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Finish your QLD electrical certificate on site

Complete testing and compliance or testing and safety details in one guided form, then download the WorkSafe Queensland PDF layout.

Give the customer the certificate before you pack up, with fewer gaps to chase later.

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  • Downloads as the V6.11 PDF
  • Installation or equipment certificate in one form
  • Gaps flagged before you download

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QLD CoTC

Draft · today

Site checklist

Completed · 10 May

Site pack

Completed · 8 May

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QLD CoTC

WorkSafe Queensland

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ServiceM8 logoFergus logoXero logo

Customer

88 Queen St

Brisbane QLD 4000

Business

Saved detail

J. Smith & Co.

Licence no.EC 18472-

Tests & results

Polarity correctPass-
Earth continuityPass-
RCD trip time28 ms-

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1 required field incomplete

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Testing certificates get messy after the job

The longer the cert waits, the more likely details end up copied from memory.

  • Customer and licence details repeated

    Contractor licence, name, and phone should carry over from your last certificate.

  • Wrong certificate type ticked

    Installations and equipment use different certificate types under the ES Regulation. Easy to mix up on a flat PDF.

  • Desktop PDF tools on a phone

    Generic editors are awkward when you just want to fill, download, and hand it over on site.

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Check before export
Required fields, signatures and form-specific rules are validated before export.
Gaps are easy to miss until someone reviews the PDF later.
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About this form

The QLD Certificate of Testing and Compliance (CoTC) is the WorkSafe Queensland form for certifying electrical installation or equipment testing. Tradie Forms maps to the V6.11-2023 PDF layout.

Who has to complete the QLD CoTC?
Electrical contractors and licensed electricians who test and certify installation or equipment work in Queensland.
When is it required?
After you test electrical installation work (testing and compliance) or electrical equipment (testing and safety) and need to give the customer a certificate.
Where does the completed form go?
Hand the completed PDF to your customer and keep a copy for your records. Tradie Forms does not lodge this certificate with WorkSafe Queensland.
Can I fill it on my phone?
Yes. Tradie Forms guides you through each section on mobile and exports the official PDF layout when you are ready to complete.
Will this PDF be accepted?
Tradie Forms exports onto the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.
  • Tradie Forms is not affiliated with WorkSafe Queensland.
Template version V6.11-2023WorkSafe Queensland certificate guidance

What you fill in

Three guided groups that follow the certificate.

  1. 1

    Certificate and Customer

    Certificate type and who the work was performed for.

  2. 2

    Work and Contractor

    What was tested and contractor licence details.

  3. 3

    Notice Date

    When the certificate was given to the customer.

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What gets checked before export

Tradie Forms checks these requirements against the WorkSafe Queensland template before the PDF is ready to complete.

Work and test details

The technical details that prove what was completed or checked.

Customer name, address, work tested, test date, and licence number are required.
Keep a copy for your records for five years as required by WorkSafe Queensland.

Final export review

Anything else that should be checked before downloading the PDF.

Select a certificate type before download.

Frequently asked questions

Tradie Forms maps to the WorkSafe example certificate template (V6.11-2023). Verify all details before issuing. We are not affiliated with WorkSafe Queensland.

Pick testing and compliance for installation work, or testing and safety for equipment work. Select the one that matches the job.

The current WorkSafe template does not include a signature field. Fill the required details and give the PDF to your customer.

Electrical contractors must keep a copy of these certificates for five years under the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.

No. You fill and download the finished PDF here, then submit or hand it over the way the job, customer, or regulator requires.

Yes after you upgrade. Save once and apply them on the next form so you are not retyping the same block every time.

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Compliance

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Field-focused checks for Queensland electricians before issuing a certificate of testing and compliance or testing and safety.

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QLD Certificate of Testing and Compliance: Finish CoTC On Site

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How Queensland electricians can complete the certificate of testing and compliance on site, catch gaps before export, and hand the customer the cert.

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