ECHAM Training is an ASQA-registered RTO (RTO 46476) delivering nationally recognised training and assessment. We offer accredited qualifications, skill sets and units (subject to scope) with delivery designed to suit industry and community needs, including online, hybrid and practical field-based components.
Yes. When you successfully complete the assessment requirements, you will receive a nationally recognised qualification or a Statement of Attainment for the units completed (depending on your enrolment).
We offer online learning options and hybrid delivery that combines online learning with scheduled face-to-face or On Country practical sessions, where required by the unit outcomes and assessment conditions.
Partly. Theory for the Certificate III and Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management is delivered online, so you can study from anywhere. Practical skills are assessed through scheduled field and on-Country sessions, as the national training package requires.
Course fees vary depending on the course, delivery model and whether you are enrolling as an individual or through an organisation. Fees typically cover training, assessment, learner resources and administration, with clear advice provided upfront about any additional costs (e.g., travel, accommodation for remote delivery, PPE, site access requirements).
Funding availability depends on the course, your eligibility and current state/national funding programs. We can help you understand potential pathways and what information is needed to check eligibility.
Timeframes vary by qualification/unit selection and delivery mode. Completion depends on the course structure, scheduled practical requirements, and how quickly you progress through online learning and assessment.
Where required, yes. Many units require practical field evidence, which may include supervised field days, observation by an assessor, and completion of real or simulated site-based tasks aligned to unit requirements and cultural protocols.
Yes. We deliver group programs and can tailor delivery around your workforce needs, location, operational constraints and preferred scheduling, while ensuring the training and assessment remains compliant and nationally recognised. See Corporate & Company Training for details.
Yes. Credit transfer may apply where you already hold equivalent units, and RPL may be available if you can provide evidence that demonstrates competency (e.g., work history, reports, field records, referee confirmation), assessed in line with national standards.
You can enrol by enquiry through the website or directly with the team. Entry requirements depend on the course and may include basic language, literacy and numeracy expectations, digital access for online learning, and any prerequisite workplace or safety requirements for field-based components.
Our refund and cancellation policy is outlined in full in our Student Handbook, provided to all learners prior to enrolment. If you have questions about a specific enrolment, contact us before you enrol and we’re happy to walk you through it.
Yes. If you’re assessed as Not Yet Competent, you’ll be given feedback on what’s required and the opportunity to resubmit or be reassessed in line with our assessment policy. Our goal is to support you to reach competency, not just to test you once.
ECHAM Training is based in East Lismore and delivers training across Australia, with a focus on New South Wales and Queensland. In NSW we regularly train students in the Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, New England, Hunter Valley and Newcastle. Courses combine online learning with on-Country and field-based components, and hybrid options are available depending on the course.
We currently deliver these nationally recognised qualifications:
We also offer skill sets (AHCSS00160 Recognise Cultural Sites, Report on Cultural Sites and BSBSS00102 Micro Business) and short courses in cultural heritage, cultural awareness and cultural tourism. See our Courses page for full details.
Yes. For accredited cultural heritage training, the AHC32522 Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Sites Work covers identifying, recording and caring for cultural sites. Shorter options are the Recognise and Report on cultural sites skill sets. For workplaces, the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Site Induction covers site obligations under NSW law. Our trainers are practising archaeologists and heritage professionals.
It is the current replacement. AHC31424 Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management is the national qualification that superseded the older Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management. It covers the same kind of work, such as bush regeneration, weed control and site restoration, updated to current industry standards.
Yes. Our non-accredited Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Site Induction gives workers practical, foundational knowledge of Aboriginal cultural heritage: what it is, how to identify it, what NSW law requires, and how to respond if heritage is found on the job. It takes about two hours online, costs $299 per person, and suits staff inductions, contractors and site crews. Bulk pricing is available for organisations.
Yes. Pathways to Reconciliation: Cultural Awareness and Safety is available online or face to face. It builds foundational knowledge and practical skills for working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and suits individuals as well as whole teams.
