White Card Construction Induction Training

A mandatory legal requirement for all persons involved in the construction industry

People who need a White Card:

• Owner Builders whose premises become a workplace.
• People who carry out construction work, including site managers and supervisors, surveyors, labourers and trades persons.
• All persons who access operational construction zones unaccompanied or not directly supervised by an inducted person.
• All persons whose employment causes them to routinely enter operational construction zones.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before you complete an online White Card training course be aware that you must attend a formal face-to-face training session to receive a WorkSafe Victoria issued White Card. White Cards obtained through online providers might not be accepted on some construction sites in Victoria.

Course Structure:

CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

COVE Training is approved by WorkSafe Victoria and accredited by Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver this training course.

Course Fees:

• The price for the white card course is $120.00.
• Book and Pay online
• Payment Method: PAYPAL, VISA and MASTERCARD payments are accepted (0% surcharge fee).

Course Delivery:

• This course is delivered over 1 day (6.5 hours) in a classroom based setting at our Seaford, Dandenong, Thomastown or Derrimut sites.
• Check the course calendar for dates and times.
• Onsite delivery may also be available upon request.

• Course is delivered in the English language only.
• Verbal assessments can be offered (in English), please advise administration staff when booking.

Available weekends.

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What you’ll learn:

• The Construction Induction course covers all the basic operational and safety procedures you need to work on Construction worksites. You will learn the basic legal requirements and obligations of construction workers, as well as the proper identification of hazards, first aid and emergency procedures.
• Upon successful completion of this course, students will be provided with a statement of attainment that is valid for 60 days. WorkSafe Victoria will issue your Construction Induction card (White Card) within 60 days of completing this course.

Course-Requirements:

• Students must fulfil the course’s eligibility requirements and provide valid identification documents to the WorkSafe Victoria standards, such as a current Australian drivers licence. Check WorkSafe VIC list of acceptable forms of I.D.
• Participants must attend in person and should arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the course.
• As per WorkSafe Victoria requirements, the basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
• There are no formal prerequisites, but you must have basic English skills including an ability to read and comprehend simple texts, write a range of short texts related to the construction industry, and use and respond to language related to the construction industry.

Assessment Process:

The Construction Induction course incorporates a variety of assessment tasks throughout and may include:

• Observation
• Questioning

Course Locations:

Seaford, Dandenong, Derrimut and Thomastown

Pathways:

• Certificate III Civil Construction Plant Operations
• Certificate III Landscape Operations
• Rural Operations Certificate III
• Entry level working in construction

Course Guide:

Construction Induction

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