The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing world-class training for the highly skilled trades of plumbing and fire protection in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. A unique Industry collaboration, PICAC is a partnership between the Plumbing Trades Employees Union (PTEU), the Master Plumbers’ and Mechanical Services Association of Australia, Air Conditioners and Manufacturers Association of Victoria and the National Fire Industry Association (NFIA). PICAC was formed in 2010 at the height of the drought in Australia. The primary purpose of the Centre was to provide courses in Green Plumbing, in order to address the skills shortage in sustainable plumbing within the industry at the time. Since then, the Centre has evolved and now offers courses supporting the entire career lifecycle of plumbing ranging from the Certificate II pre-apprenticeship and Certificate III Plumbing apprenticeship, to Medical Gases, Welding, Sprinkler Fitting, Fire Protection and a range of OH&S classes. Through this evolution and expansion, PICAC has become the premier Centre of training for the industry.
