As an electrical worker you must keep your licence current if you are performing electrical work. An electrical worker licence is valid for 5 years, unless cancelled or suspended.
If your licence is due for renewal and a notice has not arrived, phone Electrical Licensing Enquiries on 1300 362 320.
To renew your licence, you need evidence that you have maintained your trade and first aid skills. If the licence is renewed within 12 months after expiry, the renewed licence will be issued with an expiry date 5 years from the original expiry date.
To renew your licence, you need to have kept your basic skills up to date in:
You can assess your skills online using a Skills Maintenance Online Assessment.
Registered Training Organisations also deliver a number of approved courses to help you maintain your skills.
You need a current cardiopulmonary (CPR) competency for your online renewal. Your CPR competency is current if it was issued within the last 12 months.
The online renewal payment options include credit card or BPAY.
Before you start make sure you have:
Once you have completed your application and paid the fee your renewal will be processed.
To have a licence that has been expired for more than 12 months reinstated, you must supply evidence that you have maintained your trade and CPR skills. In the case of a linesperson licence you must supply evidence that you have maintained your lineworker rescue skills.
To have your previous Queensland electrical work licence recognised, your basic skills must be up to date in:
You can assess your skills online using a Skills Maintenance Online Assessment.
Registered Training Organisations also deliver a number of approved skills maintenance courses.
Recognition of your licence requires that you have a current CPR competency. In order to be current it must have been issued within the last 12 months. 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.
The application for renewal or reinstatement of an expired electrical work licence (PDF, 129KB) also includes payment options of credit card or cheque. If you have any questions about completing this form, phone Electrical Licensing Enquiries on 1300 362 320.
Before you complete the form make sure you have:
To complete your application you must post the application and pay the licence fee.
You cannot renew or reinstate your electrical contractor licence if:
You need current insurance to renew online. Make sure you have current insurance that complies with section 51 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 (Qld). Before you start make sure you have your insurance details available.
The renewal also includes payment options of credit card or BPAY.
Once you have completed your application and paid the fee your renewal will be processed.