Courses

The introduction of Legionella Management in the Building Water Systems course has been designed for Plumbers and Apprentices to further their knowledge about the Legionella risk in water systems within buildings.

This course is also open to facility managers and maintenance workers. It approaches the subject of water safety and hygiene with a holistic perspective incorporating microbial, physical, and chemical risks and practices associated with water distribution systems within buildings. It will provide you with a broad knowledge of the technical requirements and provide practical advice for the control of waterborne pathogens and the national enHealth guidelines for Legionella control.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Delivery

This workshop is delivered over eight hours during a face to face course. 

Course Outcomes

To enable attendees to gain an understanding of the recommendations of the enHealth guidelines for Legionella control in health and aged care facilities and what is considered to be an awareness of treating the Legionella bacterium in building water systems. This knowledge will provide further awareness to allow attendees to undertake their roles and duties in respect of water distribution systems with a greater emphasis on the safety of residents, patients, and staff. 

Course Recognition 

On successful completion of this course learners will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.

Course Fees

• Members: $380* (GST Free)
• Associate Members: $531* (GST Free)
• Non-members: $590* (GST Free)

* Course subsidies may be available.

MPAQ Member Discount

MPAQ members (excluding associate retired and associate apprentices) are eligible for a discount on MPAQ courses. 

In order to access the discount you must fulfil one of the following eligibility requirements:

• You must be a member for at least one year if paying for membership monthly; or 
• You must pay for your membership upfront for one year. 

Course Subsidies

We are proud to have been selected as one of a core group of registered training organisations (RTO) that will be delivering Construction Skills Queensland-funded training in CSQ’s new training year (from 1 October 2021). We look forward to supporting individuals and businesses to unlock new opportunities in the building and construction industry through training. 

Construction Skills Queensland is an independent, not-for-profit, industry-funded body supporting employers, workers, apprentices, trainees, and career seekers in the building and construction industry.

VIEW eLIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

Below is the maximum amount of funding that is available for this unit of competency to eligible participants:

To enrol, please click the link at the top of this page or click here to download and complete an enrolment form.

If you have any questions, call the MPAQ Training Services team on 07 3273 0800.

Please send completed enrolment forms to training@mpaq.com.au.