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Training

The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations regulates training requirements for specialised areas.

Electrical
Workplace health and safety
Industrial relations

Electrical

Apprentices and trainees
Complete an apprenticeship or be a trainee in an approved electrical program

Training permits
An electrical work and restricted training permit allows a person to undertake particular training and meet the eligibility requirements for an electrical work licence

Accredited auditors
How to become an accredited auditor for electrical licences, how to find a registered training organisation

Skills maintenance courses
Online skills maintenance course, training with registered training organisation, maintaining current skills and knowledge is compulsory

'Test and tag' course
The employer or self-employed person is responsible for determining that the person who carries out inspection, testing and tagging of electrical equipment has the required competencies

Workplace health and safety

Workplace Health and Safety Officers
Businesses with 30 or more workers require a WHSO in the workplace, what training is required

Construction safety induction (30215QLD)
30215QLD course is compulsory to get your blue card before you can do construction work or enter a construction workplace

Scaffolding, dogging and rigging licences
Scaffolding and rigging have three levels of licences from basic, intermediate and advanced; dogging has one type of licence

Cranes and hoists licences
Tower, derrick, portal boom and bridge or gantry cranes, elevating work platforms, truck mounted have different assessment requirements to attain your licence

Load shifting licences
Front end loader, backhoe, bridge or gantry crane with load exceeding 5 tonne, forklift

Pressure equipment licences
Boiler operation, turbines, reciprocating steam engines

Accredited training providers
Training conducted for prescribed occupations and workplace health and safety officers (WHSO)

Training materials
Training log book, industrial truck operators, safety all in days work, safety information handbook

Industrial relations

Training for government employees
Public sector management training program (PSMP), Government Online Learning and Development (GOLD) for government employees

Industrial relations education for schools, community groups and businesses
Industrial relations information provided by Industrial Relations Education Committee (IREC) to schools and community groups, educative strategies for businesses

Traineeships and apprenticeships
What are traineeships and apprenticeships, how to apply

Last updated October 19, 2006