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Schedule 9—Transitional—approved courses and qualifications
Regulation 117(1)
***registered education and training organisation*** has the same meaning as in the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**.
| *Column 1*<br>*A licence that only authorises the use of—* | *Column 2*<br>*Qualification* |
| Pesticides (except fumigants) that have been formulated for the control of any pest, to control any pest except a pest animal. | **Completion of at least one of—**<br>**Victoria**<br>Certificate in Pest Control (conducted by Commercial Pest Training Services and TAFE Colleges in Victoria).<br>Statement of Attainment in Units 5, 6 and 18 of Certificate II in Asset Maintenance (Pest Management—Technical) issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Statement of Attainment in Units 5, 6 and 18 of Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Pest Management—Technical) issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Certificate for recognition of current competencies or prior learning in pest control issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Pest Control Correspondence Course (conducted by Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association). |
| | **South Australia**<br>South Australia Pest Control Certificate Course (conducted by Gilles Plains College of TAFE).<br>**New South Wales**<br>New South Wales Urban Pest Control Course (conducted by New South Wales Department of TAFE at Sydney, Ryde and Werrington Colleges).<br>New South Wales Urban Pest Control Correspondence Course (conducted by New South Wales Department of TAFE, Open Training and Education Network).<br>**Western Australia**<br>Western Australia Pesticide Safety, Pest Control Principles, and Pest Control Domestic and Commercial Courses (conducted by Bentley College of TAFE and Western Australia Department of TAFE Division of External Studies).<br>**Northern Territory**<br>Northern Territory Pest Control Operators Course (conducted by Northern Territory Institute of TAFE External Studies Centre) plus final unit of Victorian Certificate Course in Pest Control.<br>**Queensland**<br>Queensland Pest Control Course (conducted by Queensland Distance Education Centre) plus final unit of Victorian Certificate Course in Pest Control.<br>Urban Pest Control Course (conducted by Ithaca College of TAFE, Grovely Campus). |
| Pesticides—<br> (i) that have been formulated for the control of any pest animal; and<br> (ii) to protect an area or place in a building used for commercial purposes or domestic premises or privately owned land adjacent to domestic premises. | **Completion of at least one of—**<br>**Victoria**<br>Pest Animal Management Course (conducted by Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture and Victorian Colleges of TAFE).<br>Statement of Attainment in the Pest Animal Management Unit of the Diploma of Applied Science (Natural Resource Management) issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Statement of Attainment in Units RTD2101A, RTD2126A, RTD4403A and RTE3406A of Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Certificate for recognition of current competencies or prior learning in pest animal control issued by a registered education and training organisation. |
| Pesticides that are in the form of fumigants. | **Completion of at least one of—**<br>**Victoria**<br>Methyl Bromide Fumigation Course (conducted by Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture and University of Melbourne).<br>Statement of Attainment in Unit 6 of Certificate II and Unit 11 of Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Pest Management—Technical) issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Statement of Attainment in Unit 11 of Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Pest Management— |
| | Technical) issued by a registered education and training organisation on or after 1 January 2005.<br>Certificate for recognition of current competencies or prior learning in the use of fumigants in pest control issued by a registered education and training organisation.<br>Phosphine Fumigation Course conducted by The Grain Elevators Board, VicGrain or GrainCorp.<br>**New South Wales**<br>New South Wales Fumigation Course (conducted by New South Wales WorkCover Authority).<br>**South Australia**<br>South Australia Fumigation Course (conducted by Gilles Plains College of TAFE). |