Nominal hours for units of competency from the

NWP07 Water Training Package

Updated: 02 Nov 2025

Unit Code	Unit Title	Nominal Hours
LGAWORK503A	Undertake project investigation	40
LGAWORK502A	Prepare detailed works project documentation	180
LGAWORK501A	Prepare preliminary design for operational works	60
LGACOM405B	Implement and monitor the organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs within the work group or section	20
PSPOHS602A	Manage workplace safety	60
PSPSOHS501A	Participate in the coordination and maintenance of a systematic approach to managing OHS	50
LGAWORK404A	Manage a civil works project	80
LGAWORK405A	Plan and supervise roadworks	80
LGAWORK406A	Supervise concrete works	40
MEM30024A	Participate in quality assurance techniques	30
MEM30027A	Prepare basic programs for programmable logic controllers	20
CPPSIS4002A	Store and retrieve spatial data	50
CPPSIS5002A	Capture new spatial data	100
CPPSIS5010A	Collate and interpret spatial data	20
BSBFIM501A	Manage budgets and financial plans	70
BSBITU201A	Produce simple word processed documents	60
BSBITU202A	Create and use spreadsheets	30
BSBLED101A	Plan skills development	20
BSBMGT402A	Implement operational plan	40
BSBMGT515A	Manage operational plan	60
BSBMGT605B	Provide leadership across the organisation	60
BSBMGT615A	Contribute to organisation development	60
BSBOHS303B	Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment	30
BSBRSK501A	Manage risk	60
BSBSUS201A	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	20
BSBSUS301A	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	40
BSBWOR204A	Use business technology	20
NWP201B	Follow defined OHS procedures and regulatory requirements	30
NWP202B	Apply environmental and licensing procedures	30
NWP203B	Plan and organise personal work activities	20
NWP207A	Work effectively in the water industry	20
NWP208A	Perform basic wastewater tests	20
NWP209B	Use maps, plans, drawings and specifications	30
NWP210B	Perform basic water quality tests	20
NWP211B	Use computerised systems	20
NWP213B	Monitor and operate irrigation, stock and domestic delivery systems	30
NWP215B	Install and replace basic volumetric metering equipment	30
NWP216B	Install basic metering equipment and flow control devices for irrigation systems	30
NWP218B	Perform and record sampling	20
NWP219A	Work safely in confined spaces	20
NWP220B	Collect and control drainage run-off	20
NWP221A	Operate basic flow control and regulating devices in water or wastewater treatment network systems	20
NWP222A	Operate basic flow control and regulating devices in irrigation systems	20
NWP223A	Install basic metering equipment, flow control and regulating devices	40
NWP226B	Prepare and restore work site	30
NWP227B	Control vegetation on a site	20
NWP229B	Repair minor structures	20
NWP230B	Maintain and repair irrigation channels and drains	30
NWP231B	Maintain and repair drainage assets	30
NWP232B	Operate water reticulation and distribution system	30
NWP233B	Construct and install water distribution assets	30
NWP234B	Locate, identify and protect utility services	30
NWP239B	Identify and apply water entitlements and delivery processes	30
NWP240B	Inspect and report catchment and surrounding areas	20
NWP241B	Inspect and maintain basic dams and water storages	30
NWP242B	Monitor and report water extraction	20
NWP243B	Operate bore fields and groundwater source systems	20
NWP244B	Maintain and repair bulkwater assets	30
NWP245B	Maintain tanks and water storage assets	30
NWP246B	Inspect and maintain public facilities	20
NWP247A	Maintain catchment and surrounding areas	40
NWP250B	Construct and install wastewater pipelines	30
NWP251B	Construct open earthen channels or drains	30
NWP252B	Construct and install irrigation delivery and stormwater drainage assets	30
NWP253B	Install and repair water services	40
NWP254B	Repair or insert water distribution assets	30
NWP255B	Maintain and repair wastewater collection assets	20
NWP256B	Monitor and report water distribution systems	30
NWP257B	Maintain and repair wastewater collection systems	30
NWP258B	Monitor and operate bulkwater transfer systems	30
NWP259B	Operate, monitor and maintain pump stations	30
NWP260A	Monitor and report water treatment processes	30
NWP261A	Operate and maintain water treatment plant and equipment	30
NWP262A	Monitor and report wastewater treatment processes	30
NWP263A	Operate and maintain wastewater treatment plant and equipment	30
NWP264B	Monitor, operate and report wastewater pre-treatment processes	20
NWP268B	Monitor, operate and report chlorine disinfection systems	30
NWP270B	Monitor, operate and report basic anaerobic processes	20
NWP271B	Monitor, operate and report sedimentation processes	20
NWP272B	Monitor, operate and report wastewater lagoon processes	30
NWP273A	Monitor, operate and report ultraviolet irradiation disinfection systems	20
NWP274A	Monitor, operate and report ozone treatment systems	30
NWP275A	Monitor, operate and report chlorine dioxide systems	30
NWP276A	Monitor, operate and report fluoridation processes	20
NWP277A	Work safely with liquefied chlorine gas	10
NWP278A	Perform blue green algae sampling	10
