Welding Electrical Safety course is now available!

Did you know that in the past three years, the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum has received notification of more than 160 electric shock incidents during welding, an average of more than one incident every week? (Reference Mines Safety Bulletin 117, dated Dec 22, 2014) Competency Training, in conjunction with the Welding Technology Institute […]

High Voltage Switching Courses

We have been working hard recently to update our nationally recognised high voltage switching courses. Our 5 day course has been updated in line with industry procedures and workplace practices to allow students to experience both a ‘control room’ scenario as well as hands-on switching in the field. As part of their theoretical component, students […]

High Voltage Switching Gladstone

Already home to our hazardous areas training, we are now taking expressions of interest for our high voltage switching operations course in Gladstone. Our 4 day HVSO course has recently been updated in line with industry procedures and workplace practices to allow students to experience both a ‘control room’ scenario as well as hands-on switching […]

Jandakot Opening Event a Success!

Competency Training’s first official Industry Connection Night was a great success! Many thanks to everyone who came along to see our new facility and hear from special guest speaker Theo Venter. Our hazardous areas and high voltage subject matter experts mingled with guests as we showcased our new hazardous areas training aids from NHP and […]

Jandakot Opening Event

We are looking forward to the opening of our new training facility at Jandakot, this Thursday 2nd of October. Join us as we celebrate the official opening of this new state-of-the-art training facility with drinks and canapes and a special presentation by guest speaker Theo Venter. Here is what to expect! About the venue Our […]

High Voltage Switching courses in Adelaide

We are excited to announce a partnership between Competency Training and PEER VEET, an Adelaide-based Group Training Organisation (GTO) and Registered Training Organisation (RTO), for the delivery of nationally recognised High Voltage Switching courses to the South Australian market. This partnership will see Competency Training delivering our industry-leading High Voltage Switching Operations course  from the […]

Hazardous Areas Classification and Design in Gladstone

To celebrate our first Hazardous Areas Classification and Design course in Gladstone, we are offering an exclusive discount of $212.50 off course fees (normal price $4250). Our Classification and Design course is an advanced course, intended for technicians, engineers and senior engineers involved with the design of electrical installations in hazardous areas and in area […]

Announcing our new Jandakot facility!

Competency Training is proud to announce the opening of our new, two-story, state of the art training facility in Jandakot, Western Australia. Currently the centre is home to our High Voltage Switching courses, with plans to migrate our Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas courses to the facility shortly. The Jandakot facility’s […]

Process Safety Training

In the wake of a number of catastrophic incidents internationally, greater focus is being placed on process safety as part of a holistic occupational health and safety program. To meet this increased interest, Competency Training are developing process safety training courses for the Australian market. Process Safety is focused on preventing catastrophic accidents, particularly explosions, […]

Hazardous Areas Classification and Design in New Zealand

We are preparing to launch our Hazardous Areas Classification and Design course in New Zealand. An advanced course, intended for technicians, engineers and senior engineers involved with the design of electrical installations in hazardous areas and in area classification, this course is delivered to AS/NZS 4761.1:2008. Our first course will be running in New Plymouth […]

Preparing Queensland’s Workforce for the LNG Boom

Competency Training’s Senior Competency Assurance Specialist Bhavna Patel recently appeared in the November/December issue of LNG Industry magazine, with her article on preparing Queensland’s workforce for the LNG boom. Our Competency Assurance team have been working with a number of  LNG operators in Gladstone, including QGC and Santos to prepare their workforces for start-up. In […]