Short Courses

Get #DGTSkilled with our range of short courses.

DGT Employment & Training offers nationally accredited short courses across a variety of industries to upskill you for the next step in your career. With training support offered from enrolment to completion, DGT’s short courses incorporate vital workforce knowledge, real-world skills, a hands-on learning environment, and dedicated trainers to help you develop in your chosen field.

Our short courses are accredited units of competency that are cost-effective ways to help businesses:

  • Upskill staff,
  • Meet legislative, regulatory and contract requirements, and
  • Reduce and manage risk.

Short courses are delivered at both of our great DGT Business Centre locations in Toowoomba and Brisbane.

Funding and subsidies may be available. View funding eligibility here: CSQ Funding

See below for more information on our current course opportunities.

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Construction

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Business

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Civil Construction

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Horticulture

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Safety

Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry Shift materials safely using manual handling methods Enter and Work in Confined Spaces Licence to operate a forklift truck Provide First Aid Apply risk management processes Health and Safety Representative Work Safely at Heights Conduct Civil Construction Skid Steer Loader Operations Conduct Roller Operations Conduct Backhoe/Loader Operations Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations Conduct Civil Construction Wheeled Front End Loader Operations Operate & maintain a 4WD vehicle Perform rescue from a live LV panel Licence to perform dogging Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) Conduct telescopic materials handler operations Operate Elevating Work Platform Gas Test Atmospheres Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes) Construction - Trade Ready Program Civil Construction - Trade Ready Program
Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures Introduction to Excel: Basic Introduction to Word: Basic
Licence to perform dogging Gas Test Atmospheres Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control (ACDC)
Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation Conduct In-Service Safety Testing of Electrical Cord Connected Equipment and Cord Assemblies (Test & Tag) Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work Shift materials safely using manual handling methods Enter and Work in Confined Spaces Licence to operate a forklift truck Provide First Aid Apply risk management processes Health and Safety Representative Work Safely at Heights Operate & maintain a 4WD vehicle Perform rescue from a live LV panel Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) Gas Test Atmospheres Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level

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