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Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills assessment
Power and cooling systems protect uptime. This scorecard covers electrical distribution, UPS and generators, cooling, maintenance and safe working.
- 10 skills to score
- 1–10 scale on every skill
- 5 starting levels
The 10 Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills you can score
These are the default Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every technician, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.
Electrical Distribution and Switchgear Knowledge
Understands distribution and switching.
UPS and Battery System Maintenance
Maintains UPS and battery systems and tests them to make sure they will carry the load.
Generator Testing and Fuel Management
Tests generators regularly and manages fuel supply and quality.
Chillers, CRAC and Airflow Management
Maintains chillers and CRAC units and manages airflow to keep equipment cool.
Building Management System Use
Uses the building management system to monitor and respond to alarms.
Load Testing and Commissioning
Carries out load testing and commissioning of power and cooling systems.
Preventive Maintenance Programs
Runs preventive maintenance programs without risking uptime.
Isolation, Lockout and Live-Work Safety
Follows isolation, lockout and live-work rules when maintaining power systems.
Fault Diagnosis Under Live Conditions
Diagnoses faults on live systems without causing outages.
Energy Efficiency and PUE Awareness
Understands PUE and finds ways to cut energy use.
Levels included with Critical Power & Cooling Engineering
Critical Power & Cooling Engineering starts with 5 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Grade” for data centres, so technicians can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.
- Technician
- Critical Systems Technician
- Senior Technician
- Critical Systems Engineer
- Head of Facilities
How Critical Power & Cooling Engineering works in SkillScorer
Score
Each technician in a site is scored on the Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.
Compare
Rank technicians, compare two side by side, or compare your sites against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.
Track
Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills need attention. Reports also follow each shift lead's site.
Critical Power & Cooling Engineering scorecard: common questions
What skills does the Critical Power & Cooling Engineering scorecard include?
SkillScorer's Critical Power & Cooling Engineering scorecard covers 10 skills: Electrical Distribution and Switchgear Knowledge, UPS and Battery System Maintenance, Generator Testing and Fuel Management, Chillers, CRAC and Airflow Management, Building Management System Use, Load Testing and Commissioning, Preventive Maintenance Programs, Isolation, Lockout and Live-Work Safety, Fault Diagnosis Under Live Conditions and Energy Efficiency and PUE Awareness. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.
How are technicians scored in Critical Power & Cooling Engineering?
Every technician is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one site and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.
Which levels come with Critical Power & Cooling Engineering?
Critical Power & Cooling Engineering starts with these levels (called “Grade” in the app): Technician, Critical Systems Technician, Senior Technician, Critical Systems Engineer and Head of Facilities. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.
Can I change the Critical Power & Cooling Engineering skills and wording?
Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In data centres the app talks about technicians, sites and shift leads, and you can change any of those words too.
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