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Online applications for competence certificates now available

You can now apply online for practising certificates and certificates of competence through the Mine Workers section of the Regulator portal (with the exception of Quarry manager Tier-2).

help guide (PDF, 630.41 KB) has been developed to assist navigating to the portal.

We will contact existing candidates to support them to transition to the portal.

A webinar on applying using the new online portal will be held on Wednesday 23 June 2021 from 2pm to 3pm. You can register for the event here.

More information is available on application and resources page. Alternatively, you can email us at mca@planning.nsw.gov.au or call 02 4063 6461.

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