Page 2 of 154 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was produced with the kind assistance of the Australian Government through the Samoa-Australia Partnership for Development, under the TVET Strengthening Programme. A note of appreciation is also extended to the hardworking members of the Trade Sector Advisory Group who provided advice, industry feedback and constructive criticism in their advisory role throughout this project. Trades Sector Advisory Group Members Papalii Grant Percival, Representative, SUNGO (CHAIRMAN) Hobart Vaai, Manager Member Services, National Private Sector Organisation Samoa Tupai Mau Simanu, Registrar, Institute of Professional Engineers Samoa Maria Leota, President, Samoa Refrigeration Engineers Association Papalii Pasi Poloa, President, Samoa Master Builders Association Letiu Tamatoa S Penaia, Chairman, Samoa Plumbers Association Sera Moananu, Training Coordinator, SUNGO Eseta Faafeu-Hope, Dean Faculty of Applied Sciences, National University of Samoa Father Chris Ford, Principal, Don Bosco Technical Centre Rev Uale Misifoa, Principal, Laumua o Punaoa Technical & Creative Centre Sa’u Taupisi Faamau, ACEO Apprenticeship, Employment & Labour Market, MCIL Elsa Fruean, ACEO Asset Management Building, MWTI Elisaia Talouli, ACEO Corporate Services, MNRE Tagaloa Patricia Ah Chong-Fruean, Manager Human Resources, EPC Kolone Tikeri, Human Resources Coordinator, SWA Sepelini Su’a, Secondary Curriculum Officer Design Technology, MESC Ropati Mualia, Principal Officer, HR Planning & Development Services, PSC Tuiavii Alapati Pupi, President, Samoa Motor Trades Association Tea Tepora Wright, ACEO Qualifications Services, SQA Fagalima Tuatagaloa, Principal Qualifications Officer, SQA This document is copyright. 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Reproduction for sale is not allowed without permission from The Chief Executive Officer Samoa Qualifications Authority P O Box L851 TATTE Building Level 2 SOGI, SAMOA Email: [email protected] © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 3 of 154 CONTENTS PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT ...................................................................................................... 6 DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ................................................................................................................ 6 DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 6 SECTOR INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 8 LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAYS ....................................................................................... 10 SAMOA QUALIFICATIONS AND NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS MATRIX........ 11 CODING FOR SAMOA QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................ 11 CODING FOR NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS ................................................... 11 NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS ............................................................................ 12 SAMOA QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 15 Samoa Certificate I Trades Foundation Skills .............................................................................. 15 Samoa Certificate II Refrigeration & Air-conditioning ............................................................... 18 Samoa Certificate III Refrigeration & Air -conditioning ............................................................. 20 Samoa Certificate IV Refrigeration & Air-conditioning .............................................................. 22 NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS .................................................................................... 24 ER18003 Describe motor vehicle safe motoring requirements and general locations of systems and component .............................................................................................................................. 24 ER19001 Disassemble and reassemble a single cylinder or multi-cylinder four stroke engine under supervision .......................................................................................................................... 25 ER19002 Remove and replace road wheels in the motor industry ............................................... 26 MF02005 Apply mathematical processes to workplace projects ............................................... 27 MF09003 Attend to customer enquiries face-to-face and on the telephone ................................. 28 MF09006 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of a personal computer system ............................ 30 MF09015 Demonstrate care and timeliness as an employee ........................................................ 33 MF09016 Complete a work experience placement ..................................................................... 35 MF09017 Participate and communicate in a team or group to complete a routine task ............. 36 MF09018 Complete an incident report ........................................................................................ 37 AB10082 Use hardware and fastenings for a construction trades project .................................... 38 AB10083 Use joints for a construction trades project .................................................................. 40 AB10084 Demonstrate knowledge of construction and manufacturing materials used in construction trades projects .......................................................................................................... 41 ER45010 Draw and explain simple electrical diagrams ............................................................... 43 © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 4 of 154 ER26019 Demonstrate basic engineering workshop skills under close supervision.................... 45 ER26020 Develop a simple product using engineering materials ................................................ 47 ER26021 Demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures in a specific engineering workshop ..... 49 ER26036 Select, use, and care for, engineering hand tools ........................................................ 50 HE22001 Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements ....................... 52 AB18003 Identify and describe hand tools and testing equipment for plumbing ........................ 53 AB18014 Identify and describe trade equipment and power tools used for plumbing ................ 54 ER26046 Demonstrate knowledge of safety on engineering worksites .................................... 54 ER26047 Apply safe working practices on an engineering worksite .......................................... 56 ER52001 Select, use, and care for, engineering hand tools ......................................................... 58 ER52002 Select, use and maintain portable hand held engineering power tools ......................... 58 ER52003 Provide first aid ............................................................................................................ 60 ER52004 Provide resuscitation level 2 ......................................................................................... 60 ER52005 Demonstrate knowledge of ozone depletion and global warming, .............................. 61 and their significance to the RAC industry .................................................................................. 61 ER52006 Demonstrate knowledge of fasteners used in mechanical engineering .............. 63 ER52007 Demonstrate knowledge of refrigeration and air conditioning principles and applications ................................................................................................................................... 64 ER52008 Install and commission commercial refrigeration systems .......................................... 67 ER52009 Apply knowledge of electrical and electronics principles in RAC .............................. 70 ER52010 Maintain and service refrigeration and air conditioning systems ................................. 72 ER52011 Apply design principles to commercial RAC systems installation .............................. 77 ER52012 Assemble commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning system components under supervision .................................................................................................................................... 