ETCAL
Level 2
QN: 603/6051/3
Curriculum Active
ETCAL Level 2 Diploma in Rail Engineering (Competence)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ETCAL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1620 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
ETCAL
Syllabus Units
41 Units
Guided Hours
1620 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Access Overhead Line Equipment Construction Sites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to safely access overhead line equipment construction sites in compliance with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines
- Know how to access overhead line equipment work sites, following all required procedures by company and industry standards
2
Assist in Preparing Resources for Railway Electrification Engineering Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to assist in preparing resources for electrification engineering activities
- Understand how to assist in preparing resources for electrification engineering activities
3
Assist in Preventative and Corrective Maintenance of Traction Cabling Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to assist in preventative and corrective maintenance of traction cabling systems
4
Assist in the Installation of Signalling Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand compliance with the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as the Safe System of Work Planner (SSOWP) when installing signalling equipment
- Know how to follow company procedures for the access requirements related to different types of site installation locations of signalling equipment
- Know how to competently use of different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the equipment being installed
- Know how to make different types of terminations/connections during the installation of signalling equipment following company procedures
- Understand that installation activities comply with industry specifications, infrastructure guidelines, regulations standards following company procedures
- Know how to assist in the completion of the relevant installation records, following company procedures and pass it to the appropriate people
5
Assist in the Installation of Telecoms Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures, the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner in the removal of Telecoms equipment
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures in installation of Telecoms equipment
- Understand the process in the installation of Telecoms equipment following company procedures
- Know how to use different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the installation of Telecoms equipment
- Understand how to make different types of connections when in the installation of Telecoms equipment applicable to the equipment being installed
- Understand how to ensure the installation activities of Telecoms equipment comply with all relevant infrastructure guidelines, standards, industry specific standards and specifications
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related installation of Telecoms equipment activities and pass on to the appropriate people
6
Assist in the Installation of Traction and Rolling Stock Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the installation of the traction and rolling stock equipment, working safely, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines at all times
- Know how to assist in the installation of a traction and rolling stock system, which includes installing equipment for two of the following interactive technologies: installing mechanical equipment/components
- Know how to apply a range of installation methods and techniques in the installation of a traction and rolling stock system
- Understand the use of different groups of instruments during the installation activities when installing traction and rolling stock system
- Know how to assist in ensuring all required conditions are met during the installation process of installing traction and rolling stock equipment
- Understand how to produce a range of documents that gives information on guidelines, standards safe operating procedures, technical and maintenance instructions
- Know how to assist in using fault location methods and techniques on the installation of traction and rolling stock equipment
- Understand how to complete the relevant paper
- work/records, when completing the installation of traction and rolling stock equipment and pass it to the appropriate people
7
Assist in the Planned Maintenance of Signalling Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the compliance to relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as the Safe System of Work Planner (SSOWP)
- Know how to by following company procedures
- identify the safe access requirements related to types of site equipment locations
- Know how to assist in the planned maintenance of different types of signalling equipment following company procedures
- Understand the competent use of different types of tools and equipment applicable to the equipment being maintained
- Know how to carry out maintenance activities as applicable to the equipment being maintained in compliance with company procedures and meeting industry standards
- Know how to assist in the completion relevant maintenance records, following company procedures, and pass it to the appropriate people
8
Assist in the Planned Maintenance of Telecoms Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures, the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner in the removal of telecoms equipment#Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations, following company procedures in the planned maintenance of telecoms equipment
- Understand the process in the planned maintenance of telecoms equipment following company procedures
- Know how to use different types of tools and equipment when completing the planned maintenance of Telecoms equipment
- Understand how to complete maintenance activities applicable to the equipment being maintained when completing planned maintenance of Telecoms equipment, following manufacturer’s guidelines and company procedures
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related to the planned maintenance of telecoms equipment and pass on to the appropriate people
9
Assist in the Removal of Signalling Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to follow the health and safety legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures, as applicable to the work location and work activities
- Understand the access requirements related to two of types of equipment site locations
