Pegasus National Business Rules | Trade Certifications

A trade certificate is issued by the governing body when an individual has successfully completed a trade a qualification that is recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). They are issued upon successful completion of an Apprenticeship. Testamur certifying attainment of the requisite trade qualification (VET) qualification is a prerequisite to being issued with a Trade Certificate. Trade Certificates are nationally recognised.

Other names a trade certificate may be known by:

Australian Recognised Trade Certificate
Certificate III
Certificate of Proficiency
Certificate of Competency
Certificate of Completion (By Victorian Apprenticeship System)
Certificate of Qualification
Craftsman Certificate
Trade Course Certificate
Trade Paper

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Competency Requirements

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Will generally include an indication of one of the following evidence types: certificate,certificate III, qualification, tradesman or certificate III with one of the 'related roles' from the below table

Applicants name to be shown on documentation
Applicants name must match (However shortened versions such as 'Chris' for Christopher can be accepted)
Name of Trade*

** See additional information below regarding Trade Course Naming Conventions

Person(s) in the organisation authorised to issue the documentation
The issuing organisation’s seal, corporate identifier, unique watermark and/or document number

Issue Date:

Completion date - where listed on certificate (this completion date is always used when displayed) OR;
Issue date - If only an issue date is shown on the evidence, enter this as the issue date

Expiry Date = None

NOTE: If the evidence has been issued outside of Australia, there may be additional checks required to ensure the qualification aligns appropriately to Australian standards.

Samples of Acceptable Trade Course Naming / Course Code Conventions

Related Role	Naming Conventions on Evidence	Course Codes
Automotive Electrician	Automotive Electrical Automotive Electrician Automotive Electrical Technology	AUR30320 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Boilermaker	Boilermaker Boilermaking Engineering Fabrication Trade
Carpenter	Carpentry Carpentry & Joinery Carpentry - Framework / Formwork / Finishing)	CPC30220 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Concreter	Concreting	CPC30311 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Diesel Fitter	Heavy Vehicle Fitting Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Diesel Fitting) Engineering Mechanical Trade (Maintenance - Diesel Fitting) Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Maintenance) - Diesel Fitting Pathway Automotive Mechanical Technology (Heavy Vehicle Equipment) Engineering - Mechanic Mining or Diesel Heavy Earth Moving
Electrician	Electrical Electrician Electrotechnology Electrician	UEE30820 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Engineering - Fabrication		MEM31922 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Painter (Industrial)	Industrial Painter Blastercoater
Plumber	Plumber / Plumbing Plumbing, Gasfitting and Draining
Sheetmetal		MEM30319 (Or any previous superseded equivalent course codes shown against the mapping of this course on training.gov.au*)
Steelfixing	Steelfixing
Tiler	Tiling

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