PEER is a non-profit industry-based organisation, a Group Training Organisation (GTO) and an award winning Registered Training Organisation (RTO), delivering nationally accredited training packages to meet South Australia’s skill development needs. We partner with industry to build trade careers through quality apprenticeships, employment and training.
PEER is highly regarded for delivering trade training and assessment excellence in the following trades: electrical, plumbing, data communications, and refrigeration & air-conditioning. Our academy ensures students are trained, coached, mentored and supported to be their best – as trade professionals and as individuals. Training is customised and personalised to accommodate the learning styles of each student and delivered by qualified professional trainers. Practical training is conducted in our impressive multi-storey, purpose-built training facility – the Centre of Excellence – which was designed and built in collaboration with our industry partners.
This work-entry program will teach you the basic skills and knowledge to work safely in any field of Electrotechnology.
The skills you learn in this course will put you on the right path to become an Electrician, Data Technician or Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Mechanic.
Learn moreYou’ll gain a wide range of skills and knowledge across engineering tasks, with a focus on practical activities using common workplace tools.
The skills you learn in this course will put you on the right path to become a Fabricator, Mechanical Engineer, Fitter and Turner or a Boilermaker
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of an experienced plumbing service operator with advanced technical skills and/or responsibility for project design and supervision.
Learn moreAcross a mix of class-room based study and workshops to practice hands-on skills, you’ll learn to perform plumbing pipework, welding and fabrication and using plumbing hand and power tools.
The skills you learn in this course will put you on the right path to become a Plumber, Gas Fitter or Roof Plumber.
Learn moreTo provide participants with the basic knowledge to safely enter and work on a construction site. The term "Whitecard" refers to the plastic card in which students who successfully complete this training will receive and use to enter construction worksites.
Learn moreThis course provides an opportunity for Electrical Workers to gain skills in low voltage electrical rescue and resuscitation. It meets the requirement of Regulation 68 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 which requires that "persons who carry out, or help in carrying out electrical work, to be suitably trained in rescue and resuscitation in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Regulator". To ensure that high standards of response are maintained in the event of an electrical incident, the Technical Regulator requires electrical workers to be assessed every 12 months.
This course also meets the requirement of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012, which requires an electrical safety observer to have current (within 12 months) skills in rescue and resuscitation.
Learn moreThis unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to test, commission and maintain backflow prevention devices in water services.
In some jurisdictions, this unit of competency may form part of accreditation, licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements.
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