Simulated workplaceCAQA Gridworks Networks is a fictional business created by CAQA for training and assessment. It is not a real company and no person, client or record here is real.About this simulation
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For trainers and assessors

How to use CAQA Gridworks Networks with your students, what is included, and the mapping to the Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector.

UET release 7.0Powering Skills Organisation
What is included

One simulated business, ready for assessment

A complete fictional employer

Public site and staff intranet for one business in the industry, with its history, services, values, locations, six departments and ten named roles. Everything is fictional and labelled as such on every page.

14 controlled documents

Policies, procedures, forms, templates, a register and a plan written in controlled-document style with document codes, owners, versions and review dates. Forms and templates are fillable on screen and print to PDF.

5 working systems

Record-keeping apps with realistic seed data: table, card and board views, add, edit, delete, search, filter, CSV export and a one-click reset. Records are stored in the student's browser, so every student starts from the same seed data.

Inbox, notices and calendar

Eight work requests from managers and colleagues that point the student at scenarios, documents and systems, a notice board, and a business calendar the student can add to.

8 assessment scenarios

Role-based workplace tasks at Entry, Intermediate and Advanced level, each with context, brief, task checklist, deliverables, linked documents and systems, assessor notes and a printable evidence summary.

Mapping to current units

Every scenario is mapped to current units of competency and qualifications on training.gov.au for this training package, so trainers can align tasks to their own assessment tools.

How to use it

A typical delivery pattern

  1. Orient the class. Walk students through the home page, the departments and the people so the business feels real before any task begins. Ask them to read About this simulation.
  2. Assign roles. Students sign in as the role a scenario names (or one you choose). The choice is stored only in their browser and shapes the greeting, inbox and evidence summary.
  3. Issue the work request. The inbox message for a scenario reads like a real instruction from a manager. Students open it, follow the link to the scenario and read the brief.
  4. Work in the systems and documents. Tasks tell students which policy to apply, which form to complete and which system record to create or update. Forms print to PDF; systems export CSV.
  5. Collect evidence. The scenario page ticks off tasks and prints an evidence summary listing every record the student created or changed, their notes and the units mapped. Combine it with your own observation checklist and questions.
  6. Reset between cohorts. Each browser starts from the same seed data. A reset on the About this simulation page clears everything a student did on that device.
Unit mapping

Scenarios mapped to current units

Codes and titles were taken from training.gov.au on 10 September 2026 (Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector, release 7.0, developed by Powering Skills Organisation). Mapping shows which units a scenario gives evidence towards; it is not a substitute for your own assessment mapping.

ScenarioLevelUnits of competencyQualifications
Complete a pole inspection route in a bushfire risk area
Overhead Distribution
EntryUETDRAI002 Inspect poles, hardware and electrical apparatus
UETDRAI001 Inspect and test poles at and below ground level
UETDRAI005 Use asset inspection equipment
UETDREL005 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
UETDRMP002 ESI safety rules for work on, near or in the vicinity of electrical apparatus
UET20621 Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection and Testing
Act as access recipient for a 22 kV pole replacement
Overhead Distribution
IntermediateUETDRMP001 Apply access authority procedures to work on or near electrical apparatus
UETDRIS012 Install and maintain poles, structures and hardware
UETDRIS007 Install and maintain distribution overhead conductors and cables
UETDRMP016 Perform elevated work platform rescue
UETDRMP002 ESI safety rules for work on, near or in the vicinity of electrical apparatus
UET30621 Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Overhead
Check and validate a high voltage switching program
Network Operations, Safety and Training
AdvancedUETDRIS023 Develop and validate high voltage distribution switching programs
UETDRIS021 Coordinate and direct switching programs
UETDRIS022 Coordinate permit procedures
UETDRSO020 Operate SCADA equipment
UET40422 Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems
Repair a low voltage underground cable fault and restore supply
Underground Cables
IntermediateUETDRDU017 Locate faults in underground power cables
UETDRDU015 Joint, terminate and maintain low voltage underground polymeric cable
UETDRDU002 Inspect underground electrical apparatus
UETDRMP014 Perform cable pit/trench/excavation rescue
UETDRMP001 Apply access authority procedures to work on or near electrical apparatus
UET30821 Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Underground
Plan a transmission tower climbing inspection and hardware replacement
Transmission Lines
IntermediateUETDRTO005 Inspect transmission structures, conductors and hardware
UETDRTO007 Install and maintain transmission structures and hardware
UETDRMP020 Perform tower rescue
UETDREL005 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
UET30521 Certificate III in ESI - Transmission Overhead
Perform substation switching, inspection and a thermovision survey
Substations and Protection
IntermediateUETDRSB006 Inspect substations
UETDRSB004 Conduct surveys using thermovision techniques
UETDRSB001 Perform substation switching operations to a given schedule
UETDRTS037 Maintain and calibrate protection relays and meters
UETDRMP002 ESI safety rules for work on, near or in the vicinity of electrical apparatus
UET40522 Certificate IV in ESI - Substations
Run a night possession on the 1,500 volt traction overhead
Rail Traction
IntermediateUETDRRT011 Maintain traction overhead wiring systems
UETDRRT013 Perform rail traction switching operations to a given schedule
UETDRRT009 Maintain overhead traction components and equipment
UETDRRT014 Test and verify rail traction installations
UETDRMP001 Apply access authority procedures to work on or near electrical apparatus
UET30721 Certificate III in ESI - Rail Traction
Investigate a storm response near miss and review the fatigue controls
Network Operations, Safety and Training
AdvancedUETDRIS029 Implement and monitor organisational WHS/OHS policies, procedures and programs
UETDRSO018 Dispatch and monitor field staff activities
UETDRIS025 Diagnose and resolve faults in distribution systems
UETDRSO021 Respond to protection operations
UETDRMP010 Provide first aid in an ESI environment
UET40422 Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems
UET60222 Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Qualifications

