UEE50511 – Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering | CRICOS Course Code: 076860E

Material Fees: $AU 1200

Application fees: $AU 250

Total Course Cost: $AU 18,450

•              An online application or written enrolment form.

•              Identification documents, one of which is a photo of the learner such as a passport.

English Language Requirements

International students applying for this course either off-shore or on-shore will require:

i)           Either a minimum IELTS test score of 5.5 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course;

or,     IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 10 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course;

or,     IELTS score of 4.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 20 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course;

Results older than two years are not acceptable.

OR

ii)         to provide evidence that they have studied in English for at least five years in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States

OR

iii)    to provide evidence that, within two years* of their signed written agreement date, they have successfully completed in Australia a foundation course or a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or higher-level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.

The test must have been taken no more than two years* before you apply to study at TEDI.

*The date when TEDI receives the signed written agreement (either through Email or in hand).

Academic requirements

To enter into this course delivered at TEDI, applicants should have successfully completed year 12 or secondary studies in applicant’s home country equivalent to Australian senior secondary school examination.

Or

Mature Age students will also be considered without the minimum education requirements considering they have relevant work experience within the chosen area of study and a demonstrated capacity to meet the course requirements. A minimum of 2years’ experience would normally be expected, however, each case will be reviewed individually with relevant work experience, evidence in the form of an employment reference letter on company letter head, work samples and curriculum vitae submitted will be considered. Such learner will be accessed for possible RPL opportunities and their course duration and volume of learning will be adjusted accordingly, if any RPL is granted.

Pre-Training Review

The Pre-Training Review (PTR) will be conducted prior to enrolment into your course of studies to ensure that the training and assessment provided by Technical Education Development Institute (TEDI) is able to meet the student’s individual needs. Students are required to fill up PTR form and submit it along with the application form. TEDI will review student’s current competencies, student needs, English level, support requirements and oral communication skills, in order to enrol them in the most appropriate course to achieve their intended outcomes.

Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN)

Students undertaking this course must possess sound Language, Literacy and Numeracy skills since it requires them to do calculations or any other course related work. To determine this, students wanting to study at TEDI are required to undertake LLN test prior to commencement of the course. Based on the test outcome, students may be identified as requiring internal support and/or external support.

LLN test will be conducted on campus by using an ACSF mapped online LLN assessment tool – LLN Robot – under the supervision of qualified LLN assessor.

Students will be required to undertake LLN test at the ACSF Level 4 for “UEE50511 – Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering”

If students do not meet the recommended English and LLN requirements, students will be referred for additional support to be provided by the institute with ACSF Support plan.

Minimum age requirements

Students must be above 18 years of age while filling up the application form.

Computer literacy requirements

All students enrolling into TEDI programs must have basic computer skills. Student are required to fill in the questions related to computer and internet skills in the Pre-Training Review form provided along with the application form.

Students who do not possess basic computing skills will be provided with basic support on how to use a computer. Students can contact TEDI for any further information or assistance.

Material and Resources required

Although TEDI will provide access to computers with required resources including access to internet during classroom hours, however, to work on assignments and tasks for self-study, all learners are expected to have access to a laptop or computer with Windows 7 operating system or higher.

Students must have an active email address for communication and be contactable by phone (mobile or landline) and by mail (postal address).

All learners are expected to have access to MS office application such as Microsoft Word, an email platform.

For practical learning, TEDI will provide access to equipment, including but not limited to, Soldering iron, soldering wire, Multimeter, cable stripper, screw driver kit, Tong. These equipments are placed in the practical lab which students can use for their practical learning.

Pathway from the Qualification

After achieving this qualification candidates may undertake similar course at a higher level like UEE60211 – Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Employment Pathways

Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors. Examples of indicative job role for candidates seeking entry based upon their vocational experience include:

• Technical Officer-Electronics and Communications Engineering

Above pathway information is in line with qualification description on National Training Register (www.training.gov.au), it doesn’t imply any job guarantee or job role at the end of the course.

TEDI doesn’t claim any employment outcome or job guarantee associated with its courses as it will be misleading.

Course Information may not be sufficient to make an Enrolment decision. Please refer to the information provided in Student Prospectus and Student Handbook available on the website or call TEDI at 03 9043 3926.