Master Program Safety and Workplace Relations
Elevate your business
Business
Foundations
Free to all
MEA Members
Silver Master
Electrician Assessment
Master Program –
Safety
Stream
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Master Program – Safety Stream & Workplace Relations Stream, available to MEA Members only.
Master Program – Safety
You know the skills of the trade, now its’s time to master your business safety process and practices. The Master Program – Safety learning stream will guide you through the essential knowledge that you’ll need to ensure you are adhering to legislated business safety requirements, safety management and maintaining risk assessments and SWMS, plus other essential knowledge and skills in key electrical safety requirements and processes.
What You’ll Learn
Master Program – Workplace Relations
You know the skills of the trade, now it’s time to master your business Workplace Relations (WR) processes and practices. The Master Program – Workplace Relations learning stream will guide you through practical strategies for managing your workforce and essential best practices to save you time and money.
You’ll learn the importance of good Workplace Relations management in the electrical contracting industry and strategies to manage your staff through the various stages of employment.
What You’ll Learn
MEA Member Only Access
The Master Program – Safety and Master Program – Workplace Relations learning streams are available to Master Electricians Australia Members only.
MEA Members
Master Program
Workplace Relations
$500 (Ex. GST)
W Includes 4 learning modules.
OR
MEA Members
Master Program
Safety + Workplace
Relations
$1000 (Ex. GST)
S Includes 5 learning modules.
W Includes 4 learning modules.
Become a Gold Master Electrician^*
On successful completion of the Silver Master Electrician certification requirements, plus the Safety and Workplace Relations streams and Gold Master Electrician Assessment, your business will receive Gold Master Electrician certification.
^Members who are not already Silver Master Electricians can complete the Silver Master Electricians Assessment.
MEA Members
Have completed:
B Business Foundation Modules
S Silver Master
Electrician Assessment
S Safety Stream
W Workplace Relations Stream
+
MEA Members
Complete Gold Assessment
$500 (Ex. GST)
MEA members
will be invited to complete a Gold Master Electrician assessment six months post Safety and/or Workplace Relations subscription date.
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Master Program Frequently Asked Questions
The Master Program provides participants with a complete journey of business support and improvement via a series of online learning modules. All learning modules are self-paced and delivered via a series of training videos delivered by industry experts accompanied by downloadable how-to guides, workbooks and other essential guidance tools. To complete a module, you’ll need to watch the videos, read the guides and complete one or more short quizzes. You’ll then receive a certificate of completion for each module.
The Master Program is split into three different learning streams: Master Program – Business Foundations; Master Program – Safety; and Master Program – Workplace Relations. Each stream has been designed to help participants run a profitable, safe and sustainable business.
Master Program – Business Foundations subscriptions are open to members and non-members of Master Electricians Australia.
Master Program – Safety and Workplace Relations learning streams are open to members of Master Electricians Australia only. To become a member, subscribe here.
Master Program – Business Foundations is free for all Master Electricians Australia members.
For non-members who have a QLD or NT electrical contractors’ licence, JETCO Pty Ltd has subsidised your Program access cost to be $500 (ex. GST).
For all other non-members, the cost of the course is $1,000 (ex. GST).
No – learning modules are self-paced and can be completed according to your schedule. You can also partially complete a module and then log in and pick up where you left it, a few days later.
Yes – learning modules in the Business Foundations stream can be completed in any order according to your preference. To complete this learning stream and opt-in to complete a Silver Master Electrician assessment, all Business Foundations modules must be fully completed.
See further details below for more information about becoming a Silver Master Electrician.
Members of Master Electricians Australia will be invited to complete a Silver Master Electrician assessment six months post Business Foundations subscription date. To become eligible to receive Silver Master Electrician certificate, all Business Foundations modules plus the Silver Master Electrician assessment must be successfully completed
Member access to the Silver Master Electrician assessment is available at $300.00 (ex. GST). This fee includes dedicated support from an MEA Field Support Advisor including reviewing and marking all assessment submissions and providing advice and support regarding assessment evidence submissions where necessary. The Silver Master Electrician certification will be awarded to the member business (not an individual person).
On successful completion of the Silver Master Electrician assessment, the member business will be awarded with Silver Master Electrician collateral including digital logos, vehicle stickers and a Silver Master Electrician membership certificate.
To become a Master Electricians Australia member, enquire here.
What does the Silver Master Electrician assessment involve?
The Silver Master Electrician assessment is an MEA audit tool to evaluate your business’s Safe Systems of Work and compliance with relevant electrical standards, acts and regulations. The Electrical Safety Acts, and other relevant legislation, require the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to exercise due diligence to meet their primary duty of care. The Silver Master Electrician assessment is designed to help you prove that you’ve taken these steps and run an electrical contracting business with best practices.
The Silver Master Electrician assessment includes six (6) sections:
- Standards and Regulations
- Policies
- Compliance
- Auditing
- Risk Management
- Financial Management.
For members wanting to do the Silver Assessment, more information will be provided on enrolment in the assessment module.
The Master Program – Business Foundations focuses on information, processes and methods to help improve your business skills, and does not include technical electrical training.
No, ME Safety is available via a separate subscription. Please refer to MEA’s membership pricing for more information about ME Safety fees. Master Program subscribers will receive access to some safety documents and templates, with these documents available to be downloaded on commencement of specific safety modules as you progress through the program.
