LITHGOW RAILWAY WORKSHOP

On-the-Job
Competency Assessment Tool
For
Advancement of Junior Electrician to Senior
Electrician to obtain Rollingstock Maintainer
(Locomotives) Certification

Participant: _______________________________________

Document Status
Title On the Job Competency Assessment Tool
Issued Version Version 1
Date Approved
Review Date
Document Owner
Authorised by

Document Review History

Version Date Author/s Change description
1

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Introduction
This Assessment tool is to enable a Junior Electrician to advance to the position of Senior Electrician.

Evidence of Skills and Knowledge

Before a task or skill is signed off by the nominated person, the participant must have demonstrated
that they can complete the listed task correctly, independently, and safely in all respects, conforming
to the industry or company standards and procedures and that the tasks are applicable to the work
undertaken by the company’s employees.

The participant must have demonstrated the ability to complete those tasks in a timely manner to an
appropriate and acceptable level of quality.

It is anticipated that a competent person in the company will supervise these assessments,
demonstrate the on-the-job skills to the participant where necessary, and collect evidence to
validate the participant’s skills and knowledge. A sign-off sheet is provided below to formalize the
assessment.

A suitably qualified Certificate IV trainer/assessor nominated by Lithgow Railway Workshop will

validate the sign-off and initiate the issue of the competence certificate. Validation may include
further interviews or assessments with the Learner.

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Persons nominated to manage on-the-job training.

The Lithgow Railway representatives who will be supervising, assessing, and certifying satisfactory
completion of the on-the-job training are nominated below:

1. Person nominated to supervise the on-the-job training:

_____________________________________________________________

2. Person nominated to assess competence: (may be the same person as at 1)

_____________________________________________________________

3. Person nominated to certify competence on behalf of:

____________________________________________________________

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Competency Checklist
The participant demonstrates the ability to complete the listed tasks. Assessor to initial the
‘Competent’ column.

NOTE: If the assessor is aware that the participant has existing skills and prior knowledge to a
satisfactory level, no further assessment is required and the ‘Competent’ column can be signed off
without further assessment for that element.

Task skills/knowledge elements Competent

Ability to download and analyses the data for various types of locomotive
control systems, speedo, and event data systems.
Locomotive safety air brake tests
Troubleshoot and rectify faults in electrical/electronic types of VCD system
Fault find and rectify the internal and external lighting system of the locomotive
Fault finding and rectifying of computer-based excitation and propulsion
control system (QES)
Fault finding and rectifying of 3 field excitation control system
Fault finding and rectifying of battery, auxiliary power generation, and various
types of power supplies
Fault finding and rectification of various electrical machines (motors and
generators)
Fault finding and rectification of all electrical or pneumatic relay, contactors and
magnet valves.
Replace Hasler speedo taps
Fault finding and rectification of electrical/electronics home appliances (i.e
fridge or washing machine etc,)
Fault finding and rectification of electrical plant equipment’s (i.e. Grinder
machine, heaters lath machine etc.)
Fault finding and rectification about workshop electrical supplies and
applications
Fault finding and rectification of Radio system (only unit replacement)
Ability to do the modification and install new system / feature in the locomotive
as per customer demand.

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_____________________________ has demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence in all
aspects of the listed tasks/skills/knowledge.

Assessor: ________________________________ (signature required)

Date: _________________________

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 LITHGOW RAILWAY WORKSHOP

TRAINER/ASSESSOR – Sign Off Requirements

Checklist Requirements – please attach

 FULL NAME: _______________________________________________

 ADDRESS: _______________________________________________

 CONTACT NO. _______________________________________________

 COPIES OF CERTIFIED ID (Please attach)

 COPIES OF CERTIFICATES/SOA (Please attach)

 NUMBER OF YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: ____________

Print Name: ____________________________ Signature: ___________________________

Date: _________________________________

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