EE-Oz Training Standards is the Australian Government declared Industry Skills Council for the Australian ElectroComms and Energy / Utilities Industries. EE-Oz Training Standards has primary responsibility for developing and maintaining Training Packages for industries including the Electrotechnology, Electricity Supply - (Generation, Transmission and Distribution) and Rail (Electrical) Training Packages.

Information about EE-Oz training standards can be found here.

An EMU or an electric multiple unit is an electrical train of multiple carriages (typically seen as a suburban electric train). An EMU does not have a separate locomotive but uses the external electrical traction supply to power each (one or more) motorised railcars (cars). Motorised cars ("M" cars) are usually semi-permanently coupled to non-motorised trailer cars ("T" cars) forming a "unit". Two or more units create a set.

e.g.  an MTM unit consists of a traction car, a trailer car and another traction car, all semi-permanently coupled.
        an MTMMTM set consists of two MTM units coupled together for a given period of time

A single electrically-powered railcar may generally be classed as an EMU (even though there is only one car).

See also DMU.

An Electrical Separation Joint (ESJ) provides separation of abutting track circuits without the use of IRJs. The ESJ consists of an Air Cored Inductor connected to the rails at the end of the track circuit.

A unit of competency has multiple elements of competency.

Each element of competency describes what a person should be able to do to achieve the unit of competency.

ERTMS is an acronym for the European Rail Traffic Management System. ERTMS is a cross-border interoperability and signalling procurement initiative backed by the European Union. ERTMS promises to create a single Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems. It is being closely observed by rail authorities around the world as ERTMS promises to improve on many facets of today's signalling systems.

See also ETCS.

European Train Control System. This a subset of the ERTMS system, specifically the function which controls train movements.

See also ERTMS

An evidence guide provides advice to inform and to support appropriate assessment of the unit of competence. The guide contains an overview of the assessment requirements followed by identification of specific aspects of evidence that will need to be addressed in determining competence. The evidence guide is an integral part of the unit of competence and should be read and interpreted in conjunction with the other components of competency.

Usually a ring-bound folder or electronic database which stores the candidate's evidence.

Some standards for evidence portfolios are:

• Clearly labelled with candidate's details
• All evidence should be verified (as a true copy; is the candidate's work, etc) 
• should be indexed and cross-referenced to the performance criteria for easier location

May also include:

• training records
• employment history (job titles, duties)
• workplace experience (projects and types of equipment)
• rail episodes