Closed ATM View - E00888
Modernisation of Certified Meter Installer training
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
Australian states and territories require that non-urban water meters be installed by persons adequately qualified and competent. Meters must be installed in compliance with the conditions of the relevant pattern approval certificate and the manufacturer’s requirements, so the meter operates within its designed operating ranges and within the metrological accuracy required by the regulator.
Certified Meter Installers (CMI), also known as Duly Qualified Persons (DQP) are formally trained and certified by Irrigation Australia. This entity is a Registered Training Organisation.
Jurisdictions have changed metering legislation and mandated meters which comply with the Australian Standard for non-urban water meters (AS4747). There is a heavy reliance on competent meter installers with up-to-date knowledge for the installation of meters to the appropriate standard. In addition, meter installers need to be competent with new technology including telemetry devices and clamp-on ultrasonic devices for in-situ accuracy validation.
Multiple stakeholders report the need to review and update the training, especially as telemetry installation and new technologies are not included in existing training.
Meter installer training has not been comprehensively reviewed and revised for some time. It will benefit from modernisation, following research about what stakeholders and jurisdictions require.
The department seeks a Service Provider to review the current CMI training course, research requirements and develop plans to modernise the curriculum:
1. Undertake research, including consulting with a range of stakeholders and jurisdictions about the competencies required for certified meter installers.
2. Model the technical and educational requirements for competency to install and maintain non-urban water meters, telemetry, and associated equipment to national technical standards.
3. Work with Irrigation Australia to plan and cost the processes to update and accredit course material and to use modern methods for delivering course material and assessing competencies.
4. Report about what is required for competency and the processes to revise the training material.
5. Work with Irrigation Australia and metering industry stakeholders to refresh the training material, including new technology or processes to facilitate better competency outcomes for CMI (DQP).
Note: Training providers, such as Irrigation Australia, are responsible for the training material they deliver to students and the accreditation of the courses they deliver.
Anticipated stakeholder engagement (outside of the department):
• Irrigation Australia
• Australian Hydrographers Association
• Australian Skills Quality Authority
• Regulators / states (10-12 stakeholders)
• Device manufacturers (up to 10 stakeholders) (includes some meter manufacturers)
• National Measurement Institute
• Manly Hydraulics Laboratory
• the University of South Australia (Australian Flow Management Group)
Expected outputs:
Reports as follows:
• Initial findings and stakeholder feedback
• Options and proposed solutions, including costs
• Accreditation requirements for new course material
• Final report including a proposed implementation plan.
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31 May 2023