Licensee Training (LT) / Advanced Licensee Training (ALT)

Outline

Austrain Academy is an approved provider of the Licensee and Advanced Licensee classroom training courses on behalf of Liquor & Gaming NSW and our training meets the most recent guidelines.

Note – this course is designed to comply with NSW Liquor Legislation obligations and does not result in a nationally accredited training outcome.

Why Should I Attend?

Licensee training is a requirement for most licensees, approved managers and club secretaries:

• granted a new liquor licence or transfer of existing licence to another person or premises (from 1 September 2018)
• aligned to the renewal of your existing NSW competency card (from 1 April 2019).
• Advanced Licensee training is an additional course for people who operate a business in a higher risk environment. This includes licenced premises:
• authorised to trade after midnight on more than 12 occasions in any 12-month period
• certain business types, such as nightclubs and karaoke bars
• subject to a regulatory scheme
• directed by L&GNSW or ILGA

Check whether you need to complete either the Licensee, Advanced Licensee training - or both here.

EXISTING RSA AND RCG COMPETENCIES

Completing Licensee training will automatically renew your existing RSA endorsement, however, it does not automatically renew your RCG competency.

In NSW, all competencies expire on the same date, calculated five years from the first competency gained. When you complete Licensee training your competency expiry period will reset. At this time you must renew your RCG competency if you are working with gaming activities. This ensures all your competencies are current and expire on the same date.

Individuals choosing to retain their RCG endorsement when completing LT must upload below one of the following RCG refresher certificates completed in the last 90 days:

• RCG Interim Certificate (full RCG)
• RCG Refresher Interim Certificate (RCG renewal)
• RCG Refresher Completion Certificate (completed prior to LT)

Alternatively, those electing to surrender their RCG endorsement must present a completed Surrender RCG competency declaration form when enrolling for LT.

If you do not have any of the certificates above or a completed RCG Surrender form please contact us. We will request LGNSW send you a link to the Refresher Course. This will need to be completed and a copy of the certificate or surrender form will need to be uploaded before you can complete your enrolment. You can also choose to surrender the RCG endorsement using the RCG Surrender Form.

Interstate workers with an appropriate RSA qualification looking to become licensees, approved managers or club secretaries in NSW, or simply wishing to upskill, can skip the NSW RSA Bridging course and simply complete Licensee Training to gain both their NSW RSA and Licensee Training competencies. Appropriate interstate RSA qualifications include:

• an RSA certificate or refresher certificate from Victoria or Australian Capital Territory issued within the last three years, or
• a national RSA statement of attainment from the Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, or Tasmania issued within the last five years.

HOW SOON CAN I WORK AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE?

Once you have successfully completed and paid for your course it will take between 24 and 48 hours for you to receive your 'interim certificate'. This certificate will enable you to work serving or supplying alcohol for 90 days. During this time you must apply for your Competency Card or you won’t be able to work after the 90 days are expired.

APPLYING FOR THE COMPETENCY CARD

You can apply for the Liquor and Gaming NSW Photo Competency Card at participating Service NSW outlets when you present your Interim Certificate and 100 points of identification.

You can get the digital version of the card as soon as you visit Service NSW to have your photo taken and proof-of-identity check. Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au and search 'Get started with digital licences' to learn more about the digital NSW competency card.

Duration:

The LT / ALT courses are delivered face to face in a classroom and are a competency based minimum six (6) hour program (exclusive of breaks) with an Interim Certificate issued on successful completion of the course.

Course Content

This course is designed to:

• help you understand and carry out your legal responsibilities
• support you with compliance
• provide information to successfully run your business
• help you to contribute to your local community
• provide advice on reducing the risk of alcohol-related harms that may arise from your business activities.

This course is delivered face to face by experienced trainers in a classroom setting.