Train your sights on becoming a qualified train driver with the Certificate IV in Train Driving! This nationally recognised qualification will teach you to drive a range of electric passenger trains, locomotives and heavy haul freight trains.
Choose electives that support your train driving specialisation including freight, urban electric, country passenger, steam locomotive, and heritage motor power trains. The course cover: railway awareness and safety fundamentals, responding to signals and trackside signs, operating a train within a range of route conditions, using communication systems, fatigue management, emergency responses, and other technical skills.
Get on track and take advantage of this opportunity to start your career in trains (before this opportunity leaves the station!)
Choose a private training provider that delivers this course
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
Railtrain offers experienced but unqualified train drivers the opportunity undergo RPL to receive the TLI42622 Certificate IV in Train Driving and to confirm their skills and experience for their employer and the industry regulator and to improve the company skills profile.
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This is a qualification for a person engaged in freight train driving activities. It involves a broad range of specialised knowledge and skills in varied contexts to undertake skilled work within a train driving environment. It may include skills and knowledge required for specialised tasks or functions in known or changing contexts with responsibility for own functions and outputs. The Instruction Company offers tailored training solutions using a range of methods including face-to-face delivery, self-paced activities, research, simulations, workplace practical application of skills and supervised learning activities. This ensures that both the needs of the employer and student are being met and students develop the job skills required. The training is conducted by a qualified, industry current, trainer and assessor to ensure the learning is relevant and up to date.
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The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.