These systems are non-coms-bus circuits and involve electronic braking systems in light vehicles as well as machinery fitted with electronic trailer braking controllers or trailers fitted with electronic brakes. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessment, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair electrically controlled steering systems. These kinds of systems involve CAN-bus and LIN-bus networked circuits in the current embedded network electric control system of a vehicle or machinery. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessment, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to depower and reinitialise HEVs and PHEVs. It includes making sure that the vehicle HV RESS is isolated before starting any service or repair work. It includes calibrating vehicle systems that may need resetting once the energy story system has reinitialised. Importance is placed upon this unit on adding RESS and SELV electrical safety processes.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess, remove, and replace HV RESS in heavy electronic vehicles. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the removal and replacements and post-replacement assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to depower and reinitialise BEVs. It includes ensuring the HV RESS is isolated before commencing any service or repairs. It also includes calibrating vehicle systems that may need resetting once the energy storage system has reinitialised. Importance is placed upon the unit on adding RESS and SELV electrical safety processes.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search and maintain BEVs. It includes working with mechanical electrical parts, maintaining RESS, and achieving basic tests on electronic drive motors. Importance is placed upon the unit on adding both HV RESS and SELV electronic safety processes.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install and assess mechanical security systems and parts in vehicles or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing system and part operation, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. These security systems and parts will not need programming following installation as they do not communicate with the vehicle or machinery controller area CAN-bus or LIN-bus topography.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to remove and replace electronic units and assemblies. Electronic units and assemblies involve headlights, taillights, as well as vehicle and machinery control modules that do not need programming processes on replacement. These electronic unit and assemblies are not connected to vehicle controller area network CAN-bus topography.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install and assess basic ancillary electronic systems and parts in vehicles or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing the operation of these systems and parts, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. These electronic systems and parts will not need programming following installation as they do not communicate with the vehicle or machinery controller area CAN-bus or LIN-bus topography.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to search, assess and service vehicle, vessel and machinery charging systems. It includes preparing for the work, searching charging systems, servicing the systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation, involving any associated recommendations for further action.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to search, assess and service vehicle, vessel and machinery starting systems. It includes preparing for the work, searching starting systems, servicing the systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation, involving any associated recommendations for further action.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to return charging system alternators to original manufacturer tolerances and clearances. It includes preparing for the work, dismantling, and assessing the transmissions, conducting the overhaul procedures, reassembling, and assessing the transmission, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to return starting system motors to original manufacturer tolerances as well as clearances. It includes preparing for the work, dismantling, and assessing the transmissions, conducting the overhaul procedures, reassembling and assessing the transmission, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to search, service and repair the alternating current electric motor drive systems in vehicles, vessels, or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, searching AC electrical motor drive systems, repairing the systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation, involving associated recommendations for further action.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to remove, replace and program electronic and electrical unit and assemblies integral to vehicle and machinery controller area network CAN-bus. Electronic and electrical unit and assemblies involve powertrain control modules, engine and body control modules, and other electrical control modules that might need manufacturer programming processes.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to remove, refit and assess the operation of electronic parts following body repair activities. Electronic parts involve headlights taillights, mirrors, antennas, sensors, actuators, vehicle, vessel and finally or machinery control modules. These parts are not an integral component of vehicle CAN-bus typography and don’t need programming processes following fitting activities.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to search, service and repair DC electric motor drive systems in vehicles, vessels or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, searching DC electric motor drive systems, repairing the systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation, involving associated recommendations for further action.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search and service vehicles, vessels, and machinery batteries. It includes preparing for the work, searching battery systems, servicing the systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation, involving any associated recommendations for further action.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to read and add technical information in the wiring blueprints and drawing of vehicles, vessels and machinery when assessing and defect-finding electrical wiring systems. It includes preparing for the work, reading.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair network electronic control systems. These kinds of systems involve CAN-bus and LIN-bus networked circuits needed to control engine powertrain, vehicle dynamic control functions and body control functions. They involve vehicle infotainment and climate control systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess, repair, and replace electrical over vehement, monitoring and tracking systems fitted to heavy vehicles or machinery. It includes preparing for the work, searching the systems and circuits, servicing, repairing as well as replacing, and assessing the systems and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair vehicle dynamic control systems. These systems involve the functions of a vehicle EBCM such as anti-lock braking, brake assist, descent control, electronical brake force distribution, electrical park brake, hill starting assists, stability control, traction control, and as well as active role over protection. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects, in the engine and transmissions over vehement systems of vehicles and machinery. These types of systems communicate on the CAN-bus networked controlled circuits and are an integral component of an engine and transmissions over vehement systems. This unit includes preparing for the work, choosing the most accurate assessments process, conducting the assessments as well as the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to add knowledge and key features of ADAS when undertaking a pre-repairs scan of a vehicle. It includes recognising ADAS parts, undertaking a assessment scan of the ADAS currently present to recognise the damages for repairs, and assessing their own knowledge of ADAS, escalating work to external repairers. The unit does not includes undertaking direct repairs to the ADAS or the clearing of any assessment trouble codes involving these kinds of systems, which are to be undertaken by established repairers with the needed equipment and builder specifications.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair electrically controlled suspension systems. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessment and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install mechanical air conditioning systems in vehicles and machinery for driver as well as passenger convenience and comfort. