Standard 11 course providers compared
We compared 17 Standard 11 providers. Published prices run $595 to $900, taken from each provider's own course page and sorted cheapest first. Nobody pays for their position.
Last checked 6 October 2026. Prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book.
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| Provider | Price | Duration | Delivery | Locations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Group RTO 31544 | $595 | Self-paced online theory (1-2 days) + 1 day practical | online + practical | Brendale (Brisbane), Emerald, On-site | Refresher not separately priced on page; states refresh every 5 years. |
| Training Townsville (on behalf of Allens Training and Queensland Training & Development) RTO 90909 / 31238 | $625 | 1 day | face-to-face | Townsville (Aitkenvale) | 1-day full course and 1-day refresher (refresher needs previous S11 certificate). Certificates in 3 working days; client premises available. |
| Fire Safety Australia RTO 22250 | $630 | 2 days | face-to-face | Nationwide academies incl. QLD, Online, On-site | Page does not mention a refresher. Physical requirements (CPR, fire extinguisher, manual handling). Min age 18, USI required. Course page showed $630 when checked. |
| OHSA RTO 31092 | $645 | 2 days face-to-face, or 1 day face-to-face + 4-6 hrs online pre-study | blended | Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast | Both delivery modes same price. Refresher and online refresher listed but no price on this page. Max 14 per session; in-house on request; states 'BMA Compliant'. |
| Allens Training (trading as A Training / Standard 11 Brisbane) RTO 90909 | $650 | 2 days face-to-face, or self-paced online + 1 day face-to-face assessment | blended | Brisbane (Sunnybank Hills) | Refresher $650 and 1 day online per standards11.com.au (also listed at standard11brisbane.com.au). Page says refresher pricing by inquiry. Practical assessment includes CPR; 'Standard 11 does not guarantee site access'. |
| New Horizons Safety and Training Services RTO 31372 | $650 | 2 days (Mon-Tue weekly) | face-to-face | Rockhampton | Refresher course and online refresher available (price not shown on page). |
| WorkSafe Connect RTO 31385 | $650 | 2 days (new entrant), 1 day (experienced entrant/refresher) | face-to-face | Brisbane (Salisbury), Townsville (Garbutt), Onsite, Online (live Zoom) | $495 experienced entrant/refresher needs 3+ months resources industry experience in last 5 years with evidence. Offers instructor-led virtual option. No pre-course study or post-course logbooks. |
| Host Safety and Training RTO 40772 | $685 | 2 days (8 hrs/day) | face-to-face | Caloundra, Gladstone, Darwin NT, On-site | Separate 'Standard 11 (S11) - Refresher' product (no price seen). RPL and credit transfer available. Card payments may carry 2.2% fee. |
| Civil Safety RTO 32381 | $695 | Online theory (few hours, within 30 days) + 1 day face-to-face practical (approx 4-6 hrs) | blended | Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Mackay, Mareeba, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Townsville, Weipa, Bunbury WA, Kalgoorlie WA, Newman WA, Perth WA, On-site | Online refresher offered (price not shown). Fully face-to-face on inquiry. Afterpay available. Employers may require refresh every 2 to 5 years. Min age 15, USI. |
| Diggerman Training | $715 | 2 days (new); refresher self-paced online | face-to-face | Coolum Beach, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Chinchilla, Dalby, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Maryborough, Moreton Bay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville | RTO number not shown on the pages loaded. Refresher $385 online (needs S11 Statement of Attainment under 6 years old plus third-party evidence document). Workplace Verification Questionnaire required before or within 6 months after training. |
| Australian Operator Training RTO 41351 | $725 | 2 days (07:30-15:30) | face-to-face | Emerald, Throughout Queensland | Max 12 trainees. Equipment, transport, lunch provided. Refresher not mentioned on page. Min age 16. |
| National Courses RTO 41072 | $799 | 2 days | face-to-face | On-site at client workplace only (no public sessions) | Price 'from $799'. Private group on-site training only. |
| Coal Train Australia RTO 32507 | $900 | 4 days (theory over 3 days) | face-to-face | Yeppoon, Emerald | Combined Surface & Underground course (adds RIIERR203E). Upgrade $300-$350. Practical log book needed for Statement of Attainment. Says valid 5 years, some sites require 2. |
| Gold Training RTO 40515 | See site | Refresher 2 hours | online | Birtinya (Sunshine Coast) head office | Only the refresher page was loaded; full-course price not seen. Refresher needs copy of existing S11 qualification. |
| MyneSight (trading as Standard 11) RTO 31900 | See site | See site | face-to-face (full course), online (refresher) | Mackay, Wollongong NSW | No price, duration or units on loaded pages. Online refresher offered. |
| Performance Training RTO 1718 | See site | See site | See site | See site | Page describes Standard 11 unit requirements only; no price, duration, delivery or location shown. |
| Sheer Workplace Training RTO 45597 | See site | 2 days (max 16 hours) | face-to-face | Hemmant (Brisbane), Manly (Brisbane) | Fees not listed ('communicated prior to enrolment'). Page states no intakes currently available. Min age 17. |
- Astra Group$595
- Duration
- Self-paced online theory (1-2 days) + 1 day practical
- Delivery
- online + practical
- Where
- Brendale (Brisbane), Emerald, On-site
- RTO
- 31544
Refresher not separately priced on page; states refresh every 5 years.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Townsville (Aitkenvale)
- RTO
- 90909 / 31238
1-day full course and 1-day refresher (refresher needs previous S11 certificate). Certificates in 3 working days; client premises available.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Nationwide academies incl. QLD, Online, On-site
- RTO
- 22250
Page does not mention a refresher. Physical requirements (CPR, fire extinguisher, manual handling). Min age 18, USI required. Course page showed $630 when checked.
