Courses and training required for working in Australia

Courses and Training

Some professions such as construction and hospitality generally require you to have certain basic qualifications before you can work in Australia. These can be obtained by completing a simple training course.

Some of the qualifications/training courses you will probably need to complete are listed below.

Hospitality related courses

General hospitality courses include:

Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA)

Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG / RSG)

Barista training

Bar Skills courses

 

Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA)

This is a short course (ranging between a half day to full day) that educates you on the laws of serving alcohol and is required for anyone involved in the sale, suppl y and service of alcohol.

The requirements do vary slightly for each State and Territory. Refer to the links below for more information about this.

• New South Wales - (NSW Government Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing)

• Victoria - (Victorian Government Department of Justice) 

• Queensland - (Queensland Government Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation)

• South Australia - (South Australian Government Office of Liquor and Gambling Commissioner)

• Western Australia - (Western Australian Government Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor)

• Northern Territory - (Northern Territory Department of Justice)

• Tasmania - (Department of Treasury and Finance)

• Australian Capital Territory  -  (Department of Justice & Community Safety)
  

 

Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG / RSG)

This is generally required for anyone working in or around gambling venues or places that have poker machines. It is a course to ensure that customers gamble in a responsible manner.

The requirements do vary slightly for each State and Territory. Refer to the links below for more information about this.

• New South Wales - (NSW Government Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing)

• Victoria - (Victoria Commission for Gaming Regulation) 

• Queensland - (Queensland Government Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation)

• South Australia - (South Australian Government Office of Liquor and Gambling Commissioner)

• Western Australia - (Western Australian Government Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor)

• Northern Territory - (Northern Territory Department of Justice)

• Tasmania - (Department of Treasury and Finance)

• Australian Capital Territory  -  (ACT Gambling and Racing Commission)

 

Barista training

This is not compulsory, but may be an advantage if you are looking for work in a cafe or coffee shop. There are many training providers that offer courses in this area. Some of these are:

• Barista Basics
  Locations: Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane
  Phone 1300 366 218
  Email enquiries

• Coffee School
  Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth
  Phone (02) 9211 4292
  Email enquiries

• The Coffee Gang
  Location: Sydney
  Phone (02) 802 179 60
  Email enquiries
  
  

Bar Skills courses

This is not compulsory, but may assist you if you are looking to work in a bar, pub or nightclub. There are many training providers that offer courses in this area. Some of these are:

• Bar School Sydney
  Location: Sydney
  Phone (02) 9211 4292
  Email enquiries

• Training Course Professionals
  Location: Sydney
  Phone (02) 9232 1010
  Email enquiries
  

Construction related courses

The two most common courses are:

General construction induction training (Green card / White card)

Stop Go Bat / Traffic control

 

General construction induction training (Green card / White card)

Generally required for anyone wanting to work on building sites, labouring or in construction. More information about individual State and Territory requirements can be found at the following links:

• New South Wales - (Work Cover Authority of NSW)

• Victoria - (Work Safe Victoria)

• Queensland - (Workplace Health & Safety Queensland) 

• South Australia - (Safe Work South Australia)

• Western Australia - (Department of Commerce)

• Tasmania - (Workplace Standards Tasmania)

• Northern Territory - (NT Work Safe)

• Australian Capital Territory - (Work Safe ACT)
    
  

Stop Go Bat / Traffic control

If you want to operate a stop-go bat for traffic control jobs then you may need to have completed this course. A training provider that offer this course is:

• Training Course Professionals
  Location: Sydney
  Phone (02) 9232 1010
  Email enquiries