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From: VK7AX@VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.OC
To : WIA@WW
Amateur Qualification Levels
Date : 22 / 09 / 2015
Author : Peter Young - VK3MV
The WIA and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
are aware of some discussion about the current US Technician amateur qualification,
the equivalent Australian qualification and their application to amateur
licensing in Australia.
The WIA has requested the WIA Training Organisation to conduct an assessment
of the US Technician qualification and the appropriate level of the comparable
Australian qualification.
The assessment concluded that the US technical class licence is not at a
standard or depth required at the Australian advanced amateur licence level
and that it is at a level approximately equivalent to the Australian
qualification required for a foundation licence.
These conclusions and suggested amendments to a number of legal instruments
that clearly clarifies the anomaly have been discussed with ACMA staff.
ACMA staff have acknowledged the WIA’s position and have undertaken to consider
it and communicate further with the WIA about it.
ACMA staff have also advised that any changes to the legal instruments would
require consultation with the amateur community and would take some time to
bring about.
(Sourced from the WIA Website)
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20150922-1/index.php
(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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