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Old Mar 7th 2010, 12:45 am
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Ayup,

Anyone know if further courses / quallifications are required in addition to the PEER AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules, in order to get the Electrical Contractors license?

Ive just seen a short list of required quallifications and they included the wiring rules although it was the TAFE version rather than PEER, dont know what the difference is?

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Ayup,

Anyone know if further courses / quallifications are required in addition to the PEER AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules, in order to get the Electrical Contractors license?

Ive just seen a short list of required quallifications and they included the wiring rules although it was the TAFE version rather than PEER, dont know what the difference is?

Ta,
Jon
if your doing your electrical licence via peer you can also do your contractors at the same time i believe its an additional day at peer to complete
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Ta Stevo,

Did the PEER exams about 6 weeks ago and have my Elec license, I live in Adelaide at the mo so going back to PEER to do the contractors would be handy, think ill get in touch with them.

Mrs and I are thinking of a move to the Southport area, GC. Thets your neck of the woods aint it?

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if your doing your electrical licence via peer you can also do your contractors at the same time i believe its an additional day at peer to complete
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Ta Stevo,

Did the PEER exams about 6 weeks ago and have my Elec license, I live in Adelaide at the mo so going back to PEER to do the contractors would be handy, think ill get in touch with them.

Mrs and I are thinking of a move to the Southport area, GC. Thets your neck of the woods aint it?
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Ayup,

Anyone know if further courses / quallifications are required in addition to the PEER AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules, in order to get the Electrical Contractors license?

Ive just seen a short list of required quallifications and they included the wiring rules although it was the TAFE version rather than PEER, dont know what the difference is?

Ta,
Jon

Hi jon, This is what you need to get a contractors licence
http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/assets/fil...heet_07web.pdf


Single phase electrical testing course 4 x 3hr tuesday and thursday evenings $390 or $220 with CITB card.

Small business management 3 X Saturdays or Sundays $1200 or $530 with CITB card

National police certificate

$8000 in adjusted net assets

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Hi
If you are thinking of moving to QLD it is a lot easier to get your contractors licence. You just need to do a business qualification which i did via correspondence. It took a week and $350 through skills tech australia. Once you have that you just need to sort insurance which is about $650 and send off for you licence which is $280.
I got mine in about a month.
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Hi
If you are thinking of moving to QLD it is a lot easier to get your contractors licence. You just need to do a business qualification which i did via correspondence. It took a week and $350 through skills tech australia. Once you have that you just need to sort insurance which is about $650 and send off for you licence which is $280.
I got mine in about a month.
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as a matter of intrest who are you insured with?
i`m withy zurich and its just over 1k a year so you can see why i`m intrested

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Thanks a lot lads appriciate your help.
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I'm insured with QBE insurance through Tradesure 1800 872331. Covered for $5 million. Yours might give $10 million
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Originally Posted by burkelj
Hi
If you are thinking of moving to QLD it is a lot easier to get your contractors licence. You just need to do a business qualification which i did via correspondence. It took a week and $350 through skills tech australia. Once you have that you just need to sort insurance which is about $650 and send off for you licence which is $280.
I got mine in about a month.
Good luck!
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Can you pls tell me what was the course name and thru which skills tech Australia you did it. I went to skiltech in Acacia Ridge and they gave me a whole list of course I need to complete. The course include: Installation,Testing and Inspection for $1200, Establish a contract business for $570 and General Legislation for $310. I just did my peer wiring rules and got my mechanic lisence not even a week ago and now I must do all this stuff aswel?? Can you give me any advise please
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Can you pls tell me what was the course name and thru which skills tech Australia you did it. I went to skiltech in Acacia Ridge and they gave me a whole list of course I need to complete. The course include: Installation,Testing and Inspection for $1200, Establish a contract business for $570 and General Legislation for $310. I just did my peer wiring rules and got my mechanic lisence not even a week ago and now I must do all this stuff aswel?? Can you give me any advise please
i did my contractors with QET speak to chris
http://www.qet.edu.au/
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is the wiring course part of peer as in do you do it all at the same place or will i need to do other courses on top?

can anyone tell me how to get a citb card as well please
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Alright lads,

Whats the subbie rate in your part of Australia? Adelaide seems to be around $40 ph.
Hows work in general, easy to come by? Im still on the cards with a firm but having spent the last 5 months either pulling in massive XLPEs or stood in a trench with a spade in my hands, i think id prefer putting a light up for mrs Smith again

Jonnyd, i got my citb card through the post about a month after getting my elec license.

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Can you pls tell me what was the course name and thru which skills tech Australia you did it. I went to skiltech in Acacia Ridge and they gave me a whole list of course I need to complete. The course include: Installation,Testing and Inspection for $1200, Establish a contract business for $570 and General Legislation for $310. I just did my peer wiring rules and got my mechanic lisence not even a week ago and now I must do all this stuff aswel?? Can you give me any advise please

If you have had your mechanic license less than 5 years this course in management skills is all you need.
http://coursesearch.openlearning.taf...4-e5dfd6ed6404
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The course I did was Electrical Contractors Management skills CNQ 35C
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