License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

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License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by SAnewb85 » 13 May 2020, 3:36 am

as the title says....

What's involved in the tafe course?
Cost? Requirements? Anything I can do to prep in advance?
How long does it usually take to book in?

Cheers fellow adeladiens
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by womble » 13 May 2020, 4:00 am

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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by AussieCapitalist » 13 May 2020, 9:47 am

Wow do you guys get your licence then do the course? We have to do the course first then apply.
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by Oldbloke » 13 May 2020, 4:04 pm

Nine hrs & $220. Four hours & Free in Victoria. I live in the lucky state
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by Ziege » 13 May 2020, 7:42 pm

You have to do a course in the east? We just fill out a multiple choice questionnaire lol, 5 mins max
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by SAnewb85 » 13 May 2020, 8:46 pm



Cheers womble, I did have a look but clearly wasn't looking in the right places.
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by linkoln » 24 May 2020, 2:31 pm

In victoria it is a few hours of listening to a guy at the local gun shop explain the laws and requirements and at the end is a multiple choice test on what you just heard.
The guy asked a few questions like how do you unload and I was surprised at how little people knew when after this meeting they area going to go out and use firearms with no training.
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Re: License nearly approved, what's up with the tafe course?

Post by Latitude37 » 04 Dec 2022, 5:24 am

Once you've applied for your licence, you get approved, and you'll get a letter from SAPOL telling you to do the course. Then contact TAFE with the details from that letter and book the course. TAFE will send you a textbook and a workbook for you to study and answer questions, and that will give you the info you need to do the course on the day. All up, 60 questions, multiple choice, and then some shooting at a range with a .22 (10 rounds) and a shotgun (5 rounds). Its pretty easy. But if you haven't s**t much, see if you can get some practise with a friend or at a range, beforehand. Then you wait. I did my course in October, they're currently processing licences for August courses, I was told last week ( first week of December). I reckon the whole process from initial application to buying my first firearm will just about bang on one year.
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