NWP300B	Provide and promote customer service	20
NWP301B	Implement, monitor and coordinate environmental procedures	40
NWP305B	Monitor and conduct minor maintenance on complex flow control and metering devices	40
NWP308B	Test and commission wastewater collection systems	40
NWP309B	Test and commission water distribution systems	40
NWP310B	Monitor and operate water distribution systems	40
NWP311B	Monitor and operate wastewater collection and transfer systems	40
NWP315B	Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation	40
NWP316B	Monitor and schedule water deliveries	40
NWP317B	Control water quality in distribution systems	30
NWP318A	Monitor and operate gated spillways	50
NWP319A	Monitor and control dam operations	50
NWP320B	Monitor and implement dam maintenance	30
NWP321B	Inspect and operate groundwater regulation	40
NWP322B	Inspect and operate surface water systems	40
NWP323B	Monitor and coordinate catchment operations	30
NWP324B	Inspect and report river regulation operations	30
NWP330B	Establish positions of underground utilities using locating devices	30
NWP331B	Inspect conduit and report on condition and features	40
NWP332B	Monitor and control drainage operations	40
NWP333B	Monitor and control rural water distribution operations	40
NWP338B	Perform infiltration and odour investigations	40
NWP339B	Perform leak detection	40
NWP340A	Measure and process hydrometric stream discharge data using wading gaugings	60
NWP342A	Commission, decommission and monitor hydrometric sites, stations and facilities	100
NWP345B	Monitor, operate and control water treatment processes	70
NWP346B	Monitor, operate and control wastewater treatment processes	70
NWP347B	Monitor, operate and control coagulation and flocculation processes	50
NWP348B	Monitor, operate and control sedimentation and clarification processes	40
NWP349B	Monitor, operate and control incineration processes	40
NWP350B	Monitor, operate and control trickling filter processes	30
NWP351B	Monitor, operate and control activated sludge processes	50
NWP352B	Monitor, operate and control dissolved air flotation processes	30
NWP353B	Monitor, operate and control anaerobic bioreactor processes	40
NWP354B	Monitor, operate and control granular media filtration processes	50
NWP355B	Monitor, operate and control membrane filtration processes	30
NWP356B	Monitor, operate and control ion exchange processes	30
NWP357B	Monitor, operate and control reverse osmosis and nano-filtration processes	30
NWP359B	Monitor, operate and control nutrient removal processes	40
NWP360B	Monitor, operate and control dewatering processes	30
NWP361B	Monitor, operate and control gas scrubber treatment processes	30
NWP362B	Monitor, operate and control reclaimed water irrigation	40
NWP363B	Monitor performance and control maintenance of treatment plant assets	40
NWP364B	Perform laboratory testing	40
NWP365A	Identify and confirm blue green algae outbreaks	20
NWP366A	Monitor, operate and control chloramination disinfection processes	40
NWP367A	Monitor, operate and control activated carbon adsorption processes	30
NWP368A	Respond to blue green algae incidents	30
NWP401B	Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and procedures	80
NWP415B	Coordinate and monitor surface water systems	60
NWP416B	Coordinate and monitor water storage catchment activities	60
NWP417B	Coordinate and monitor groundwater system usage	60
NWP418B	Coordinate and monitor bulkwater system operations	60
NWP419B	Coordinate and monitor river system usage	60
NWP425B	Coordinate and monitor the operation of irrigation delivery systems	60
NWP427B	Coordinate and monitor the operation of drainage systems	60
NWP428B	Coordinate and monitor the operation of wastewater collection systems	60
NWP429B	Coordinate, implement and report on trade waste monitoring procedures	60
NWP430A	Evaluate, implement and monitor standard low risk trade waste discharge approvals	60
NWP431A	Investigate, rectify and report on trade waste incidents	70
NWP440A	Supervise conduit inspection and reporting	40
NWP505B	Implement and manage environmental management policies, plans, procedures and programs	100
NWP511B	Manage dam safety surveillance	100
NWP512B	Implement and manage catchment management plan	120
NWP513B	Develop and review catchment management plan	100
NWP514B	Implement and manage groundwater management plan	100
NWP515B	Develop and review groundwater management plan	100
NWP516B	Implement and manage surface water management plan	120
NWP517B	Develop and review surface water management plan	120
NWP518B	Prepare and report on data related to flood mitigation	80
NWP519B	Develop and report flood mitigation	80
NWP520A	Contribute to hydrometric planning and water resource management	100
NWP525B	Implement and manage asset construction and maintenance	100
NWP527B	Conduct commissioning and post commissioning activities	120
NWP528B	Implement and manage trade waste policies and plans	100
NWP529B	Develop and modify trade waste policies and plans	80
NWP530B	Implement and manage the operation and maintenance of irrigation delivery systems	100
NWP531B	Develop and review irrigation system management plan	80
