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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to test and diagnose faults in electronic quartz watches.

It applies to diagnosing faults where the power cell performance has already been tested and its condition is assessed as good or the correct terminal voltage under load, but the watch continues to indicate faults or is stopped.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions

2. Establish servicing requirements and liaise with customer

  • 2.1 Verify watch condition and performance concerns with customer
  • 2.2 Prepare written and verbal quotations
  • 2.3 Confirm customer agreement on recommended service procedures to remedy faults
  • 2.4 Record and document repair process

3. Open and close watch cases

  • 3.1 Determine need to open case for further testing
  • 3.2 Select and use appropriate workshop tools and equipment
  • 3.3 Open and close watch cases
  • 3.4 Inspect parts and report and record results
  • 3.5 Verify gasket condition and replace, as required
  • 3.6 Clean cases and bands during and after repair, as required

4. Perform test

  • 4.1 Select appropriate tests for the type of quartz watch
  • 4.2 Select and use appropriate workshop testing equipment
  • 4.3 Test quartz watch output signals using industry-specific equipment
  • 4.4 Assess mechanical condition, including freedom of gear train, as applicable
  • 4.5 Maintain testing equipment
  • 4.6 Record test results

5. Analyse results and determine faults

  • 5.1 Interpret test results
  • 5.2 Carry out further testing to locate faulty components, as required
  • 5.3 Confirm results against manufacturer specifications
  • 5.4 Identify faults from test information
  • 5.5 Evaluate record and communicate recommended servicing requirements

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

liaising with customer and verifying condition and performance, identifying repair costs, and recording and documenting repair process

opening and closing watch cases using appropriate workshop tools and equipment

using workshop testing equipment

selecting and performing appropriate tests and analysing test results

determining faults and faulty components based on test results and visual inspection.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

types of quartz watch construction and components

function/operating principles of electronic quartz watches

types of cells, power sources, capacitors and electronic storage units

observation and inspection techniques

work health and safety (WHS) regulations and procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in diagnosing faults in quartz watches at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026