LearnUpon is MEA’s dedicated online learning platform for the Master Program. Within a few days of your online registration, you will receive a registration email from [email protected] to set up your LearnUpon profile.
Please ensure you action the steps outlined in the registration email to commence your Master Program learning journey. This registration email will be sent to the same address supplied in your original Master Program subscription request
Please check your Junk Email or Spam folder in the event that the LearnUpon email has been directed to that folder.
If you are unable to locate the email in Junk or Spam, please contact MEA at [email protected] to have your LearnUpon registration email resent.
Subscriptions for both learning streams are available for $500 (ex. GST) each.
Yes, learning modules in both learning streams can be completed in any order according to your preference. To complete these learning streams and opt-in to complete a Gold Master Electrician assessment, ALL learning modules in both streams must be fully completed. See further details below for more information about becoming a Gold Master Electrician.
Members of Master Electricians Australia will be invited to complete a Gold Master Electrician assessment six months post enrolment in the Safety and/or Workplace Relations learning streams. Gold Master Electrician certification will be awarded upon successful completion of the Silver Master Electrician certification requirements, plus ALL modules featured Safety and Workplace Relations learning streams and the Gold Master Electrician assessment. To become a Master Electricians Australia member, join here.
Member access to the Gold Master Electrician assessment is available at $500.00 (ex. GST). This fee includes dedicated support from an MEA Field Support Advisor including reviewing and marking all assessment submissions and providing advice and support regarding assessment evidence submissions where necessary. The Gold Master Electrician certification will be awarded to the member business (not an individual person).
On successful completion of the Gold Master Electrician assessment, the member business will be awarded with Gold Master Electrician collateral including digital logos, vehicle stickers and a Gold Master Electrician membership certificate.
The Gold Master Electrician assessment is an MEA audit tool to evaluate your business’s Safe Systems of Work and compliance with relevant electrical standards, acts and regulations. The Electrical Safety Acts, and other relevant legislation, require the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to exercise due diligence to meet their primary duty of care. The Gold Master Electrician assessment is designed to help you prove that you’ve taken these steps and run an electrical contracting business with best practices.
The Gold Master Electrician assessment is split into fifteen (15) sections:
- Standards and Regulations
- Policies
- Compliance
- Auditing
- Risk Management
- Incidents
- Documentation
- Training
- Inspections
- Consultation
- Employee inductions
- Insurance
- Business planning
- Apprentices
Yes, MEA has an agreement with Solar Accreditation Australia and CBOS Tasmania to enable CPD Point earn for completion of Business Foundations modules. See breakdown below of points earned per individual module (SAA) or for the entire Business Foundations stream (CBOS).
Important Note: on successful completion of each learning module, you will be required to download the certification of completion within the Master Program learning platform and save in your personal digital records for evidence submission to SAA and/or CBOS.
Solar Accreditation Australia*
Kick Start Your Business – 10 CPD Points
Goals and Strategy – 10 CPD Points
Financial Foundations – 15 CPD Points
Fundamentals of Estimating – 20 CPD Points
Security of Payment Essential Processes – 15 CPD Points
Legal Contracts – 15 CPD Points
Business Identity (Marketing) – 15 CPD Points
Apprentice Management Best Practices – 10 CPD Points
Business Insurance – 15 CPD Points
Mental Fortitude – 15 CPD Points
Building an Audience (Marketing) – 15 CPD Points
Time Management Foundations – 10 CPD Points
The Energy Transition – 15 CPD Points
*Each module must be successfully completely to earn the CPD Points. SAA will manage all validation of your CPD points, refer to SAA CPD Point earn information here for more details.
CBOS Tasmania^
Business Foundations (all learning modules) – 7 CPD Points
^Each module must be successfully completely to earn the CPD Points. CBOS will manage all validation of your CPD points, refer to CBOS CPD Point earn information here for more details.
Yes, MEA has an agreement with Solar Accreditation Australia and CBOS Tasmania to enable CPD Point earn for completion of Safety and Workplace Relations modules. See breakdown below of points earned per individual module (SAA) or for the entire Safety or Workplace Relations streams (CBOS).
Important Note: on successful completion of each learning module, you will be required to download the certification of completion within the Master Program learning platform and save in your personal digital records for evidence submission to SAA and/or CBOS.
Solar Accreditation Australia*
Safety
Safety Systems, Assessments and Intro to Verification of Competency – 15 CPD Points
Safety and Business Leadership – 15 CPD Points
Record Management Foundations – 10 CPD Points
Business Risk – 15 CPD Points
Creating a Safe Workshop or Workplace – 15 CPD Points
Workplace Relations
Recruitment Best Practices – 15 CPD Points
Human Resources Best Practices – 20 CPD Points
Leave Entitlements – 15 CPD Points
Workplace Disciplinary Processes – 15 CPD Points
*Each module must be successfully completely to earn the CPD Points. SAA will manage all validation of your CPD points, refer to SAA CPD Point earn information here for more details.
CBOS Tasmania^
Safety (all learning modules) – 4 CPD Points
Workplace Relations (all learning modules) – 3 CPD Points
^Each module must be successfully completely to earn the CPD Points. CBOS will manage all validation of your CPD points, refer to CBOS CPD Point earn information here for more details.
*Terms and conditions apply. Attainment of Silver Master Electrician status is contingent upon the successful completion of required assessment audits.
