Water update - June 2016
By: Regional Infrastructure Projects Coordinator, Steven Cosatto........
Qld Water is seeking Water Service providers and water industry input into the National Water Training package work plan.
Under the new national arrangements for training product development the water Industry Reference Committee is required to develop a four year work plan for the National Water Training package. The work plan will include industry analysis (e.g. emerging skills and associated training needs for an industry) and a proposed plan for reviewing and developing the training product. The IRC work plan will be submitted to the Australian Industry Skills Committee (by end September 2016) to inform the development of a four−year rolling National Schedule of training package development and review work. The work plan will be reviewed annually.
Qld Water is currently on the interim water Industry Reference Committee and is seeking Queensland industry input to inform the development of the four year plan.
If you have encountered any implementation issues with the new training package (e.g. related to the packaging rules), believe that additional units should be added or any other amendments to the package are required, please contact Michelle Hill on (07) 3632 6853 or email with details.
Funded Training Courses available through Skills Tech
TAFE Queensland SkillsTech is offering fee supported programs a range of courses such as Certificate IV Water Industry Treatment, Certificate IV Water industry Operations, Certificate IV In Electrical (Instrumentation).
Flat fees for the funded places are outlined below:
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Certificate I - $100
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Certificate II - $200
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Certificate III - $400
Eligibility criteria:
- for Certificate I and II courses, you must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification
- for Certificate IV courses, you must already hold a Certificate IV or higher level qualification
- be aged 15 years or above
- permanently reside in Queensland
- be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen
- not be enrolled in a certificate III or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training
- for select programs, meet employment eligibility requirements.
For further information contact Wil Brakels at SkillsTech on (07) 3259 3112 or .