Nominal hours for units of competency from the

NWP National Water Training Package

Updated: 18 Nov 2025

Unit Code	Unit Title	Nominal Hours
LGAWORK501A	Prepare preliminary design for operational works	60
RIIHAN211D	Conduct basic scaffolding operations	56
RIISAM601D	Establish and maintain plant, equipment and infrastructure maintenance system	120
BSBWHS504	Manage WHS risks	50
CHCCOM003	Develop workplace communication strategies	100
TLIF4014	Develop and maintain a safe workplace	50
TLIF2010	Apply fatigue management strategies	30
TLIR5005	Manage a contract	40
TLIL4059	Implement asset management systems	40
TLIX4027	Assess maintenance spares and manage repairable items	20
NWPGEN006	Implement and manage environmental management policies	100
MSL922001	Record and present data	40
PSPPCM011	Plan to manage a contract
TAEDEL404	Mentor in the workplace	30
TAEDEL301	Provide work skill instruction	40
TAEDEL402	Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace	25
TAEASS301	Contribute to assessment	10
MSMWHS216	Operate breathing apparatus	20
PMAOPS330	Communicate and monitor pipeline activities	40
PMAOMIR512	Establish incident response preparedness and response systems	70
MSS402061	Use SCADA systems in operations	30
MSS404061	Facilitate the use of SCADA systems in a team or work area	50
MSS405081	Develop a proactive maintenance strategy	60
AHCCHM101	Follow basic chemical safety rules	10
CPCCCM3005	Calculate costs of construction work	20
MSL904002	Perform standard calibrations	50
MSL976005	Evaluate and select appropriate test methods and/or procedures	40
MSL924003	Process and interpret data	70
MSL936004	Conduct an internal audit of the quality system	40
MSS024019	Collect and evaluate meteorological data	40
MSS025021	Collect and evaluate groundwater data	60
UEPOPS423	Plan a scheduled outage	40
UEPOPS347	Operate and monitor supervisory, control and data acquisition systems	30
RIIMPO327E	Conduct pipe layer operations	80
RIIHAN308F	Load and unload plant	20
NWPHYD003	Develop and maintain ratings	100
NWPIRR005	Develop and review a surface water plan	120
NWPHYS006	Use remote sensing for hydrographic surveying	30
NWPTRT004	Develop and manage a water treatment plan	90
NWPCCO001	Analyse and implement network data	50
NWPTRD003	Evaluate, implement and monitor high risk trade waste discharge approvals	120
NWPHYS003	Manage and analyse water levels and flows	60
NWPNET006	Apply construction principles to civil works in the water industry	80
NWPTRD004	Implement and manage trade waste policies and plans	80
NWPAMG001	Manage asset construction and maintenance	90
NWPTRT003	Develop and manage a wastewater treatment plan	90
NWPHYD004	Plan water resource management	100
NWPTRT002	Develop and manage a treatment process monitoring program	90
NWPIRR007	Implement and coordinate a surface water plan	120
NWPNET009	Develop and manage a wastewater collection plan	90
NWPGEN016	Interpret and comply with regulatory requirements	60
NWPNET010	Develop and manage an alternate water supply plan	90
NWPSOU004	Develop and manage a catchment plan	60
NWPSOU006	Develop and manage a flood plan	80
NWPCCO002	Use control centre systems to monitor and control water	80
NWPSOU007	Implement and coordinate a catchment plan	120
NWPHYS005	Use alternate positioning systems to gather data	40
NWPHYS001	Identify and analyse information technology for hydrographic surveys	50
NWPNET007	Conduct commissioning and post-commissioning activities	120
NWPNET008	Develop and manage a drinking water system plan	90
NWPSOU008	Implement and coordinate a groundwater plan	100
NWPHYD005	Process and report hydrographic time series data	100
NWPHYD002	Apply principles of open channel hydraulics	40
NWPSOU005	Develop and manage a dam safety inspection plan	60
NWPIRR004	Develop and review a groundwater plan	100
NWPHYS004	Manage hydrographic surveying projects	60
NWPIRR006	Develop and review an irrigation system plan	100
NWPHYS007	Use underwater acoustics to map waterways	30
NWPIRR008	Implement and coordinate an irrigation delivery system plan	80
NWPHYS002	Interpret and analyse science principles for hydrographic surveying	50
NWPTRD005	Develop and modify trade waste policies and plans	100
CPCCWHS2001	Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry	20
BSBXCM401	Apply communication strategies in the workplace	50
BSBXTW401	Lead and facilitate a team	50