- Know how to assist in the replacement of different types type of Signalling equipment
- Understand competent use different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the equipment being replaced
- Know how to different types of connections during the replacement of signalling parts and equipment
- Understand that all signalling replacement activities comply with guidelines, standards regulations, standard operating procedures, industry standards
- Know how to assist in the completion of the relevant records, for job activities and pass it to the appropriate people
10
Assist in the Removal of Telecoms Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures, the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner in the removal of Telecoms equipment
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures in the removal of Telecoms equipment
- Understand the process of the removal of different types of telecoms equipment following company procedures
- Know how to use different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the telecoms equipment to be removed
- Know how to disconnect different types of connections in the removal of Telecoms equipment following company procedures and manufacturer’s guidelines
- Understand how to ensure the removal activities of Telecoms equipment comply with all relevant infrastructure guidelines, standards, industry specific standards and specifications
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related the removal of Telecoms equipment activities and pass on to the appropriate people
11
Assist in the Replacement of Signalling Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand compliance with the health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures, as applicable to the work location and activities at all times
- Understand compliance of the access requirements related to various types of site equipment locations at all times
- Know how to assist in the removal of different types of signalling equipment following company procedures and industry standards at all times
- Understand the competent use of different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the equipment being removed
- Know how to disconnect types of terminations/connections during the removal of the equipment as applicable to the type of equipment
- Understand the ability to ensure the removal activities comply with all regulatory guidelines, manufacturers guidelines, meeting all regulatory and other standards
- Know how to assist in the completion of all relevant removal records, to company and industry standards and pass on to the appropriate people
12
Assist in the Replacement of Telecoms Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures, the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner in the removal of Telecoms equipment
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures in the replacement of Telecoms equipment
- Understand the process in the replacement of Telecoms equipment following company procedures
- Know how to use different types of approved/calibrated tools and equipment as applicable to the replacement of Telecoms equipment
- Understand how to make different types of connections when in the replacement of Telecoms equipment applicable to the equipment
- Understand how to ensure the replacement activities of Telecoms equipment comply with all relevant infrastructure guidelines, standards, industry specific standards and specifications
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related the replacement of Telecoms equipment activities and pass on to the appropriate people
13
Assist in the Tests and Checks of Telecoms Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures, the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner in the removal of telecoms equipment
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures in the replacement of Telecoms equipment
- Understand the process in the replacement of Telecoms equipment following company procedures
- Know how to use the different types of tools and equipment applicable to the Telecom’s equipment being tested
- Know how to assist in a range of different test and checks of Telecoms equipment
- Understand how to ensure in the tests and checks of Telecoms equipment comply with all relevant infrastructure guidelines, standards, industry specific standards and specifications
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related to the tests and checks of telecoms equipment activities and pass on to the appropriate people
14
Assist with Establishing Compliance with Specifications for Signalling Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand compliance with the health and safety legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures as applicable to the work location and activities
- Know how to access the requirements related different types of site testing locations following company procedures
- Know how to assist in the testing of different types of signalling equipment following company procedures
- Understand the use of different types of tools and equipment as applicable to the equipment being tested when conducting signalling equipment work activities
- Know how to assist in conducting checks as applicable to the type of signalling equipment being tested
- Know how to assist in a range of tests as applicable to the type of signalling equipment being tested
- Understand compliance to ensure that testing activities comply with all required standards, guidelines, operating procedures, industry specific specifications
- Understand how to demonstrate in assisting in completion of the relevant test records, and pass it to the appropriate people
15
Assist with Maintenance on Railway Electrification Equipment and Components
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to assist with maintenance on electrification equipment and components following relevant health and safety and safe working practices
- Know how to assist with maintenance on electrification equipment and components
16
Carry out Scheduled Maintenance on Traction and Rolling Stock Communication-Electronic Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines, following the relevant communication-electronic maintenance schedules to carry out work activities within own permitted authority
- Know how to carry out maintenance activities on a range of communication-electronic systems, subsystems or assemblies
- Know how to safely carry out scheduled maintenance activities on traction and rolling stock communication-electronic equipment
- Understand how to safely maintain communication-electronic equipment ensuring all legal, regulations standards, codes of practice, technical specifications are met
