{"id":284004,"date":"2025-07-28T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peer.com.au\/?p=284004"},"modified":"2025-07-29T04:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:49:45","slug":"ac-theory-extravaganza-an-innovative-way-of-delivering-ac-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peer.com.au\/ac-theory-extravaganza-an-innovative-way-of-delivering-ac-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Theory Extravaganza: An Innovative way of delivering AC Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1E1E1E&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At PEER, innovation is part of how we improve and evolve. A recent initiative by the RTO Team has not only raised the bar for training delivery but also reinforced why PEER continues to lead the way in education and apprentice development.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;50px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;50px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;24vh||24vh||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;12vh||12vh||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/peer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250701_041748340_iOS.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;44vw||44vw||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;44vw||44vw||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1E1E1E&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, Senior Trainer &#8211; Electrotechnology, Ian Cowan, led a bold and highly successful pilot program to fast-track one of the most academically demanding units in the Certificate III Electrotechnology course: EL0020 &#8211; Solve Problems in Low Voltage AC Circuits.<\/p>\n<p>PEER\u2019s \u2018AC Theory Extravaganza\u2019 was a 10-day, invite-only lockstep class designed to deliver theory in a highly structured, immersive format. 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