Test and Tag Training Course

Test and Tag Training Course – Accredited Training or Non-accredited

We receive lots of inquiries as to whether our Test and Tag Training Course is Nationally Accredited.

The short answer is “NO, it is not”.

Then the next question usually is “Do I need to do the Nationally Recognised Course?”

The short answer again is “NO, you don’t”.

The Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace states:

Inspection and testing of electrical equipment must be carried out by a person who has acquired, through training, qualification or experience, the knowledge and skills to carry out the task (i.e. be a ‘competent person’).

A person carrying out testing under AS/NZS 3760:2010 must be:

• a licensed or registered electrician (whichever applies), or
• in some jurisdictions, a licensed electrical inspector, or
• a person who has successfully completed a structured training course and been deemed competent in the use of a pass-fail type portable appliance tester and the visual inspection of electrical equipment.

The training should be designed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that upon completion successful participants:

• can use the relevant test equipment safely and effectively
• understand electrical risks and appreciate the role that inspection and testing plays in ensuring electrical safety
• understand AS/NZS 3760:2010 and AS/NZS 3012:2010 (if testing equipment for construction or demolition sites)
• understand the legal requirements relevant to the work.

Our training course has been continuously improved since 2002. It has been delivered as both Accredited and Non-Accredited training.

If you really need to do a nationally recognised training course I would suggest you contact the following:

In NSW – NSW Electrical Test & Tagging
In VIC/QLD – Test and Tag Training

In normal circumstances, the short course will be sufficient for most people. Either course will allow you to test and tag in all states around Australia according to AS/NZS3760.

However, if you wish to start a Test and Tag Business in QLD and you wish to apply for a Contractor’s Licence then the Nationally Recognised Training Course should be undertaken.

Whether you choose to have Intertag train you or you elect to choose another test and tag training course provider be assured that the training you receive will be worth the effort .

For over a decade we have serviced and trained thousands of professionals in all areas of test and tag training while conducting hundreds of thousands of real world tests.