Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Prospective students wanting to apply for part-time
places should contact the School of Engineering and
Industrial Science (9214 8916) for an Engineering and
Industrial Science part-time application form.
Advanced Certificate courses
~~OOECW Advanced Certificate in
Industrial Electronics
Course aims
The aim of this course is to provide vocational training
for persons seeking a career in the electrical and allied
industries and to provide the required studies to enable
participants to articulate into and from other courses.
Career potential
Graduates from this course gain employment in many
fields of manufacturing and service industries. In particular
this course trains persons to work at a para-professional
level as skilled technicians capable of performing a range of
complex functions without direct supervision.
Entry requirements
Completion of VCE level 1 & 2, or equivalent studies with
X passes in mathematics, English, physics or science. Matureage
applicants will be assessed on an individual basis.
O- Persons who have completed an electrical/electronic trade
S may enter the course with advanced standing.
Course availability and duration
This course is a two year full-time program or equivalent
part-time. The nominal hours for the award of the Advanced
1.
Certificate in Industrial Electronics is 1200 hours.
a
o Part-time study is offered on a full day, half-day or evening
2
Q basis.
Course structure
Subject code
Hrs/sem
Compulsory core subjects
CBE-1 Electrical Fundamentals 90
CBE-2 Analogue Fundamentals 72
CBE-3 Analogue Applications 72
CBE-4 Digital Electronics 90
CBE5.1 Electronic Assembly Techniques 36
CBE5.2 Wiring and Soldering Techniques 36
TE701 Electronics Software Tools 72
TE730 Electrical Industrial Control 1A 72
TE735 Electrical and Electronics Drafting Principles 72
Compulsory core subject
(Non-Electrical/Electronics Trade students)
TE729 Electrical Circuits and Components 36
TE734 Static and Rotating Electrical Machines 72
Elective subjects (minimum 288 hours)
TE145 Mathematics 1E 72
TE663 Programmable Logic Controllers 1 36
TE664 Programmable Logic Controllers 2 36
TE700 Microprocessor Systems 72
TE705 Microprocessor Interfacing 72
TE711 Microprocessor Control 72
TE731 Systems and Applications Software 72
TE732 Single User DOS 76
TE733 Electrical Industrial Control 1B 72
TH133 Communication Skills 1 54
Total hours dependent upon course program chosen.
Application procedure
Prospective students should contact the School of
Engineering and Industrial Science on 9214 8916.
Certificate Ill courses
2306~EC Certificate 111 in Electrical
(Electrician)
Course aims
The course aims to provide students with the necessary
theoretical knowledge and practical skills to enable them to
obtain an Electrical Mechanics Licence.
Course description
The course provides the necessary training to prepare
an apprentice to pass electrical trade theory and practice
for issue of the unrestricted licence class 'A' or
restricted licence class 'B'.
Note: Prerequisite: student must be employed as an
apprentice. (Contract of Training)
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Only appropriately licensed persons may cawy out electrical
wiring WO&
Career potential
A student who completes the course successfully and
then attains an 'A' Class unrestricted licence 1s qualified to
engage in any electrical installation work throughout
Australia.
Further studies pathways
Exemptions may be granted for stage one of the
Advanced Certificate and Modules CBE1.l, CBE1.2,
CBE1.3 and CBE-5 of the Certificate of Basic Electronics.
Entrv , reauirements .
Students must be currently engaged in employment
within the electrical trade and have a Contract of Training
with an employer.
Course availability and duration
The course is conducted on a part-time basis over three
years. Students attend for one eight-hour day per week,
forty weeks per year. Courses normally commence and run
through each calendar year. If sufficient demands exist,
courses may also commence mid-year.
Course structure
Students must complete the equivalent of twenty-four forty
hour modules. Upon completion of the modules, students
must undertake and pass the licensing examinations in
order to be issued with an Electrical Mechanics Licence.