If you want to be registered as a E1 Swimming Pool Inspector in NSW, you will need to satisfy the relevant pathway before you can apply to be registered through NSW Fair Trading.
NSW participants who wish to apply via Mutual Recognition must first complete the 10660NAT Course in Swimming Pool Safety Inspections and become registered as a Pool Safety Inspector in QLD. Although a QLD Pool Safety Inspector may apply for Mutual Recognition as an E1 Swimming Pool Inspector in NSW, it is essential that you also obtain the requisite knowledge required in NSW to be able to conduct an inspection in NSW in the correct manner.
Pathway 1 – qualification:
Applicants must have either:
A4 certifier accreditation (unconditional), or
an endorsed contractor’s licence or a qualified supervisor’s certificate under the Home Building Act, as a builder, swimming pool builder or structural landscaper who is authorised to build swimming pool fencing.
Pathway 2 – experience:
Pathway 2 applicants must have two years’ recent experience working for a local council and inspecting at least 20 swimming pools.
Mutual recognition:
Mutual recognition is available to people who wish to become a swimming pool certifier in NSW and who are already registered as a swimming pool inspector in another State.
Note:
NSW participants who wish to apply via Mutual Recognition must first complete the 10660NAT Course in Swimming Pool Safety Inspections and become registered as a Pool Safety Inspector in QLD. Although a QLD Pool Safety Inspector may apply for Mutual Recognition as an E1 Swimming Pool Inspector in NSW.
It is essential that you also obtain the requisite knowledge required in NSW to be able to conduct an inspection in NSW in the correct manner.