Hi,

I am interested to know that, can i work without any licenses in queensland? like if i want to do work as a worker then do i compulsory require licenses like Basic riggers Ticket, Dogman Ticket, EWP Ticket, QLD Blue Card? and will the employers in queensland will not offer me work if i dont have these licenses?

also if i want to work in food and hospitality industry in queensland then do i require to have RSA responsible service of alchohol and food safety certificate?

hope you will share u r precious experience,

regards
lovetv

A lot of trades and unskilled occupations need some sort of licence.
Most knowledge based occupations - with the exception of medical, law, teaching etc - do not need a licence to work.

No chance of getting employed now without them, and also most of these trades/occupations may require you to become a paid member of an appropriate trade union before they (the relevant employers) will employ you.

Basic riggers Ticket,
Dogman Ticket,

You will need these if you want to work on a crane. We use cranes but get an operator - then you dont need it obviously

EWP Ticket,
If you want to be in charge of access equipment over a certain height you will need it - so you will be able to use a cherry picker without one but not a boom. You can be in a boom with a licensed operator - its no drama - course is around 300 and 1 day.

QLD Blue Card?
Blue dog training - get it on line - costs under 200 - cant remember how much. You will need this to work on any "work site". not all work places are worksites. Basically its for building sites. So if you were working as a labourer for a landscaper you wouldnt need it.

and will the employers in queensland will not offer me work if i dont have these licenses?

if there are jobs, and I am not commenting on that, some will expect you to have and some will put you on the courses. Considering there is a recession, I would think it would be far better to just get what you need yourself - also hard hard, steel toe caps, high vis vest etc. If you are planning to work on site.



also if i want to work in food and hospitality industry in queensland then do i require to have RSA responsible service of alchohol and food safety certificate?

If you want to serve alcohol then yes you will have to.

Thanks Amazulu, yep confirmed it most jobs require at least 1 type of license or card.

Thanks The Bloke, well i still didnt seen any advertisement on internet which comulsory require union membership.

Thanks viviennef, really very useful details thanks a lot. if i get blue card through online courses then will it ok or they require compulsory physically attendended course blue card? Also pls. give some more details on recession effects in townsville. thanks in advance.

regards

Do politicians have a basic training they need to pass?

ie 101 foot for shoes not mouth

Depends if the BLF (Builders Labourer's Federation) or CMFEU (Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union) is the union on site, as they, especially the BLF, have a history of striking or applying bans, if employers hire non-union labour. If not a financial member, I will guarantee that it will be strongly suggested, read essential, that you join ASAP.

online course is fine for your blue card, this one I know was used at my previous employers:

http://www.bluedogtraining.com.au/

The recession has definitely effected employment in Townsville but it does depend on what you're looking for. There are still some jobs out there. There were plenty of adverts for the hotel/catering industry in the Townsville Bulletin on Saturday....not many for admin type positions. Quite a few in the trade and medical sections as well.

yep they must be trained to say lie, false promises and showing heaven.

Thanks bloke.

Thanks A Team, really nice to hear from a townsville fellow. However, there are several blue card i just came to know. there is Blue Card - General Safety Induction 30215QLD and blue card for any work which involves child-related activities. just searching how many type of other blue cards available in queensland? and which one i should pick? can u pls. tell me which blue card i would require in queensland?

I am very afraid to know that the recession has effected townsville jobs. can you pls. tell me are there any chances to get any work like in supermarkets, food industry, factory or any thing like that? i am looking for any kind of work, thats not a big problem any work like worker, kitchenhand will do.

thanks and regards,

You only need the child related Blue Card if you are working with kids - teacher, cadet leader, youth worker etc.

Just the two different blue cards to my knowledge but if you're happy doing a kitchenhand job you won't require either of them and you don't have to join a union. These jobs are advertised in the Townsville Bulletin each Saturday and it would also be worth your while to take several copies of your resume down to Palmer Street where most of the restaurants are located and seeing what's going. The training courses are also in the back of the careers section of Saturday's copy of the Townsville Bulletin. This is a food handlers one here for $95 which I think would be useful:

http://www.axiomcollege.com.au/train...=35000&id=2353