The Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance industries are multi-million industries which involving various sectors such as oil and gas, construction, transportation, services, consultations and energy. Most of this industry has huge potential and impacts for significant growth as Malaysia is actively moving towards achieving Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0).

The Level 3 Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance personnel are responsible for the continuous operation of electrical systems. They conducted site visit, monitoring electrical systems condition, performed maintenance and test electrical installation. Their invaluable experience and expertise are a huge advantage when an electrical system is to be established in any premises.

As the demand for Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance continue to grow in Malaysia, there will be a need for highly skilled and competent workforce. The development of highly skilled and competent workers in the industry is vital to ensure that the need of the sectors that the electrical services industry supports is met. Future workforce must be trained and equipped with the necessary industry specific skills that can be achieved through competency training programmes. Hence, the reviewed of NOSS for Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance is very timely and even indispensable as the standard will provides a basis for formal and systematic training as well as for certifying experienced personnel.

Consensus regarding job analysis and job matrix were obtained from the panellists where thorough discussion and debates were conducted during several reviewing session. Among of the outcomes from the activities are a few competencies have been re-aligned to match and meet the current demand by the industries. This includes competencies on building automation systems, earthing systems, relevant software’s and many more. The reviewed sessions also found out that those redundant and repeated CU which doesn’t reflect to the level’s definition by the Department of Skills Development (DSD) is amended and in fact obsolete or irrelevant competencies have been stroked out.

In brief, this NOSS has taken into account several crucial and important points such as the introduction of future emerging competencies, the inculcation of “green” aspects, the incorporation of health and safety measures, the fulfilment of competent person attributes and as well as the compliance with relevant authorities and regulatory bodies. All of this consideration is believed to have a pivotal role towards the successfulness of this NOSS

The Occupational Structure and Occupational Area Structure for Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance are illustrated in Figure 1 and Figure 2 respectively. Electrical installation components can be categorised into mechanical, electrical, and electronic and instrumentation sub-groups. Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance operations include servicing of all these three sub-groups of components. This NOSS covers the servicing of all these three categories of components. Level 3 comprises both technical competencies to perform Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance operations and functions. The NOSS title for Level 3 Three Phase Electrical Installation and Maintenance is as highlighted.

Electrical Supervisor Personnel work in the condition of residential, building and factories. They perform various types of three-phase wiring, inspection and maintenance of wiring. They may be exposed to various types of hazards such as working at altitude, confined space and hazardous electrical shock. Accordingly, the works are compliance with MS IEC 60364, MS 1979:2007, MS 1936:2006, Electricity Supply Act 1990 (Act 447), Electric Regulation 1994 and The Electricity Ordinance – Chapter 50 (Rev. 2003), Electricity Rules 1999, Electricity (State Grid Code) Rules 2003. Safety at work, health and environmental requirements are essential to prevent unsafe work condition. Electrical Supervisor work according to the company’s working hours. However, they may be required to work overtime to fulfil the jobs requirement

Due to the demand of Electrical supervisor in Malaysia and internationally, there is a need for a highly skilled and competent workforce. Electrical supervisor can be employed by electrical contractor companies, electrical services contractor companies, building maintenance companies, factories and other companies involved in the field of electric power requirements