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing the operations of mechanical air conditioning systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to overhaul and return air conditioning and HVAC systems compressors to original builder tolerances and clearances. It includes preparing for the work, dismantling and assessing the compressor, conducting the overhaul procedures, reassembling and assessing the compressor, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to recover vehicle air conditioner refrigerants in designated recovery cylinders for disposal according to safety and environmental processes while carefully observing critical precautions, given the fact that refrigerant can be flammable.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to service air conditioning systems, involving HVAC systems, fitted to a vast range of vehicles and machinery. It includes preparing for the work, conducting achievement assessments and correct servicing processes, achieving post-service assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the air conditioning systems, involving HVAC systems, fitted to a vast range of vehicles and machinery for passenger convenience and comfort. These systems used vary based on the work context. It includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to retrofit mechanical air conditioning systems involving HVAC systems, fitted to a vast range of vehicles and machinery. It includes preparing for the work, choosing the correct de-gas process, conducting the retrofit and associated modifications, achieving post-retrofit assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. Air conditioning systems may involve a mixture of both natural and flammable synthetic refrigerants that are hard to correctly recognise and safely recover. To minimise the possibility of ignition, the processes and equipment used when recovering refrigerants must be those needed for flammable refrigerants.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the emission control systems of heavy vehicles. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the hydraulic braking systems of light vehicles. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit includes the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repairs light vehicle steering systems. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defect, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair light vehicle suspension systems. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to remove and install engine assemblies fitted to light vehicles. It includes preparing for the work, removing, and installing the engines assembly, achieving post-installation assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the spark ignition engines as well as compression ignition engines of light vehicles. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the automotive fuel injection systems of light vehicles. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and service electronic outdoor power equipment according to the builder specifications. This unit includes preparing for the work, assessing and servicing the equipment, achieving post-service assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to install LV marine electronical systems and parts, such as dash instrumentation, switch and fuse panels, bilge pumps, lighting, GPS, depth sounders, fish finders, communication equipment and finally radars. It includes preparing for the work, installing, and assessing the operation of the electronical systems and parts, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to conduct a vehicle safety search, compare findings with builder specifications, and report those findings. It includes preparing for the work, conducting a vehicle safety search, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to conduct servicing operations. It includes preparing for the work, recognising lubricant needs, servicing, and adjusting vehicles and machinery, reporting the inspection discoveries, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to choose, and use bearings, seals, gaskets, sealants as well as adhesives in the mechanical vehicle industry. It includes preparing for the work, choosing and using sealants and adhesives, preparing and installing bearings, seals and gaskets, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess defects in a complicated vehicle, vessels, or machinery systems to confirm the repairs needed to restore system achievement. It includes determining the existence of a complicated system defect, advancing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, reporting solutions and making repairs recommendations. A complicated integrates two or more mechanical systems, or incorporates three or more automotive, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, or electrical sub-systems. Examples involve electrically control mechanic transmissions, anti-lock braking systems, and engine over vehement systems integrating ignition, fuel as well as transmission control systems.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search and service braking systems according to builder specifications. It includes preparing for the work, searching the system, reporting the inspection discoveries, servicing, and adjusting the system, and finishing work area procedures and documentation. The servicing given will vary based on the work context.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the cooling systems of vehicles. These systems used vary based on the work context. It includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search and service vehicle petrol fuel systems. It includes preparing for the work, searching the fuel system for leaks, searching the air filter, reporting the inspection findings, servicing, and adjusting the petrol fuel systems, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to choose, use, maintain as well as store tools and equipment in a mechanical work area.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to conduct soft soldering of vehicle parts. It includes preparing for the work, conducting soft soldering processes, achieving post-repair testing, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess and repair defects in the exhaust systems of vehicles. These systems used vary based on the work context. This unit includes preparing for the work, sourcing a testing diagnostic strategy, assessing the cause of the defects, conducting the repairs, achieving post-repair assessments, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to remove and replace vehicle SRS units and assemblies. It includes preparing for the work, choosing, and using specialist tools and equipment to deactivate, remove and replace SRS parts, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to search damaged vehicle systems and recommend repairs options. This unit includes preparing for the work, searching vehicle system damages, confirming the extent of damage by measuring and recommending repair options consistent with OEM or established agency repair instructions. It also includes finishing work area procedures and other documentation, involving a final inspection report.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to safely remove and replace interior trim in a mechanical or marine application. It includes preparing for the work, choosing and using tools and equipment, removing and replacing interior parts, carrying out a final inspection of work, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the achievement outcomes needed to conduct oxyacetylene brazing. It includes preparing for the work, choosing, setting up and operating an oxyacetylene welding plant, setting gas pressures, recognising and adjusting needed flam appropriate to brazing needs, choosing and using suitable PPE, achieving oxyacetylene brazing to undertaken specifications, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
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The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to prepare and weld parts using the MMAW procedure. It includes preparing for the work, setting up and operating MMAW equipment, achieving welding to needed standards and specifications, searching weld quality, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to conduct developed GMAW to replace structural and non-structural vehicle body sections during vehicle body repair tasks, It includes preparing for the work, choosing and using GMAW equipment, operating GMAW, choosing and using suitable PPE, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to conduct welding operations using TIG welding. It includes preparing for the work, choosing and using TIG welding equipment, setting gas flow pressures and welder settings, choosing and using suitable PPE, achieving welding to undertaken specifications, searching and assessing weld quality, and finishing work area procedures and documentation.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to recognise and implement ways of promoting innovation inside team environments in the work area.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assist with implementing and monitoring and organisation’s WHS policies, processes and programs as part of a small work group.
The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to carry out individual and small team tasks skill instruction using existing support materials and demonstration of work skills as a training strategy; and test the success of training and one’s own training achievements. It focuses on the training being driven by the work procedures and documentation.
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