Membership Information
WCA membership is available to all working in the trade.
Application Form
Click here to download form as .pdf file.
Benefits of Membership
- Opportunity to attend training & education seminars
- Website access to website services including - Spare parts register Technical support Tool & equipment trading forum
- Includes subscription to Watchmakers of Australia journal - published bi monthly.
- Technical Hotline (telephone service)
- Customer referrals
- Promotional materials - apparel & repair envelopes
- Regular general meetings provide the opportunity for discussion and fellowship
- Member Certificate enhances professional status.
Member Categories
- Associate Membership - for those working in the industry supporting the watch clock repair trade or repairers working outside Australia seeking affiliation.
- Apprentice / Trainee Membership - for students enrolled in Tafe training programs in Australia.
- Watchmaker 1 - watch repairers who specialise in battery & band fitting / adjustments, watch case servicing & water resistance testing, glass fitting and module exchange. (Work experience in Australia necessary).
- Watchmaker 2 - specialist category for quartz watch technicians undertaking analogue & digital watch servicing, dismantling, diagnosis, cleaning & lubrication. (Work experience in Australia necessary).
- Watchmaker 3 - Trade qualified watchmaker who has completed apprenticeship / traineeship and approved training program. (Work experience in Australia necessary)
- Clockmaker - Trade qulaified clockmaker who has completed apprenticeship / traineeshipand approved training program, Certificate may be endorsed with specialisation. (Work experience in Australia necessary)
The WCA reserves the right to request evidence of / or examine trade skills.