Electrotechnology
Construction Skills Queensland supports the upskilling of existing workers, enabling them to meet new and emerging industry practices, licensing requirements and environmental considerations. CSQ provides reimbursement to individuals and employers towards some of the costs of training and assessment associated with acquiring a license.
What courses are available?
| Course Name | Course Code | Max Fund |
| Certificate II in Telecommunications (Cabling) / Open Cabling | ICT20310 | $600.00 |
| Telecommunications Open Registration | ICTTC137B/C | $600.00 |
| Restricted Telecommunications Registration | ICTTC136B/C | $300.00 |
| Telecommunications Structured Cabling (including Cat 5 and Coax) | ICTTC009C/D | $400.00 |
| Telecommunications Cabling - Optical Fibre | ICTTC010C | $500.00 |
| Construction Wiring Programme | AS 3000 & AS 3012 | $300.00 |
| C-Bus Basic | C-Bus (CLIPSAL COURSE) | $500.00 |
| Air conditioning and refrigeration - including handling of refrigerants and testing (Cert II in Air-conditioning Split Systems) | UEE20107 | $500.00 |
| Restricted Electrical license (plumbing etc) | 39145QLD | $800.00 |
| Electrical Contracting Course / Cert IV in Electrotechnology | UEENEEGO75B | $500.00 |
| Select and arrange equipment for general electrical installations | UEENEEG007B | $600.00 |
| Verify compliance and functionality of general electrical installations | UEENEEG005B | $600.00 |
| Solve basic problems in photovoltaic energy apparatus | UEENEEK025C | $800.00 |
| Design grid connected power supply systems | UEENEEK035C | $600.00 |
| Install, configure and commission grid connected photovoltaic power systems | UEENEEK048A | $800.00 |
| Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule | ICTCBL2137A | $600.00 |
| Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Restricted | ICTCBL2136A | $300.00 |
| Install terminate and certify structured cabling installation | ICTCBL3009A | $400.00 |
| Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises | ICTCBL3010A | $500.00 |
Eligibility
Eligibility Criteria - Electrotechnology
Applicants must meet the following funding eligibility criteria:
- The applicant must be working full-time or part-time or genuinely seeking work in the Queensland building and construction industry and must meet the residency criteria below; AND
- The applicant must not be an employee of a Local, State or Commonwealth government department or statutory body; AND
- The applicant must have undertaken a qualification or course as outlined by Construction Skills Queensland to be funded under this program
- The training and/or assessment must have been delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO); AND
- The RTO must not be funded by Construction Skills Queensland or any other entity for the delivery of the training and/or assessment for which a reimbursement is being sought.
Applicants meet the following residency criteria:
Australian or New Zealand Residential Criteria, applicants must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, OR
- have permanent Australian residency visa, OR
- hold a Temporary Protection visa, OR
- hold a Temporary visa subclass 309 or 820, OR
- hold a Business Skills (Provisional) visa subclass 457, OR
- hold a Skilled Independent Regional (SIR) visa subclass 495.
Evidence of this must be supplied in the form of a copy of your Australian or New Zealand birth certificate or passport or visa or citizenship certificate or a copy of your temporary visa detailing the type/ subclass.
Queensland Residential Criteria, applicants must:
- be a permanent resident of Queensland, OR
- be permanently employed in Queensland.
Evidence of this must be supplied in the form of a Queensland Drivers' Licence or telephone account or bank statement or statement from a real estate agent or any other formal documentation stating your full name and current residential address.
- Reimbursement will be based upon the cost of the training delivery and not for any associated costs such as meals, travel or accommodation.
- A maximum funding rate per participant is set according to the qualification undertaken. Construction Skills Queensland may not reimburse the full cost of the fees paid.
- Only one eligible qualification per financial year is able to be claimed
Reimbursement is available for training paid and completed on or after 1 July 2010 and on or
before 31 March 2012.
- Download and complete the form here – Electrotechnology application form
- Submit to details listed on application form.
