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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Competency Australia has been rapidly developing new online courses and updating existing content for online delivery for remote learning utilising virtual classroom and online environment.

Our existing distance education options, including TLI50618 - Diploma of Railway Operations, 10780NAT - Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling are continuing as planned.

New online training options include signal equipment training, available for blended learning.  This means you can be certified for theory components immediately through remote learning, and complete practical assessments at a later date. 

Short courses available for online delivery include :

• Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Working in Live Locations
• ARTC Signal Safeworking Recertification (ST144)
• Introductory Signalling Principles
• Intermediate Signalling Principles
• Train detection systems
• Introduction to points
• Grade Crossing Predictors GCP3000, GCP4000
• Microlok II
• Microtrax
• Axle Counters
• Ruggedcom
• Kingfisher
• and many more!

Please contact us for more details and to discuss your requirements. 

Due to high demand, our UEE41211 - Certificate IV in Electrical - Rail Signalling courses commencing in early 2019 are now fully booked, and enrolments are now closed. 

Our next available course will be commencing in June 2019 - please contact us for further information and to reserve your place. 

A full schedule of our signalling and communications courses for 2019 will be released soon - including equipment specific training and signal safeworking ST144. 

The nationally recognised training course - 10780NAT Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling is now available through Competency Australia.

Since the discontinuation of the Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling offered through Central Queensland University (CQU), we have worked with Rail Innovation Australia (RIA), CQU and the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) Australiasia to gain course accreditation under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). 

The course is appropriate for individuals working in the fields of signalling design, signalling maintenance, signalling construction, control systems and project engineering within the railway environment.

The course material has been developed by experienced railway signal engineers and practitioners who are members of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) Australasian Section.  The course material is owned by the IRSE and Rail CRC Participants and licenced to Competency Australia.

To receive a course information pack, please fill in the form below. 

Our January, 2022 intake is now closed.  We are now taking enrolments for the next intake, commencing January, 2023

Due to high demand, we will be running an additional UEE41211 - Certificate IV in Electrical - Rail Signalling public training course in commencing in Feb. 2020. 

This course is already almost full so please contact us for further information and to reserve your place.

Congratulations to our most recent signal electrician graduates of UEE41211 - Certificate IV in Electrical - Rail Signalling.

Very well done and thank you for all your hard work Jake Fenner (ARTC), Daniel Kelly (Roy Hill), Sam Lines (ARTC), Travis Langford (RCR), Russell Swinbourn (PTA), Andrew O'Brien (ARTC) and Stewart Alexander (Sigtech). 

Competency Australia has been working closely with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to develop a customised training program to upskill signal engineering staff located across Australia. 

Commencing on the 1st August, 2019, a select group of ARTC employees will undertake an extensive program of study, specialising in signalling and communication systems. 

Ruggedcom RS400 & IP Networking 

To register or for more information, contact us or phone (02) 4040 9110. 

Due to high demand, our UEE41211 - Certificate IV in Electrical - Rail Signalling courses commencing in early 2020 are now fully booked, and enrolments are now closed. 

We apologise if you missed out this time - new dates for 2020 and 2021 will be made available soon - please contact us for further information and to reserve your place. 

Our standard ARTC courses, including Working in Live Locations and ST144 Signal Safeworking are still available, along with an ever-increasing range of short training courses. 

Equipment specific signalling training courses, including Microlok II, Microtrax, Axle Counters, GCP4000, Cerberus, Ruggedcom, Kingfisher, Vossloh, EBI200, IMac are available from our Broadmeadow (NSW) training centre and interstate. 

Book now for our public courses in :

• Microlok II CBI Installation and Maintenance (2 days)
• MicroTrax Coded Track Circuits Installation and Maintenance (1 day)
• Signal Testing (3 days)

Microlok II Installation and Maintenance

This two-day course is next scheduled for :

• 15th & 16th August 2018
• 7th & 8th November 2018

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Microtrax Coded Track Circuit Installation and Maintenance

This one-day course is next scheduled for :

• 17th August 2018
• 9th November 2018

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Signal Tester Training

This three-day course is next scheduled for :

• 21st - 23rd August 2018 (Melbourne)
• 10th - 12th October 2018 (Broadmeadow)

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These public courses are delivered from our Broadmeadow (Newcastle) training centre, alternative dates and locations are available, including interstate training.

The early bird discount for TLI50618 - Diploma of Rail Operations Management commencing on the 18th Feb. has been extended to the 30th January. 

Enrol now and further your rail career.

Book now for our EBI Track 200 course!

Ensure you are well prepared with our EBI Track 200 (digital ML TI21) training course, which has already been delivered to Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) signal engineers and electricians from around the Hunter Valley. 

We will teach you the theory behind the operation of the digital audio frequency (AF) track circuit system.  You will learn about the components and installation.  Most importantly, you will set the track circuits to work in our training environment following our step by step set to work procedure.  

Ensure you are familiar with the user interface and the difference between these digital tracks and the analogue ML TI21 and CSEE AF track circuits. 

If you have worked on the EBI Track 200 digital audio frequency tracks before, attend our course and refresh your memory to ensure you are up to date with the current requirements and processes. 

Our focus is quality training delivered to small groups, with "hands on" learning. 

Competency Australia delivers this training course at our purpose built training centre in Broadmeadow NSW (near Newcastle). 

To register or for more information, contact us or phone (02) 4040 9110.  

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