MSS404086	Assist in implementing a proactive maintenance strategy	50
PUAEMR007	Develop emergency management plans	50
BSBWHS513	Lead WHS risk management	40
BSBWHS309	Contribute effectively to WHS communication and consultation processes	30
BSBWHS414	Contribute to WHS risk management	60
BSBWHS307	Apply knowledge of WHS laws in the workplace	20
BSBWHS413	Contribute to implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes	40
BSBWHS431	Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace	50
BSBWHS412	Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws	40
BSBWHS515	Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents	50
BSBWHS416	Contribute to workplace incident response	40
BSBWHS308	Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control processes	50
BSBWHS521	Ensure a safe workplace for a work area	60
BSBWHS522	Manage WHS consultation and participation processes	40
CPPHES4006	Assess household water use and efficiency improvements	60
FSKDIG003	Use digital technology for non-routine workplace tasks	15
FSKNUM027	Collect, organise and interpret statistical data for work	15
FSKNUM021	Apply an expanding range of arithmetical calculations for work	15
RIIWHS302E	Implement traffic management plans	20
RIICBS310E	Conduct patching operations	60
NWPTRT048	Monitor and operate reclaimed water irrigation	30
NWPNET019	Prepare and restore worksite	30
NWPTRT038	Operate and control fixed film processes	30
NWPTRT019	Operate and control granular media filters	50
NWPTRT024	Operate and control chloramination processes	40
NWPGEN017	Apply the risk management principles of the water industry standards, guidelines and legislation	10
NWPNET037	Inspect sewer or stormwater assets	40
NWPCAD010	Inspect and report on concrete dam safety	30
NWPTRT022	Monitor and operate hypochlorite disinfection processes	30
NWPCAD016	Operate and maintain fishways	50
NWPGEN024	Identify the role and functions of the water industry	20
NWPGEN021	Sample and test wastewater	40
NWPTRT029	Monitor and operate pre-treatment processes	20
NWPCAD020	Inspect and operate groundwater regulation	40
NWPNET052	Monitor and operate wastewater collection and transfer systems	40
NWPTRT027	Monitor and operate wastewater treatment processes	50
NWPTRT037	Operate and control nutrient removal processes	40
NWPTRT030	Operate and control odour removal processes	30
NWPCAD008	Monitor and control dam operations	50
NWPTRT005	Monitor and operate water treatment processes	50
NWPTRT018	Operate and control ion exchange and softening processes	30
NWPTRT009	Operate and control coagulation and flocculation processes	50
NWPTRT020	Operate and control membrane filters	30
NWPNET053	Test and commission water distribution systems	40
NWPGEN022	Perform laboratory testing	40
NWPTRT047	Monitor, operate and control lagoon processes	30
NWPTRT046	Operate and control incineration processes	40
NWPIWS003	Inspect and operate water diversion systems	40
NWPCAD003	Identify and confirm blue-green algae outbreaks	20
NWPNET038	Install metering equipment	40
NWPNET036	Perform leak detection	40
NWPIWS007	Detect and rectify faults with automated channel regulators	40
NWPNET029	Locate, identify and protect utilities	30
NWPCAD012	Route floods through storages	50
NWPGEN027	Monitor and operate pump stations	30
NWPCAD014	Inspect and report river performance	30
NWPCAD015	Operate and maintain locks and weirs	50
NWPTRT006	Monitor and operate fluoride addition processes	20
NWPNET050	Construct and install wastewater collection assets	30
NWPNET048	Monitor and control vacuum sewer systems	50
NWPTRT036	Operate and control activated sludge processes	50
NWPIWS010	Monitor and control rural water distribution operations	40
NWPNET040	Maintain and repair network assets for wastewater	50
NWPNET046	Maintain and repair network assets for bulkwater	30
NWPCAD005	Monitor, inspect and report catchment areas	20
NWPGEN023	Use maps, plans, drawings and details	30
NWPGEN028	Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation	40
NWPIWS001	Monitor and operate rural irrigation and domestic delivery systems	30
NWPIWS011	Identify and apply water entitlements and delivery processes	30
NWPTRT023	Monitor and operate ultraviolet processes	20
NWPCAD006	Monitor and coordinate catchment operations	30
NWPTRT040	Operate and control digestion processes	40