- Know how to complete all required documentation/maintenance records related to the maintenance of communication-electronic equipment and pass onto the appropriate person
17
Carry out Scheduled Maintenance on Traction and Rolling Stock Electrical Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines and following the relevant electrical maintenance schedules to carry out the required work
- Know how to work safely at all times carrying out scheduled maintenance activities on a range of different types of electrical equipment
- Understand how to safely carry out scheduled maintenance activities on different types of electrical equipment following company, manufacturers, regulation, legal requirements
- Know how to safely maintain electrical equipment ensuring all legal, regulations standards, codes of practice, technical specifications are met
- Know how to complete all required documentation/maintenance records related to the maintenance of electrical equipment and pass onto the appropriate person
18
Carry Out Scheduled Maintenance on Traction and Rolling Stock Fluid Power Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines to relevant fluid power maintenance schedules whilst carrying related work activities
- Know how to carry out the scheduled fluid power maintenance activities within the limits of your personal authority within the specified sequence and in an agreed time scale
- Know how to carry out the scheduled fluid power maintenance activities within the limits of personal authority to additional identified equipment within the specified sequence and in an agreed time scale
- Know how to safely maintain on traction and rolling stock fluid power equipment ensuring all legal, regulations standards, codes of practice, technical specifications are met
- Understand how to complete all required documentation/maintenance records related to the maintenance on traction and rolling stock fluid power equipment and pass onto the appropriate person
19
Carry out Scheduled Maintenance on Traction and Rolling Stock Mechanical Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines at all times whilst following the relevant mechanical maintenance schedules to carry out the required work on rolling stock and mechanical equipment
- Understand how to carry out the mechanical maintenance activities within the limits of your personal authority to traction and rolling stock equipment
- Know how to safely carry out scheduled maintenance activities to include checks of traction and rolling stock equipment
- Understand how the maintenance of mechanical equipment in accordance with company procedures, relevant standards, regulations
- Know how to complete the required relevant maintenance records and passing on to the appropriate person
20
Complying with Organisational Safety Requirements and Statutory Regulations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the health and safety and environmental legislation, regulations and other relevant guidelines
- Understand the organisational policies and procedures
- Understand safe working practices within the workplace
- Understand how to apply duties and obligations to health and safety
- Understand how to apply safe working practices within the workplace
21
Determine Requirements for The Safe Access to Work Locations for Signal Engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the ability to follow the health and safety legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures, for safe access to work locations for signal engineering
22
Determine Requirements for the Safe Access to Work Locations for Telecoms Engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner
- Understand the different types of documents that apply to access requirements applicable to the work location
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures at all times
- Understand how to agree and implement necessary safe access procedures as applicable to the work activity
23
Establish Information for Signal Engineering Installation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to establish the required installation technical information for types of signalling equipment
- Know how to follow company procedures to obtain and extract information from sources as applicable to the equipment being installed
24
Establish information for signal engineering maintenance and/or fault finding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to establish the required maintenance technical information for types of Signalling equipment, ensuring that the information is current
- Understand how to obtain and extract information from relevant sources as applicable to ensure the equipment being maintained to company and industry standards authorised and contains all essential data
25
Establish Information for Telecoms Engineering Installation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to establish the required technical information for different types of Telecom equipment
- Know how to obtain and extract information from a range of sources for Telecoms engineering installation applicable to the equipment to be installed
26
Establish Information for Telecoms Engineering Maintenance and/or Fault Finding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to establish the required technical information for Telecoms engineering maintenance and/or fault finding
- Know how to obtain and extract information from a range of sources applicable to the equipment being maintained
27
Establish the Operational Condition of Electrification and Plant Assets
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to establish the operational condition of electrification and plant assets
28
Plan Railway Electrification Engineering Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan all aspects of electrification engineering activities meeting all legal, industry and company requirements
- Know how to plan railway electrification engineering activities identifying all documentation, resources, risk assessment, following company procedures at all times
29
Reinstate the Work Area After Signal Engineering Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to follow the health and safety legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures, from the following as applicable to the work location and activities
- Know how to understand of the access requirements related to different types of site locations
- Know how to safely store tools and equipment, including the following as applicable to the work activities
- Understand how to assist in the completion of the relevant work records, to include and pass it to the appropriate people when completing relevant work activities.