- OHSA$645
- Duration
- 2 days face-to-face, or 1 day face-to-face + 4-6 hrs online pre-study
- Delivery
- blended
- Where
- Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast
- RTO
- 31092
Both delivery modes same price. Refresher and online refresher listed but no price on this page. Max 14 per session; in-house on request; states 'BMA Compliant'.
- Duration
- 2 days face-to-face, or self-paced online + 1 day face-to-face assessment
- Delivery
- blended
- Where
- Brisbane (Sunnybank Hills)
- RTO
- 90909
Refresher $650 and 1 day online per standards11.com.au (also listed at standard11brisbane.com.au). Page says refresher pricing by inquiry. Practical assessment includes CPR; 'Standard 11 does not guarantee site access'.
- Duration
- 2 days (Mon-Tue weekly)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Rockhampton
- RTO
- 31372
Refresher course and online refresher available (price not shown on page).
- WorkSafe Connect$650
- Duration
- 2 days (new entrant), 1 day (experienced entrant/refresher)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Brisbane (Salisbury), Townsville (Garbutt), Onsite, Online (live Zoom)
- RTO
- 31385
$495 experienced entrant/refresher needs 3+ months resources industry experience in last 5 years with evidence. Offers instructor-led virtual option. No pre-course study or post-course logbooks.
- Duration
- 2 days (8 hrs/day)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Caloundra, Gladstone, Darwin NT, On-site
- RTO
- 40772
Separate 'Standard 11 (S11) - Refresher' product (no price seen). RPL and credit transfer available. Card payments may carry 2.2% fee.
- Civil Safety$695
- Duration
- Online theory (few hours, within 30 days) + 1 day face-to-face practical (approx 4-6 hrs)
- Delivery
- blended
- Where
- Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Mackay, Mareeba, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Townsville, Weipa, Bunbury WA, Kalgoorlie WA, Newman WA, Perth WA, On-site
- RTO
- 32381
Online refresher offered (price not shown). Fully face-to-face on inquiry. Afterpay available. Employers may require refresh every 2 to 5 years. Min age 15, USI.
- Duration
- 2 days (new); refresher self-paced online
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Coolum Beach, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Chinchilla, Dalby, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Maryborough, Moreton Bay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville
RTO number not shown on the pages loaded. Refresher $385 online (needs S11 Statement of Attainment under 6 years old plus third-party evidence document). Workplace Verification Questionnaire required before or within 6 months after training.
- Duration
- 2 days (07:30-15:30)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Emerald, Throughout Queensland
- RTO
- 41351
Max 12 trainees. Equipment, transport, lunch provided. Refresher not mentioned on page. Min age 16.
- National Courses$799
- Duration
- 2 days
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- On-site at client workplace only (no public sessions)
- RTO
- 41072
Price 'from $799'. Private group on-site training only.
- Duration
- 4 days (theory over 3 days)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Yeppoon, Emerald
- RTO
- 32507
Combined Surface & Underground course (adds RIIERR203E). Upgrade $300-$350. Practical log book needed for Statement of Attainment. Says valid 5 years, some sites require 2.
- Gold TrainingSee site
- Duration
- Refresher 2 hours
- Delivery
- online
- Where
- Birtinya (Sunshine Coast) head office
- RTO
- 40515
Only the refresher page was loaded; full-course price not seen. Refresher needs copy of existing S11 qualification.
- Duration
- See site
- Delivery
- face-to-face (full course), online (refresher)
- Where
- Mackay, Wollongong NSW
- RTO
- 31900
No price, duration or units on loaded pages. Online refresher offered.
- Performance TrainingSee site
- Duration
- See site
- Delivery
- See site
- Where
- See site
- RTO
- 1718
Page describes Standard 11 unit requirements only; no price, duration, delivery or location shown.
- Sheer Workplace TrainingSee site
- Duration
- 2 days (max 16 hours)
- Delivery
- face-to-face
- Where
- Hemmant (Brisbane), Manly (Brisbane)
- RTO
- 45597
Fees not listed ('communicated prior to enrolment'). Page states no intakes currently available. Min age 17.
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