FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
AINDT does NOT conduct any sort of formal training for CM. All AINDT Approved Training Bodies are listed on the AINDT website
CM Training Bodies – CLICK HERE
If ALL documentation is in order with a completed application with no faults, then the turnaround time is a maximum of 21 days.
Please note: It is 21 days from the time the full application has been received by AINDT. Missing information or documentation on your application may delay this process.
No. You may request it only under special circumstances. Please put it in writing and it will be under the discretion of the Federal Office.
We ask that all certificate holders to please retain their original certificates, as we will only re-issue the certificate with a fee charged – no scanned copies (Please see our Schedule of Fees, CLICK HERE).
If you have lost your certificate, we will issue you another original certificate.
However, there will be a cost for the re-issue (Please see our Schedule of Fees, CLICK HERE).
You can also use the certification verification tool on the AINDT website to the current status of any certification held (Link Verification tool).
Please refer to our Schedule of Fees on our website, CLICK HERE.
The certification application forms are available to download on the AINDT website.
Please include all evidence and any relevant documentation, as missing documentation will delay the process of you receiving your certification. You may send us your application via post OR email. CM application form CLICK HERE.
Please make sure you apply for Renewal or Recertification BEFORE your expiry date (you may apply 6 months prior to expiry), if you would still like to be certified by AINDT. If we receive your application after your expiry date, it will incur a late fee (see Schedule of Fees).
If your application has expired for a period longer than a year, your certification will lapse and you will be required to apply for certification as an initial applicant.
You must have the required training hours in order to apply for certification.
If you have insufficient experience hours you may be granted Trainee Status.
If you have been granted Trainee Status, that means don’t have the required experience hours as stated in the relevant guide to certification.
Once you have accumulated sufficient hours, please complete another experience sheet and referee page and send it to us (Note: include all necessary evidence).
We also require 2 additional reports with the additional experience.
If your vision test (last for 12 months) has expired, we also require a new vision test.
Your referee needs to also be qualified OR certified in the same method and sector that you are applying for.
If they are not certified with AINDT, they must provide evidence to support their knowledge in CM
In order to be able to sit the AINDT CM examinations, you will need to have completed relevant training.
Please refer to our CM Guide to Certification OR contact the Federal Office to see whether you are qualified to sit the examinations.
If you have already completed training, please fill out our CM examination application forms (CLICK HERE).
Please include a passport photo and evidence of your training in the examination application.
The AINDT is signatory to a Multilateral Recognition Agreement with the ICNDT.
Persons with certification from an ICNDT signatory certification scheme will be granted entry to the ISO9712 certification from AINDT.
The AINDT reserves the right to require persons seeking certification in Australia to undertake additional examinations.
For more information in regards to transfering your certification, please CLICK HERE.
You must have AINDT approved training, complying with ISO 9712. If you are unsure, please send us a copy of your certificate so we may advise further.