24 hours
Face-to-face
City Campus
$750 – $900
9 December
The Plumbing Registration Exam assesses if an individual has the skills and knowledge required to work as a registered plumber. The VBA examiners test an individuals knowledge and understanding of six main classes of plumbing work: Drainage, Gasfittng, Mechanical Services, Roofing, Sanitary and Water Supply.
Revision classes are held the week before the exams. You cannot complete the exam until you have completed your Victorian Certificate III in Plumbing.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Available to RMIT Cert III Plumbing students only. You must complete your Cert III in Plumbing before booking the Journeymans Exam. Candidates who have yet to complete their Cert III Plumbing at RMIT will not be accepted.
Students from TAFE colleges outside of RMIT must contact the VBA to book their exam.
To help you pass your Plumbing Registration Exam, revision classes are held the week before the exams. Please note the VBA states that students must complete all units in the Victorian Certificate III in Plumbing qualification before booking the exam.
To book, please select 5 Streams (General) or 6 Streams (General + Mechanical) from the timetable below.
Need to re-sit some streams? Click here to book a place in the Journeymans Exam - Repeat.
To be added to the waitlist for 2025 exams, please contact VE.Partnerships@rmit.edu.au
Select 'Enrol' and use the webform to register your details for the course you want to study.
Complete your payment online. Bookings are not confirmed until payment has been made. Submit any eligibility for discounts prior to payment.
You will receive a short course tax invoice email when your booking's finalised. You will then receive a course confirmation email, with additional course details, approximately one week prior to course commencement.
This assessment is available to RMIT students who have completed the Cert III in Plumbing. You must complete all units in the Cert III Plumbing before booking. Candidates with incomplete units will not be accepted.
We are unable to accept students from other trade schools. If you completed your training at another school, please contact your school or VBA to discuss your options.
All relevant materials, assessment equipment and examinations are included.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), tools and optional equipment.
Plumbing apprentices who have completed the current Victorian Certificate III in Plumbing training at RMIT. Candidates from other trade schools cannot be admitted.
For more information email Sam LaRocca : Sebastian.larocca@rmit.edu.au
At the end of the exam the VBA will notify participants of their results
This exam is for participants who have previously attempted the Plumbing Registration Exams and are required to be examined again.
Licensed Electrical Assessment (LEA) Safe Working Practice (SWP) tests your ability to safely disconnect/ reconnect a piece of electrical equipment.
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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
