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CHANGES TO RSA AND RCG ACCREDITATION
Please be aware that the NSW Government is making changes to
the format of RSA and RCG accreditation. These changes will come into effect on 22 August 2011.
Prices will increase from this date for both RSA and RCG training. The NSW OLGR is introducing a new plastic card system for both RSA and RCG accreditation. This will increase RSA training by $55 and RCG by $15. It not only increases the cost but now makes it alot harder for people to receive training and "get on the job". This is the new proccess - Student attends training RTO enters student details into the Government Licencing System Student is issued with an "Interim Statement". The student can start work on this Interim Statement but will expire after 90 days. During the 90 day period the student will have to attend a post office with 100 points of ID and have a photograph taken. Students have to call 13 POST to find the nearest post outlet that can proccess the compentency card. The student should receive the photo ID card in the mail within 3 weeks. If the student has completed both RSA and RCG the accreditation will be on the one card. Should the student lose the card they have to contact OLGR to get a replacement. The cost is $30 and the form is available from the OLGR website. All RSA and RCG training will expire every 5 years and a new accreditation will be required. Which means that the students have to resit refresher training every 5 years. If an employee currently has RSA and RCG they can continue to work on their current certificate, however, OLGR will be announcing in the near future when people have to come back to renew accreditation if their certificate is older than 5 years. The first rollout for renewal is as follows: If you have completed RSA and RCG prior to 31 December 2000 you will have to resit your courses by 30 June 2012 to receive the photo card and continue to work. We will continue to update this information as it becomes available. Want more details click here to go to OLGR website |