NWPCAD018	Monitor and operate bulkwater transfer systems	30
NWPIWS005	Maintain and repair irrigation channels and drains	30
NWPCAD017	Operate and maintain salt interception works	40
NWPTRT025	Monitor and operate chlorine dioxide processes	30
NWPIWS008	Monitor and conduct maintenance on rural irrigation assets	40
NWPTRT026	Monitor and operate ozone processes	30
NWPCAD009	Monitor and implement dam maintenance	30
NWPNET028	Monitor and operate network systems	40
NWPCAD011	Inspect and report on embankment dam safety	30
NWPCAD001	Respond to blue-green algae outbreaks	20
NWPTRT016	Operate and control dissolved air flotation processes	30
NWPNET018	Disinfect network assets	30
NWPIWS002	Operate regulating devices in rural irrigation systems	20
NWPGEN026	Provide and promote customer service	20
NWPTRT008	Operate and control iron and manganese removal processes	20
NWPCAD004	Maintain catchment and surrounding areas	40
NWPTRT017	Operate and control activated carbon processes	20
NWPGEN019	Assess, implement and report environmental procedures	40
NWPTRT010	Operate and control sedimentation and clarification processes	50
NWPTRT007	Monitor and operate liquefied chlorine gas disinfection processes	40
NWPIWS006	Maintain meters for rural water supplies	20
NWPTRT039	Operate and control solids handling processes	30
NWPGEN020	Sample and test source or drinking water	40
NWPTRT028	Operate and control reclaimed water irrigation	40
NWPCAD007	Inspect, operate and maintain low consequence dams	30
NWPNET051	Monitor and operate water distribution systems	40
NWPGEN025	Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processes	50
NWPCAD019	Monitor and operate groundwater extraction	40
NWPIWS012	Monitor and schedule water deliveries	40
NWPNET030	Identify and respond to water quality problems	30
NWPCAD013	Conduct and report dam safety instrumentation monitoring	30
NWPIWS009	Monitor and control drainage operations	40
NWPNET047	Install, maintain and repair hydrants	20
NWPNET049	Construct and install water distribution assets	30
NWPTRT021	Operate and control desalination processes	40
NWPCAD002	Control vegetation on a site	20
NWPIWS004	Install meters for rural water supplies	30
NWPNET054	Test and commission wastewater collection systems	40
NWPGEN018	Follow environmental and licensing procedures	30
BSBXBD403	Analyse big data	40
BSBXBD404	Use big data for operational decision making	40
RIIWHS201E	Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures	20
RIISAM203E	Use hand and power tools	80
RIISAM204E	Operate small plant and equipment	20
RIIRIS202E	Respond to site based spills	20
RIIWHS202E	Enter and work in confined spaces	30
RIIWHS204E	Work safely at heights	20
RIICOM201E	Communicate in the workplace	20
UEECD0007	Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace	20
UEERE0019	Maintain safety and tidiness of remote area power supply systems	20
UEERE0023	Work safely with remote area power supply systems	20
BSBCMM211	Apply communication skills	40
BSBFIN501	Manage budgets and financial plans	70
BSBHRM413	Support the learning and development of teams and individuals	40
BSBINS302	Organise workplace information	30
BSBLDR414	Lead team effectiveness	50
BSBLDR522	Manage people performance	70
BSBOPS203	Deliver a service to customers	40
BSBOPS305	Process customer complaints	30
BSBOPS402	Coordinate business operational plans	40
BSBOPS502	Manage business operational plans	70
BSBOPS304	Deliver and monitor a service to customers	35
BSBOPS404	Implement customer service strategies	40
BSBPEF202	Plan and apply time management	20
BSBPEF301	Organise personal work priorities	30
BSBPEF402	Develop personal work priorities	40
BSBPMG430	Undertake project work	60
BSBSTR502	Facilitate continuous improvement	60
BSBTWK201	Work effectively with others	40
BSBWHS211	Contribute to the health and safety of self and others	20
BSBWHS311	Assist with maintaining workplace safety	40
BSBWHS411	Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs	50
BSBWRT411	Write complex documents	50
CPCCOM1015	Carry out measurements and calculations	20
CPCCLDG3001	Licence to perform dogging	80
CPCCDE4008	Supervise asbestos removal	8
CPCPPS5024	Conduct a water audit and identify water-saving initiatives	35
CPCCCM2004	Handle construction materials	16
CPCCDE3015	Remove friable asbestos	30
CPCCDE3014	Remove non-friable asbestos	20
