Renew your electrical work licence
An electrical worker licence is valid for five years, unless it is cancelled or suspended.
If your licence is due for renewal and a renewal notice has not arrived in the mail, phone 1300 362 320.
You must keep your licence current if you are performing electrical work.
To renew your licence, you need evidence that you’ve maintained your trade and first aid skills.
- Step 1 - complete a skills maintenance assessment
- Step 2 - renew your electrical work licence online
Step 1 - skills maintenance assessments
To renew your licence, you need to have kept your basic skills up-to-date in:
- electrical safety legislation
- risk management
- testing
- resuscitation.
An online skills maintenance course is available.
Registered training organisations also deliver a number of approved skills maintenance courses.
You must keep your rescue and resuscitation skills current. You may need them to save a life. You need to prove you are competent in resuscitation of a person who has stopped breathing, or is unconscious, because of electric shock.
Step 2 - Renew your electrical work licence online
Use this application to :
- renew a Queensland electrical work licence due to expire
- reinstate an electrical work licence which has expired in the last 12 months.
If your licence expired over 12 months ago, you should telephone 1300 362 320.
Before you start, make sure you have your:
- pre-printed renewal form and the guidelines for your renewal, both of which have been mailed to you. You need the identifying numbers printed on the mailed form to be able to fill in this on-line renewal.
- evidence you have met skills maintenance requirements.
- evidence of competence in resuscitation.
It will take approximately 10 minutes to do your application online. To complete your application you must forward all supporting documentation and pay the licence fee.
Additional licenses
You cannot apply for additional classes of licence or endorsements with this form.
If you wish to apply for additional classes of licence on your current electrical work licence complete an Application for an electrical work licence/permit (other than apprentice) (PDF, 163KB) form.
If you wish to apply for additional endorsements on your current restricted electrical work licence complete an Application for a restricted electrical work licence/permit (other than electrical apprentice) (PDF, 149KB) form.
More information
If you have any questions as you complete your renewal online, telephone 1300 362 320 for assistance.
The guidelines for renewing your electrical work licence (PDF, 150 KB) may assist you.
Last updated 13 November 2009
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