What is the Antenna Installer Endorsement Scheme?
This Scheme has been established as part of the Australian Government’s quality assurance measures. It ensures that consumers have access to skilled, endorsed antenna installers to help them get ready for digital TV. Endorsed antenna installers register and complete an online assessment of their skills and knowledge to qualify for Australian Government endorsement. Installers can be endorsed at three levels: domestic, commercial and/or satellite. Installers must pass the assessment for the domestic level before completing the assessment for the commercial and/or satellite levels. Businesses with an endorsed installer can register to have their business licensed to use the Australian Government’s Get Ready for Digital TV logo. Participation in this scheme is voluntary.
This is an Australian Government initiative as part of the switchover to digital TV to ensure consumers have access to skilled and endorsed digital antenna installers. As an endorsed antenna installer, installers are required to meet minimum standards including: – at least one year’s experience as an installer – have and know how to use digital signal measurement equipment – have minimum public liability insurance of $5 million The scheme is voluntary for antenna installers, and in order to become an endorsed installer they must be assessed in working safely, coaxial cabling, installing antennas and antenna installing equipment. For commercial applications, installers are assessed on their knowledge of installing complex systems as well as altering and troubleshooting complex antenna systems. Find out more about the endorsement scheme at www.digitalready.gov.au/faqs.
