Dual Trade

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I have spoken with another tradesman who is in a similar position with me and found out about a short course that allows you to gain the restricted licence for split system install and decommisioning up to 18kw.

The reason he is doing this course is because the company he works for doesnt do a large enough variety of work to warrant or allow him to do the full refrigeration course. Having looked back over my recorded work experience i also notice that the majority of work i have done has been split system installs. I am enquiring to see weather or not the restricted licence allows you to work unsupervised, or if you still need the additional licence from the department of fair trading if you plan to do installs without the coverage of a fully licenced installer.

I think doing this course may be an acceptable compromise, being that i most likely wont recieve the full range or quality of training to undertake the full refrigeration course.

Am still finding out futher information regarding the course and what is included under the licence.

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Have found out futher info regarding the course and licences etc.

To work on airconditioning and refrigeration unsupervised in nsw you require a licence from actick and a licence from the department of fair trading. Having only the restricted licence from actick doesnt make you eligible to obtain a licence from fair trading, so the restricted course wont be much use.

[chrisv]

It may be best, after you’ve obtained your license, to do a Clerk of Works course, and obtain a full builders license, then set up your own building/electrical company. That’s the best decision and you should be proud of yourself and attack your seven year plan with zeal.

Hi pawnhead,

Just a quick question, would you happen to know what the equivalent in QLD would be for the "Clerk of Works" course.

Little background about me........have been off the tools for quite sometime and now back working fulltime on the tools as a Sparky on the Gold Coast, I am in the process of starting my "Electrical Contractors Course" via correspondance to enable me to eventually work for myself. Now I am a little older (34) and have a few more dollars in the bank, I will be trying to get involved with small property development (walkups/townhouses etc). Any thoughts/ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

[journeyman Mick]

Chris,
I believe the Clerk of works course/position has disappeared in Qld. Up until recently to get a builders license you needed to be a carpenter or bricklayer and do the appropriate course. Now it doesn't matter if you have any trade qualifications or not, you need to do the appropriate course and work for a builder for two years in`a supervisory position. Alternatively if you have worked two years or more as a supervisor you can get Recognition of Prior Learning (which will cost about as much as doing the course ). Tafe and HIA run courses, probably others as well.

Mick

[journeyman Mick]

Chris,
check out the QBSA website for requirements, from my reading you need to do 2 years supervisory work if you're a carpenter or brick/block layer or 4 years for any one else. Go here and see if you can make any sense of it.

Mick