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the field guide.

A plain-English reference to the tickets a SEQ worksite needs — and roughly when each one expires.

UPDATED 15 JUL 2026 · NEXA TRAINING, RTO 46538

01 — the two kinds of training

Almost everything a worksite needs falls into one of two buckets, and the difference matters when an auditor asks.

Nationally recognised training is delivered by a registered training organisation against a unit on the national register. Finish one and you receive a Statement of Attainment — recognised by employers and regulators across Australia. Nexa delivers these under RTO 46538, assessed on real scenarios rather than click-through video, with your Statement of Attainment issued on completion.

Awareness training is practical, RTO-authored online learning that issues a certificate of completion. It’s the right tool for keeping a workforce current on the everyday hazards — manual handling, silica, site induction, hot work — but it is not a nationally recognised unit of competency, and shouldn’t be presented as one. Both have their place; the trick is knowing which a given role actually requires.

02 — the common tickets & renewals

For a typical construction or trades worksite in South-East Queensland, a handful of nationally recognised tickets come up again and again. As a general guide to currency:

  • White Card (CPCWHS1001) — required before anyone steps onto a construction site, and held for life once issued.
  • Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) — the benchmark workplace first-aid certificate, renewed every three years, with the CPR component refreshed yearly.
  • CPR (HLTAID009) — the annual refresh that keeps the first-aid chain of currency intact between full renewals.
  • Low-Voltage Rescue (UETDRMP018) — renewed annually for electrical workers and anyone working alongside a live work permit.

Renewal periods are set by the relevant training package, regulator or licensing body and can change, so treat these as a starting point rather than the last word — and always confirm what a particular role, site or licence requires.

Keeping all of this straight across a crew is where most of the effort goes. Nexa’s Compliance Hub tracks completions and currency in one dashboard and flags renewals before anything lapses — included free with every microlearning pack.

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