NWP532B	Implement and manage potable water system management plan	100
NWP533B	Develop and review potable water system management plan	80
NWP534B	Implement and manage drainage system management plan	100
NWP535B	Develop and review drainage system management plan	80
NWP536B	Implement and manage wastewater collection management plan	100
NWP537B	Develop and review wastewater collection management plan	80
NWP545B	Implement and manage water treatment processes monitoring program	120
NWP546B	Develop and review water treatment process management plan	80
NWP547B	Implement and manage wastewater treatment processes monitoring program	120
NWP548B	Develop and review wastewater treatment management plan	80
NWP551A	Evaluate, implement and monitor high-risk trade waste discharge approvals	120
NWP701A	Contribute to the development of a complex water organisation	100
NWP702A	Apply water industry legislation, codes and standards	100
NWP703A	Lead water planning processes	120
NWP704A	Lead a project development	120
NWP705A	Provide leadership in hydrometric network planning and water resource management	120
NWP706A	Review and evaluate water and wastewater sustainability objectives	120
NWP707A	Analyse and review water treatment plant technology	120
MSACMT461A	Facilitate SCADA systems in a manufacturing team or work area	50
MSACMT671A	Develop and manage sustainable environmental practices	60
RIICCM205A	Carry out manual excavation	8
RIICCM210A	Install trench support	16
BSBWOR404B	Develop work priorities	40
PSPPROC414A	Manage contracts	40
PSPPROC506A	Plan to manage a contract	50
NWP101B	Investigate sustainable water cycle management	30
NWP102B	Design a basic water system model	30
NWP103B	Demonstrate care and safe practices	20
NWP104B	Sample and test water sources and quality	40
NWP105B	Draw and use simple maps, plans and drawings	20
NWP302A	Install meters for non-potable, non-urban water supplies	30
NWP303A	Monitor and control maintenance of water and wastewater system assets	50
NWP304A	Maintain meters for non-potable, non-urban water supplies	20
NWP326A	Conduct and report dam safety instrumentation monitoring	30
NWP327A	Inspect and report on concrete dam safety	30
NWP328A	Inspect and report on embankment dam safety	30
NWP403A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of potable water distribution systems	50
NWP404A	Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processes	50
NWP406A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of granular media filtration processes	60
NWP407A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of dissolved air flotation processes	60
NWP408A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of sedimentation and clarification processes	60
NWP409A	Investigate and plan to optimise the operation of chemical addition processes	60
NWP410C	Coordinate and monitor asset construction and maintenance	70
NWP411A	Select treatment requirements for waterborne microorganisms	50
NWP412A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of activated sludge processes	60
NWP413A	Investigate and plan the optimisation of anaerobic treatment processes	60
NWP414A	Select strategies to control microbial impact on wastewater treatment processes	40
NWP420A	Install, operate and maintain hydrometric instruments and equipment	130
NWP421A	Collect, measure and process hydrometric stream discharge gauging	100
NWP432A	Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systems	40
NWP504A	Collect and manage hydrometric station survey data	60
NWP508A	Apply principles of hydraulics to pipe and channel flow	160
NWP509A	Collect, verify and report hydrometric time series data	100
NWP510A	Develop and maintain ratings	100
BSBINN601B	Manage organisational change	60
BSBMGT608C	Manage innovation and continuous improvement	70
AHCLPW306A	Undertake sampling and testing of water	70
BSBWOR301B	Organise personal work priorities and development	30
NWP279	Demonstrate knowledge of the risk management principles of the Australian drinking water guidelines
NWP369	Monitor, operate and control lagoon processes	30
NWP370	Perform water industry calculations
NWP552	Apply mathematical solutions to engineering problems
NWP553	Apply scientific principles to engineering problems
NWP554	Apply surveying computations to civil engineering projects
NWP555	Apply construction principles to civil engineering works
NWP556	Apply environmental solutions to engineering projects
NWP557	Apply surveying for civil engineering projects
NWP558	Use computer aided drafting systems
NWP559	Apply principles of mechanics to engineering problems
NWP560	Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems
NWP601	Design a water reticulation scheme
NWP602	Design gravity sewerage systems
NWP603	Design pressure sewerage systems
NWP605	Plan sewerage reticulation systems
NWP604	Manage the construction of pipeline systems
NWP606	Plan water reticulation systems
NWP607	Manage drinking water quality information
NWP609	Manage assets in a water utility
NWP608	Design sewerage pumping station systems
NWP610	Apply statistical methods for quality control and reliability