All 11 current qualifications in UET

The business is written to suit the featured qualifications; the rest can be supported by adding scenarios, which CAQA can do on request.

CodeTitleLevelStatus here
UET20321Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation ControlCertificate IIFeatured here
UET20422Certificate II in Transmission Line ConstructionCertificate IIFeatured here
UET20621Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection and TestingCertificate IIFeatured here
UET30521Certificate III in ESI - Transmission OverheadCertificate IIIFeatured here
UET30621Certificate III in ESI - Distribution OverheadCertificate IIIFeatured here
UET30721Certificate III in ESI - Rail TractionCertificate IIIFeatured here
UET30821Certificate III in ESI - Distribution UndergroundCertificate IIIFeatured here
UET30921Certificate III in ESI - Very Remote Community UtilitiesCertificate IIIFeatured here
UET40422Certificate IV in ESI - Network SystemsCertificate IVFeatured here
UET40522Certificate IV in ESI - SubstationsCertificate IVFeatured here
UET60222Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power SystemsAdvanced DiplomaFeatured here
Delivery format

Delivery and LMS compatibility

Hosted web application

Runs in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. No installation, no plug-ins, no student accounts. Each package has its own address, for example bsb.caqa.com.

LMS ready

Link to the whole site, a scenario or a single document from Moodle, Canvas, aXcelerate, Cloud Assess, Blackboard or any LMS that can open a web link. A SCORM wrapper that launches the site and records completion can be supplied on request.

Privacy by design

Student entries stay in the student's browser (local storage). Nothing is sent to CAQA or to any server, so no personal information is collected and no accounts are needed. Students print or export their evidence for submission.

Accessibility and motion

Keyboard navigable, screen-reader labels on controls, reduced-motion support and a visible Motion toggle on every page.

Licensing

Licensing and usage

RTO licence

Licensed to the RTO under the CAQA Resources licence agreement for use with its enrolled students and staff across all its campuses and delivery modes. Contact CAQA for pricing and reseller terms.

Intellectual property

All content, fictional entities, documents and software remain the intellectual property of CAQA. The RTO may print and adapt documents for its own delivery within the licence.

Customisation

Branding and customisation

Branding

A private copy with the RTO's own business name, colours and logo can be produced on its own address.

Content

Extra documents, scenarios, systems and staff roles can be added, and existing ones adjusted to match the RTO's assessment tools, industry partners or state requirements.

Integration

Deep links per scenario and per document, optional SCORM launch package, and evidence summaries in a format that suits the RTO's assessment records.

FAQ

Questions trainers ask

How do I use CAQA Gridworks Networks in my course?

Treat the site as the student's employer. Give students the scenario brief and the inbox message that triggers it, and let them work through the safety rules, procedures, forms and registers as a new network worker would. Each scenario lists the units it supports so you can map it to your assessment tools.

How do students sign in?

Students use the sign in link on the home page with the class code you provide. Each student has a separate workspace so that the access authorities, switching programs and register entries they create do not affect other students.

How are records kept and how can I review them?

Every record created or edited in the work orders, access and permit register, switching program register, asset inspection register and incident register is stored in the student's workspace with a timestamp. Assessors open the workspace from the trainer dashboard, review the records and export them as evidence with the written deliverables.

Can I reset a system to the starting data?

Yes. The trainer dashboard has a reset for each system and for a whole student workspace. A reset restores the eight seed records in each system and removes the student's additions, so export any evidence you need first.

Can I customise the documents to my network's safety rules?

Yes. The policies, procedures, forms and templates are provided as the simulated contractor's controlled documents and can be downloaded and adapted to the network safety rules, safe approach distances and access system of the network owner your students will work for. You can also add scenarios and inbox messages through the trainer dashboard.

Are the qualification and unit codes current?

Yes. Codes and titles were taken from the current release of the Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector training package on training.gov.au when the site was built. Check your training and assessment strategy for the packaging rules and the network authorisation requirements that apply.

Talk to CAQA

Pricing, reseller terms, matched assessment kits and private branded copies: info@caqa.com.au or 1800 266 160. Browse the full catalogue at caqaresources.com.au.