If you have completed training as an electrician overseas, here's how you can get your trades practices, regulations and codes aligned with those required to work as an electrician in Western Australia.
This nationally accredited course is approved by Building and Energy WA and provides the Minimum Australian Context Gap training to holders of an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) or Technical Skills Assessment Record (TSAR), for the Australian qualification UEE30811 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician.
Successful completion of this course will enable you to attain the necessary requirements to apply for an unrestricted WA Electrician’s Licence from the WA Electrical Licensing Board.
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The course addresses the gap between overseas electrical trades practices, regulations and codes and those applied in Australia
The knowledge and skills of many overseas qualified electrical workers may be very high, but there are differences in the application of this technical expertise, differences that represent a gap. Australian Electrical Regulators are concerned that the gap be addressed in regulated trade vocations such as electrical, where the work context may differ markedly in overseas countries to that of Australia and such differences could endanger lives, infrastructure or systems.
This nationally accredited course is approved by Building and Energy WA and provides the Minimum Australian Context Gap training to holders of an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) or Technical Skills Assessment Record (TSAR) for the UEE30811 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician qualification.
This course enables electricians to attain the necessary requirements to apply for an unrestricted WA Electrician’s Licence from the Electrical Licensing Board.
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.