Licensing and registration
Many jobs in Queensland require licensing and/or registration before you can gain employment.
For example:
- To work as a school teacher in Queensland you must be registered with the Queensland College of Teachers.
- To work as an electrician in Queensland you must hold an electrical work licence.
To find licensing and registration information:
- search the Australian Business Licence and Information Service (ABLIS)
- contact your chosen occupation's industry statutory body or association
- Worksafe Queensland looks after work health and safety licences and registration, including electrical and asbestos removal
- QBCC looks after building and construction industry licences, including pluming and drainage.
Business and industry licences
Some businesses and industries are regulated through the Office of Fair Trading to ensure industry professionalism and to protect consumers.
Find information on getting a licence as a:
- property agent
- motor dealer
- security guard or crowd controller
- tattoo parlour or tattooist
- debt collector or process server
- second-hand dealer or pawnbroker
- introduction agent
- inbound tour operator
- fitness provider
- funeral director.
Find links to other common licences (and permits), including liquor and gaming, hospitality, shared accommodation and national park and commercial activities on the Business Queensland website.