A high proportion of licensed electrical workers are due to renew their licence in 2009.
When you renew your licence don’t forget you must have completed skills maintenance within the previous two years.
You can complete your skills maintenance through a registered training organisation (RTO) which has a skills maintenance course approved by the Electrical Safety Board (approved courses and RTOs are listed below). Alternatively, you can access the online skills maintenance course and assessment on the ESO website at www.deir.qld.gov.au/electricalsafety.
Both the online skills maintenance courses and assessments and those provided by approved RTOs have been updated to align with both regulatory changes and the recent revision of the Wiring Rules, AS/NZS 3000:2007.
There are three parts to skills maintenance.
| Part A - Legislation | Knowledge of electrical safety legislation as it applies to electrical workers. |
| Part B - Basic risk management |
Ability to apply risk management principles to electrical work. |
| Part C - Testing | Ability to carry out safety checks and tests in accordance with legislative requirements. |
You must have completed all three parts in order to renew your licence. If skills maintenance is completed through an RTO, the statement issued by the RTO needs to be submitted with your licence renewal application. If you use the online assessment, your results are recorded automatically on the licensing database and no copy is needed for your licence renewal application.
| Approved RTO | Skills maintenance course title | Phone number |
| Competency Training Pty Ltd | Electrical Licence Renewal | (07) 3217 8066 |
| Electrical and Communications Association |
Skills maintenance training for renewal of
electrical workers licence |
(07) 3251 2444 |
| Electro Group Training | Skills maintenance program | (07) 3216 9266 |
| Gold Coast Institute of TAFE | Licence renewal course | (07) 5581 8434 |
| Power Supply Services and Training | Electrical worker competency refresher | (08) 9367 2272 |
| Queensland Electrical Training | Skills maintenance in legislation, risk management and testing |
(07) 3344 1274 |
| Skills Tech Australia | Licence renewal course | 1800 654 447 |
| The Bremer Institute of TAFE | Licence renewal course | (07) 3817 3210 |
| Tropical North Queensland TAFE | Licence renewal course | (07) 4042 2447 |
Last updated 21 July 2009
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