Quality training for Queensland’s waste and recycling industry

Industry-endorsed micro-credentials designed by operators, for operators. Free during the government-funded pilot – enrolments open [DATE].

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Defining a new standard in training

Backed by WRIQ

Queensland’s peak body for waste and recycling

90+ member organisations

From multinationals to family-owned operators

QLD Government funded

Pilot program – free places now open

Designed for this industry

QLD-specific content, built with industry input

In-person delivery

Accredited courses

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Safety

Asbestos Training

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Nationally accredited asbestos training for waste and recycling operators. Protect your people. Meet your obligations. Act with confidence on site. WRAQ’s asbestos training gives your team the practical skills to identify and respond to asbestos risks – tailored specifically to waste and resource recovery operations.

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Transport

Certificate III in Driving Operations

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This course is for those with driving roles in the waste recycling industry, including a waste vehicle driver.

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Transport

Heavy Vehicle Driver – Verification of Competency (VOC)

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Ensures drivers can demonstrate they’ve gained the knowledge and understanding to competently operate vehicles to the required standard.

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Compliance

Administer a Fatigue Risk Management System

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For schedulers or supervisors / managers to administer a fatigue risk management system within the waste recycling transport and logistics industry.

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Compliance

Apply a Fatigue Risk Management System

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Includes risk management strategies, fatigue risk management, and operating within a fatigue risk management system with the goal of minimising fatigue at work.

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Compliance

Ensure the Safety of Transport Activities (Chain of Responsibility)

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This course teaches the skills and knowledge to ensure the safety of transport activities in waste recycling.

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Online short courses

Choose your micro-credential

Free during the pilot · ~3 hours each · Digital certificate on completion

Foundation

Introduction to Waste & Recycling

Course #2310

How the QLD sector works, the regulatory environment, and your environmental responsibilities. Perfect starting point for anyone new to the industry.

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Safety

Waste & Recycling Green Card

Course #2309

Industry-endorsed safety induction – the baseline you need before setting foot on a waste or recycling site. Relevant across roles and sectors.

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Transport

Driver Training

Course #2308

Safe waste transport, compliance obligations, and essential logistics knowledge for drivers and anyone in the supply chain.

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Sustainability

Circular Economy Training

Course #2310

A practical course on applying circular economy principles in business and operations. Relevant to councils, operators and organisations looking to improve resource efficiency and sustainability outcomes.

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This training is for you if you’re a:

Worker or job seeker

New to the waste & recycling sector and want to hit the ground running
Looking to demonstrate job-readiness with an industry-endorsed credential
Driver, logistics worker, or site operator needing compliance knowledge
Moving from an adjacent industry and need site-ready baseline training

Employer or operator

Looking for a consistent training baseline across your workforce
Onboarding new staff or contractors who need site-ready knowledge fast
Smaller operator without the resources for in-house training programs
Wanting industry-endorsed credentials for your team’s professional development

Council or government body

Building internal capability on circular economy and resource recovery
Standardising knowledge across teams working with waste contracts
Staff in procurement, policy, or operations who engage with the sector
Looking for QLD-specific training with government and industry backing

Training for industry, by industry

About WRAQ

  • An initiative of WRIQ – Queensland’s peak body, representing 90+ organisations managing 97% of the state’s waste collections
  • Government-funded pilot means genuinely free access to quality, industry-validated training
  • Content built for Queensland – not repurposed from a national programme
  • Non-profit model – every dollar reinvested back into the sector
  • Working towards becoming a registered training organisation (RTO)

90+

member organisations

$2.7B

contribution to Gross State Product

16,000

jobs supported by the sector

97%

of QLD waste collections managed by WRIQ members

Getting started

Simple, flexible, online

Three steps from here to your micro-credential

1. Pre-enrol now

Register your interest

It’s free and takes 2 minutes. Places are limited.

2. We notify you when courses go live

Courses open [DATE].

You’ll get an email with everything you need to start.

3. Learn at your pace, earn your credential

Self-paced online.

~3 hours per course. Digital certificate on completion.

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Places are limited

Free during the pilot

Enrolments open:  [DATE]

Courses go live:  [DATE]

$250 per course after the pilot

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