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Plumbing licence - provisional

Provisional licences can not be renewed

Eligibility

To gain a provisional plumbing practitioner licence the applicant must be issued with an Offshore Technical Skills Record assessment issued under the Trades Recognition Service and:

  • Had a Registered Training Organisation’s (TasTAFE) assessment of gap training needs; and
  • Be enrolled with a Registered Training Organisation (TasTAFE) to complete the gap training that has been identified

CPD (Continuing Professional Development)

As a licence holder, you are required to maintain and develop skills and knowledge through ongoing learning activities known as Continuing Professional Development or CPD. Find out more information about CPD points, training providers, CPD events calendar and training resources.

Checklist

  1. Read the information on this licence page so you know what to do and what documents to provide
  2. Read the Personal Information Protection Statement
  3. Provide evidence of your identity (new application only)
  4. Have a photo taken for your licence card at any Service Tasmania shop (Tasmanian applicants only)
    1. Interstate and overseas applicants will need to provide a passport size photo certified by a Commissioner for Declarations or a Justice of the Peace (JP).
  5. Scan and save (computer or storage device like a USB) a digital copy of your Offshore Technical Skills Record Assessment
  6. Scan and save (computer or storage device like a USB) a digital copy of enrolment with a Registered Training Organisation (TasTAFE) to complete gap training
  7. You will need to confirm that you have undertaken Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (renewal only)
  8. Have a credit card ready to pay for your licence fee online or at any Service Tasmania shop.

If your application is successful, you will receive confirmation within 21 days.

Declaration

If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the questions below, you will need to provide details and copies of all relevant documentation.

In the last 10 years have you:

  1. Been refused a licence / registration / certificate to carry out any type of prescribed work?
  2. Had a licence / registration / certificate relating to prescribed work disqualified, cancelled, suspended?
  3. Had conditions placed on a licence / registration / certificate relating to prescribed work?
  4. Been dismissed by an employer for any type of unsafe or defective prescribed work?
  5. Had disciplinary action taken against you by an employer for any type unsafe prescribed work?
  6. Been convicted of an offence of dishonesty or of an offence relating to prescribed work? (If you have been issued with an Infringement Notice relating to prescribed work, you should tick yes).

Do you have any disability that will affect your ability to perform prescribed work safely?

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Last updated: 03 Oct 2023

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