78 ER52013 Join metals using the torch brazing and soldering processes ....................................... 80 ER52014 Prepare and purge braze piping for refrigeration and air conditioning ........................ 81 ER52015 Dismantle, inspect, assemble and test components under supervision ........................ 83 ER52016 Demonstrate knowledge of split system air conditioning principles and applications 84 ER52017 Install and commission split system air conditioning in a training environment ......... 86 ER52018 Install and commission split system air-conditioning .................................................. 89 ER52020 Demonstrate knowledge of common engineering meta ............................................... 93 ER52021 Demonstrate basic knowledge of engineering materials .............................................. 95 ER52022 Shift loads in engineering installation, maintenance, and fabrication work ................. 96 © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 5 of 154 ER52023 Modify industrial refrigeration systems ....................................................................... 97 ER52024 Maintain commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems ........................... 99 ER52025 Assemble and fabricate commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning system components ................................................................................................................................. 103 ER52026 Service industrial refrigeration systems ..................................................................... 104 ER52027 Service commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems ............................ 106 ER52028 Commission commercial air conditioning systems .................................................... 108 ER52029 Commission industrial refrigeration systems ............................................................. 111 ER52030 Perform maintenance operations on industrial refrigeration systems ........................ 113 ER52031 Demonstrate knowledge of refrigeration principles and applications ........................ 116 ER31030 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of safe welding procedures under supervision ... 119 ER45022 Demonstrate knowledge of magnetism and electricity .............................................. 121 ER45023 Demonstrate knowledge of electrical theory for Electrical Service ........................... 126 ER45024 Demonstrate knowledge of safety, protection, and testing for Electrical Service Technicians ................................................................................................................................. 129 ER45025 Demonstrate knowledge of regulations and codes of practice for Electrical Service Technicians ................................................................................................................................. 132 ER45026 Demonstrate practical skills required for Electrical Service Technicians .................. 134 ANNEX 1:THE SAMOA QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 139 ANNEX 2: SQF LEVEL OUTCOME DESCRIPTORS ................................................................... 140 ANNEX 3: SQF FIELDS AND SUBFIELDS .................................................................................. 144 © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 6 of 154 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT The purpose of this document is provide information on National Competency Standards and associated Samoa Qualifications for training providers who are currently delivering or planning to deliver training to prepare individuals for work in the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Trade. This document contains the National Competency Standards and Samoa Qualifications for recognising and assessing people’s skills within the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Trade, as well as other information that training providers will find useful. All Samoa Qualifications listed in this document have been registered on the Samoa Qualifications Framework. DEVELOPMENT PROCESS The National Competency Standards and Samoa Qualifications contained in this document were developed using the processes outlined in the SQA Guidelines for Development of National Competency Standards, and the SQA Guidelines for Development of National Qualifications. These are: 1. Needs Analysis 2. Drafting 3. Validation 4. Endorsement Sector stakeholders were consulted at every stage of this process to ensure the resulting product reflected essential competencies for workplace performance. A Sector Advisory Group made up of representatives of government, non-government, industry, employer and professional organisations played an advisory role to SQA throughout the development of these National Competency Standards and Samoa Qualifications. DEFINITIONS Samoa Qualifications developed to meet a specific priority national need or interest Qualifications and whose development has involved, and has widespread endorsement by, the appropriate national industry, profession or community related to the qualification outcomes. National National Competency Standards are specifications of competency required to Competency perform job roles within a particular industry or sector. Standard (NCS) Learning outcome These are the building blocks of the NCS. They describe the activities that must be completed in order to perform the function described in the NCS title. © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 7 of 154 Performance The performance standards describe how an assessor could judge whether the Standard learning outcome has been achieved. © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 8 of 154 SECTOR INFORMATION The Refrigeration and Air conditioning occupation is one of the essential occupations within the Construction Industry1 ELECTRICAL SUBSEA CONSTRUCTIO CONSTRUCTIO N N ENGINEERING REFRIGERATION & AIR CARPENTRY CONDITIONING SEWAGE CEMENT/POU SYSTEM RED WALLS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BRICKLAYING QUARRYING PAINTING ROADWORKS WELDING CONSTRUCTIO PLUMBING N OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics select components, assemble, install, test, fault-find, service and repair industrial, commercial and domestic refrigeration and air conditioning systems in homes, shops, factories, office buildings, hospitals, supermarkets and cold stores. 1 http://www.miningoilgasjobs.com.au/construction/construction-sectors.aspx © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 9 of 154 When carrying out installation work, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics may work on large commercial and industrial units that have to be installed part by part, or pre-assembled units that simply require installation. Domestic units may come already assembled or in two sections between which refrigerant piping must be installed. Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics may need to be skilled in pipefitting, welding and electrical wiring. They may have to work extended hours to fix breakdowns and carry out emergency repairs. They may work alone or with associated tradespeople such as electricians, pipe fitters and carpenters. The responsibilities of a Refrigeration & Air Coditioning Mechanic include:  Assembles, installs, maintains and repairs industrial, commercial and domestic airconditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment. Registration or licensing may be required2 2 http://www.nmit.edu.au/careers/refrigeration-and-air-conditioning-mechanic/ © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013 Page 10 of 154 LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAYS ENTRY SAMOA CAREER EQUIREMENT QUALIFICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES Samoa Certificate 1 Work as a Beginner in a R OPEN ENTRY E Trades Foundation Skills trade field C O G N I T I O Samoa Certificate II Work under supervision SAMOA SCHOOL N Refrigeration and Air of a qualified CERTIFICATE(SSC) O Conditioning tradesperson F C U R R E Samoa Certificate III N Work as Assistant to a PSSC/SSLC Refrigeration and Air T qualified tradesperson Conditioning C O M P E T E Samoa Certificate IV Work as a qualified N Refrigeration and Air tradesperson C Conditioning Y © Samoa Qualifications Authority 2013