30
Reinstate the Work Area after Telecoms Engineering Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely at all times, complying with company procedures the relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures as appropriate to the activity such as Safe System of Work Planner to reinstate the work area after telecoms work activities
- Know the access requirements for different types of work site locations following company procedures after telecoms engineering activities
- Understand safely how to store tools, equipment, materials complying with company procedures after telecoms engineering activities
- Know how to complete the relevant records/documents related to telecoms engineering activities and pass on to the appropriate people
31
Restore Plain Line Track Geometry to Operational Condition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to restore plain line track geometry to operational condition
32
Restore Rail Switches and Crossing to Operational Condition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to restore rail switches and crossings to operational condition
33
Restore Track Geometry Faults to Operational Condition by the Manual Repair of Permanent Way Assets and Components
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to manually repair and restore rail track geometry faults to operational condition
- Understand how to manually repair rail track geometry faults and restore to operational condition
34
Undertake Installation of Overhead Line Equipment Sectioning, Insulation, Registration and in Span Components under Direction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to undertake installation of overhead line equipment sectioning, insulation, registration and in-span components under direction
- Understand how to undertake work activities within limits of own authority when following relevant renewal or enhancement documentation for sectioning, insulation, registration and in span components
- Know how to undertake overhead line equipment sectioning, insulation, registration and in-span components under direction in compliance with health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures
- Understand the use of different types of design drawings, specifications, materials, methods, tools and instruments, documents used during the installation of overhead line equipment sectioning, insulation, registration and in span components under direction
35
Undertake Installation, Enhancement and Renewal of Overhead Line Equipment Earthing and Bonding under Direction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to undertake installation, enhancement and renewal of overhead line equipment earthing and bonding under direction
- Understand how to undertake work activities within limits of own authority when undertaking work activities in the enhancement and renewal of overhead line equipment earthing and bonding during under direction
- Understand how to undertake installation, enhancement and renewal of overhead line equipment earthing and bonding under direction, in compliance with health and safety legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures
- Understand the use of different types of design drawings, specifications, materials, methods, tools and instruments, documents used during the enhancement and renewal of overhead line equipment earthing and bonding under direction
36
Undertake Overhead Line Equipment Main Steelwork Installation under Direction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to safely undertake overhead line equipment main steel
- work installation under direction
- Know how to safely undertake relevant work activities when conducting overhead line equipment main steel
- work installation under direction following health and safety legislation/regulations at all times
- Know how to undertake overhead line equipment main steel
- work installation under direction in compliance with health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures
- Understand the general electrical hazards and hazards associated with erecting long and heavy structural steel components when installing overhead line equipment main steelwork
- Understand the purpose of engineering specifications and different types of design drawings related to overhead line equipment
- Understand the terminology used to describe tools, equipment, methods, techniques to describe the operational status of the steel
- work work installation
- Understand the inspection, testing, authorisation procedures, limits of own responsibility authority, lines of escalation procedures and reporting documents when installing overhead line equipment main steel
37
Undertake Overhead Line Equipment Small Part Steelwork Installation under Direction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely when undertaking overhead line equipment small part steel
- work installation under direction following health and safety legislation/regulations at all times
- Know how to follow the relevant renewal, installation or enhancement documentation for installation activities under direction when installing overhead line equipment small part steelwork
- Know how to undertake overhead line equipment small part steel
- work installation under direction
- Understand the terminology, methods, tools, plant and equipment used in the installation of overhead line equipment small part steelwork
- Understand the terminology, methods, tools, plant and equipment used in the installation of overhead line equipment small part steel
38
Undertake Overhead Line Equipment Wiring Installation under Direction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to work safely when undertaking overhead line equipment wiring installation under direction following health and safety legislation/regulations at all times
- Understand how to undertake work activities within limits of own authority when following relevant renewal or enhancement documentation for wiring and components to be renewed or installed for overhead line equipment wiring
- Know how to carry out checks under supervision and the production of accurate records of work undertaken and to follow relevant recording and reporting procedures related to installing overhead line equipment wiring
- Know how to undertake overhead line equipment wiring installation under direction in compliance with health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures
- Understand the use of different types of design drawings, specifications, materials, methods, tools and instruments, documents used during the installation of overhead line equipment wiring under direction
39
Undertake Replacement of Permanent Way Assets and Components
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to undertake replacement of permanent way assets and components
40
Using and Interpreting Engineering and Documentation Data
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to use the approved source to obtain the required data, documentation or specifications
- Understand how to use and interpret engineering and documentation data
- Understand drawings and diagrams
- Understand how to use methods of communication and IT systems to accurately report and record information
- Understand how to extract relevant information, terms and information from engineering drawings
41
Working Efficiently and Effectively as a Rail Track Engineering Operative
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the organisational practices and procedures within the workplace
- Understand how to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and supervisors
- Understand how to work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and environmental legislation, regulations and other relevant guidelines
- Understand the correct and safe use of materials and equipment
- Understand how to obtain all necessary consumables, tools and equipment
- Understand how to prepare and carry out the rail engineering activity
- Understand how to be able to deal promptly and effectively with any rail engineering problems
- Understand how to contribute to the business by identifying any possible opportunities for improving the working practices and/or processes
- Understand how to be able to clean, tidy up and restore the work area on completion of the rail engineering activity
- Understand how to contribute to developing own Continuous Development
- Plan relevant to career development and objectives
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/6051/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- ETCAL
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2020