Employment Training

Australian Defence Force Academy

On completion of their degree studies Weapons Electrical Engineer Officers undertake a 19 week Weapons Electrical Engineering Application Course at HMAS CERBERUS in Victoria. This course supplements theoretical degree education with training in fields unique to engineering in the Navy such as weapon hydraulics, radar, sonar, missile and gunnery fire control systems, ship communications equipment and maintenance administration procedures. The composition of the course is as follows: 12 weeks at HMAS CERBERUS; 2 weeks at the RAN Training Establishment Salisbury in SA; 4.5 weeks in the NSW area; and 1.5 weeks of Combat Data Systems training and establishment visits in the Canberra area. During the application course the junior officer is issued with a Weapons Electrical Engineering Competency log. This log covers a range of competency based assignments that requires the junior officer to participate in ship borne Weapons Electrical Engineering activities to demonstrate competence in areas relevant to employment as a Weapons Electrical Engineer. After this course the officer will normally be posted to sea to complete on-the-job training and qualify as a Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer (WEEO) in the Navy.

Graduate

On completion of initial officer training Weapons Electrical Engineer Officers undertake a 19 week Weapons Electrical Engineering Application Course at HMAS CERBERUS in Victoria. This course supplements theoretical degree education with practical training in fields unique to engineering in the Navy such as weapon hydraulics, radar, sonar, missile and gunnery fire control systems, and ship communications equipment. The composition of the course is as follows: 12 weeks at HMAS CERBERUS; 2 weeks at the RAN Training Establishment Salisbury in SA; 4.5 weeks in the NSW area; and 1.5 weeks of Combat Data Systems training and establishment visits in the Canberra area. During the application course the junior officer is issued with a Weapons Electrical Engineering Certificate of Competence Study Guide. This is a log with about 220 competency based assignments which requires the junior officer to participate in ship borne Weapons Electrical Engineering activities and demonstrate different levels of competence relevant to the Weapons Electrical Engineering Department. After this course the officer will normally be posted to sea to complete on-the-job training and qualify as a Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer (WEEO) in the Navy.

Undergraduate

On completion of their degree studies Weapons Electrical Engineer Officers undertake a 19 week Weapons Electrical Engineering Application Course at HMAS CERBERUS in Victoria. This course supplements theoretical degree education with practical training in fields unique to engineering in the Navy such as weapon hydraulics, radar, sonar, missile and gunnery fire control systems, and ship communications equipment. The composition of the course is as follows: 12 weeks at HMAS CERBERUS; 2 weeks at the RAN Training Establishment Salisbury in SA; 4.5 weeks in the NSW area; and 1.5 weeks of Combat Data Systems training and establishment visits in the Canberra area. During the application course the junior officer is issued with a Weapons Electrical Engineering Competency Log.This log covers a range of competency based assignments that requires the junior officer to participate in ship borne Weapons Electrical Engineering activities to demonstrate competence in areas relevant to employment as a Weapons Electrical Engineer. After this course the officer will normally be posted to sea to complete on-the-job training and qualify as a Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer (WEEO) in the Navy.