This is a qualification for a person who carries out the duties of a locomotive assistant on a heritage locomotive or fireman on a steam locomotive. This job involves the performance of a broad range of skilled applications applied in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures. It may also include responsibility for coordinating the work of others. Job roles This qualification is aligned to the following defined roles: heritage locomotive assistant steam locomotive fireman. Please note: RTO to insert on the testamur, the specialist elective unit group selected from the group choice below. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
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Recognition of Prior Learning assesses skills you already have against a nationally recognised qualification. Demonstrate competency, and you receive the same nationally recognised qualification, issued by a registered training organisation (RTO), as someone who completed the full course.
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If you choose to proceed, we help you understand the workplace evidence an RTO may need to review.
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Career Outcomes
If your current or past work looks like one of these roles, this qualification may suit you.
Managing coal and water levels to maintain steam pressure while assisting the driver with signal observations and brake testing.
Supporting mainline operations by managing vigilance controls, coupling wagons, and operating standalone signalling equipment.
Coordinating the safe movement of heritage rolling stock and performing on-ground activities like operating point machines.
Evidence Checklist
Your consultant can help you identify relevant workplace records. The delivering RTO decides whether the evidence is sufficient and current.
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We keep your details and email you if this qualification opens through a delivering RTO. At that point we explain which RTO would assess you, the fee and the evidence it needs, and you decide whether to go ahead. Registering interest is free and there is no obligation.
You can start keeping records of your work, such as position descriptions, references and examples of projects you have worked on. The evidence checklist on this page gives examples. The delivering RTO decides what evidence it needs and whether it is sufficient, so what you gather now may not cover everything.
Possibly. The related qualifications on this page are open for applications. You can also start a free skills review and we will tell you whether any qualification that is open now suits your experience.
