Edition 80, July 2010

Australian Electricity Supply Industry Skills Passport

The Australian Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Skills Passport is an individual's record of skills, authorisations, inductions and refresher training. Essential passport information is also duplicated on a national database.

The Passport may be issued as a paper-based booklet or data-access card bearing a unique passport number

The purpose of the passport is to enable workers to work with different network operators, including in different states and territories. However, local inductions, training and authorisations for each utility are still required.

The Passport is the result of a project commenced by Energy Networks Australia (ENA) in 2008 to establish new skills set within the Transmission, Distribution and Rail sector training package. 

These objectives led ENA member companies in 2008 to commence the development of a national skills passport and common refresher training.

This project is well underway and, with the assistance of EE-Oz and the CEPU, has resulted in a new skills set within the Transmission, Distribution and Rail sector training package. This set of standards now means that when launched and supported by a national Passport, there will be common refresher training competencies for the (ESI) workforce.

The standards are supported by additional material such as learning and assessment plans (LAPs). LAPs are used to define the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills required for the competency standard to be achieved and the minimum assessment requirements. They also provide a list of resources suitable in the delivery of the material.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the peak national body representing gas and electricity distribution businesses throughout Australia

For more information visit the ENA website, or download the Skills passport brochure [PDF 1.8 MB]

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