MEM18045Fault find and repair electrical equipment/components up to 250 volts single phase supply

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What an assessment for MEM18045 must cover

36 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine job requirements

  • 1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2 Locate fault

  • 2.1Determine equipment/component function by reference to circuit diagrams, schematics, manual and/or consultation with technical adviser
  • 2.2Examine and interpret built-in fault indicators and error codes and record results to procedures, where appropriate
  • 2.3Isolate equipment in accordance with procedures from power supply
  • 2.4Check and test equipment/component using appropriate tools, test equipment, procedures and techniques
  • 2.5Interpret and verify check and test results, where required
  • 2.6Identify, localise and record equipment/component fault in accordance with SOPs

3 Rectify faults

  • 3.1Repair, replace or adjust equipment/component/s and check and test to specification or manufacturers’ requirements using appropriate tools, equipment and techniques
  • 3.2Record rectifications report in accordance with SOPs

Performance evidence

  • following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
  • identifying and interpreting specifications, charts, lists, circuit drawings, schematics, regulatory and legislative requirements to fault find and repair electrical equipment/components up to 250 volts single phase supply
  • checking that the electrical equipment/components are isolated and tagged where necessary in strict accordance with work health and safety (WHS) requirements and procedures
  • locating and reading/recording built- in indicators and error codes
  • checking and testing electrical components for correct operation and/or compliance with specifications
  • identifying and localising faults in electrical equipment/components using appropriate fault-finding techniques and test equipment and recording/reporting faults in accordance with SOPs
  • repairing/replacing or adjusting electrical equipment/components to specifications and selecting replacement parts using manufacturers’ catalogues and data
  • verifying that the electrical equipment/components are operating to specifications
  • recording rectification activities in accordance with SOPs

Knowledge evidence

  • safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • operation and characteristics of active and passive components
  • basic motor operation of various types
  • function of the electrical equipment/component within the circuit
  • relevant regulatory requirements
  • electrical equipment/component isolation procedures
  • test equipment to be used to verify isolation of the electrical equipment/circuit
  • errors indicated by built-in devices
  • procedures for testing the operation of the electrical equipment/component and tools, equipment and techniques to be used and reasons for selection
  • procedures for localising faults in electrical equipment/components
  • procedures for recording/reporting faults in electrical equipment/components
  • procedures for recording electrical equipment/component rectifications
  • specifications of the electrical equipment/component
  • variations between test results and specifications
  • techniques/procedures and adjustments that can be made for returning the electrical equipment/components to specification

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Questions about assessing MEM18045

What does an assessment tool for MEM18045 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM18045 needs to address all 36 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 15 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM18045?

Auditori pulls the current release of MEM18045 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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