FWPCOT2256	Trim and cut felled trees	40
AHCSAW304	Implement erosion and sediment control measures	80
AHCLPW313	Undertake sampling and testing of water	70
CPPSSI4022	Store and retrieve spatial data	50
CPPSSI5040	Source, collate and interpret spatial data	20
CPPSSI5032	Capture new spatial data	100
NWPTRT067	Assess and optimise chemical dosing processes in wastewater	60
NWPTRT065	Assess and improve treatment for removal of microorganisms in drinking water and recycled water	40
NWPGEN032	Ensure compliance with water industry standards, guidelines and legislation	60
NWPHYD008	Operate, maintain and decommission monitoring sites	130
NWPTRD006	Investigate trade waste incidents and non-compliances	70
NWPCAD024	Implement dam safety plans	100
NWPGEN029	Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systems	40
NWPGEN031	Develop an operational plan	40
NWPHYD006	Measure discharge and process discharge data using a range of methods and equipment	100
NWPGEN030	Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and procedures	80
NWPIWS013	Coordinate and monitor pumped rural irrigation systems	60
NWPTRT060	Assess and improve membrane bioreactor processes	60
NWPNET055	Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets	50
NWPTRT057	Assess and improve coagulation and flocculation processes	60
NWPHYD007	Measure discharge using wading method	60
NWPHYD009	Undertake surveying of monitoring sites	60
NWPTRT049	Assess and improve activated sludge and biological nutrient removal processes	60
NWPCAD022	Coordinate and monitor groundwater system usage	60
NWPTRD007	Monitor trade waste approvals	60
NWPTRD008	Process standard trade waste approvals	60
NWPTRT063	Assess and improve membrane filters	50
NWPTRT050	Assess and improve anaerobic digestion processes	60
NWPNET058	Optimise network systems	50
NWPTRT066	Assess and improve wastewater processes to control microbial impacts	40
NWPNET057	Establish connections of water and wastewater systems	30
NWPCAD021	Coordinate and monitor bulkwater system operations	60
NWPTRT058	Assess and improve desalination processes	40
NWPCAD023	Develop and implement catchment operational plans	60
NWPTRT059	Assess and improve granular media filters	60
NWPGEN033	Sample and test trade wastewater	40
NWPTRT064	Assess and improve sedimentation processes	60
NWPIWS014	Coordinate and monitor the operation of irrigation delivery systems	60
NWPNET059	Supervise and report on conduit inspections	40
NWPNET056	Coordinate and monitor network asset construction	70
RIICCM211E	Construct and dismantle fences and gates	40
RIICCM210E	Install trench support	16
RIICWM501E	Implement civil construction plans	120
RIICCM205F	Carry out manual excavation	8
RIICRC303E	Lay pavers	24
RIICRC315E	Use concreting materials and equipment	60
RIICRC202E	Install signs	16
RIICPL305E	Install pre-cast access chambers	40
RIICRC314E	Handle concrete materials	24
RIICTT401E	Supervise the installation of underground services using trenchless technology	60
RIICCM208E	Carry out basic levelling	16
RIICPL302E	Install stormwater systems	40
RIICRC301E	Maintain drainage systems	16
RIICPL304E	Install pre-cast gully pits	40
RIICTT402E	Supervise repair and rehabilitation of underground services using trenchless technology	60
RIICCM207E	Spread and compact materials manually	12
RIIWMG203E	Drain and dewater civil construction sites	20
RIICCM209E	Carry out concrete work	40
PMBWELD305E	Install polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applications	20
PMBWELD302E	Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion welding	20
PMBWELD308E	Install PVC plastic pipelines for pressurised applications	20
PMBWELD301E	Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt welding	20
TLILIC0023	Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)	70
TLID0021	Store and handle dangerous goods and hazardous substances	40
CPCWHS1001	Prepare to work safely in the construction industry	6
NWPGEN034	Operate and maintain flood warning sites	16
NWPNET060	Clean networks using air scouring, chemical or swabbing techniques	24
NWPNET062	Maintain network assets using high pressure water systems	20
NWPNET063	Use digital imaging equipment in the field	24
NWPNET061	Maintain and repair network assets for drinking water	50
NWPNET064	Control electrical risk on network pipes	10
NWPNET065	Perform odour and infiltration investigations	40