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Certificate III in Electronics and Communications

EUEE30910  073855D



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Fee*
1 Year/s Hawthorn (Term 1, Term 3) A13,250 (total for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This course gives students a broad background in electronics, with an emphasis on digital technology, gate array technologies and the application of microcontrollers, communications and analogue electronics. Graduates will be able to commission, test, evaluate and diagnose faults in electronic systems and associated apparatus.

They will learn how to design and develop electronics/computer system projects, use engineering applications software, modify/redesign electronics and communication systems, apply OH&S practices in the workplace, design printed circuit boards and solve electrotechnical problems.

We offer the following additional certificates on successful completion of the course:
  • White Card;
  • Swinburne certificate that qualifies you to apply for Disconnect-Reconnect license when working in the industry;
  • ACMA open registration license (Cabling).

(International students holding a student visa are required to study full-time and cannot take this course in workplace training mode.)

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Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to select, install, set up, test, fault find, repair and maintain electronic equipment and devices at component/sub-assembly level, with options in communications, audio, video and TV, personal computer and networks, and security and custom installations.

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15 core units and electives up to a maximum of 380 points as prescribed by training package rules.

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Core Units
UEENEEC021B  Participate in electronics and communications work and competency development activities
UEENEEE001B  Apply OH&S practices in the workplace
UEENEEE002B  Dismantle, assemble and fabricate electrotechnology components
UEENEEE003B  Solve problems in extra-low voltage single path circuits
UEENEEE004B  Solve problems in multiple path d.c. circuits
UEENEEE034B  Document occupational hazards and risks in electronics
UEENEEH002B  Carry out basic repairs to electronic apparatus by replacement of components
UEENEEH011B  Troubleshoot d.c. power supplies with single phase input
UEENEEH012  Troubleshoot digital subsystems
UEENEEH013B  Troubleshoot amplifiers
UEENEEH014B  Troubleshoot frequency dependent circuits
UEENEEH038B  Find and repair faults in complex power supplies
UEENEEH039B  Troubleshoot basic amplifiers
UEENEEH046B  Solve fundamental problems in electronic communications systems
UEENEEK042A  Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

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Students develop the necessary skills and knowledge to work as a servicing and maintenance engineer in industries such as mining, telecommunications, transport, entertainment or medical electronics. You can also gain employment in a techician position in procurement, data cabling, equipment installation and servicing, sales, manufacturing, quality control, system diagnostics, and prototype construction industries, or gain employment as a technical officer in public services and defence, or as a hardware and software field service engineer. 
 
Graduates can also progress to second year of the Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering.

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Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

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Satisfactory completion of the Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Upper Intermediate level certificate at the Pathways level (EAP 4: Pathways -60%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 5.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 5.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 527 (with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of 4.5); OR, a TOEFL Computer-based) minimum score of 196 (with Written Writing score of 4.5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 71 with no band less than 18.

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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Phone: +613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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Visit our Meet Us page to see when we are visiting your home country (or here in Australia)

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A range of scholarships is available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

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