Q: Can I start working immediately after completing the White Card course?
A: Yes, once you receive your certificate at the end of the course, it acts as your temporary white card, allowing you to start working immediately.
White Card Melbourne
Construction Induction Training (also known as White Card or Red Card training) is essential for individuals entering the construction industry, focusing on health and safety legislative requirements.
- This mandatory course, approved by WorkSafe VIC, opens career paths in construction roles.
- Delivered in a 6-hour classroom format, participants will develop skills in identifying hazards, managing risks, and using personal protective equipment (PPE).
- They will also learn effective incident response and health and safety communication.
- Accredited by ASQA and WorkSafe VIC, the course awards a Statement of Attainment and a plastic white card.
- The unit of competency covered is CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry.
Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry
Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry
Course CODE
CPCWHS1001
White Card training course is delivered and statements of attainment are issued by Edway Training Pty Ltd (RTO No 91401)
Edway Training is approved by WorkSafe Victoria and accredited by the Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver this training course.
Edway Training
RTO № 91401
Edway Training
RTO № 91401
Statement of Attainment
issued on a day
Classroom
Based
Plastic Card issued by
WorkSafe VIC
Accepted All Across Australia
COVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Update
Edway Training, with confirmation from the Victorian Government, will be offering limited training services onsite. This is to assist permitted work premises and permitted workers to obtain necessary qualifications, specifically in the areas of First Aid and Construction work.
All courses will follow strict COVID-19 precautions and requirements based on guidelines set out by the Victorian Government for permitted workplaces.
These include;
- Edway Training will abide by and have available at all times a COVIDSafe Plan
- All Edway Training staff have completed COVID-19 Infection Control Training
- Edway Training will offer hand sanitation stations in every classroom and at the entrance and exit of our building.
- All staff and students will be required to sign a declaration that they are free of any signs or symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), and or close contact of anyone who has tested positive.
- All student and staff are required to wear a facemask at all times.
- All staff and students are required to have their temperature is taken prior to entry into classes.
- All classes will be conducted abiding by the 4sqm and 1.5m social distancing guidelines.
- Classes will have regular breaks every 2 hours.
- Edway Training’s staff will sanitise all surfaces and high contact items such as door handles at each break and air the room during the break.
- During breaks, student will be required to maintain social distancing and to spend as much of the break outside as possible.
White Card
Course Information
Who Needs White Card
Construction Induction training is required for:
- all persons who carry out construction work, including site managers and supervisors, surveyors
- labourers and tradespersons, 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
Owner Builder License
When applying for an Owner Builder license, you will be required to provide a copy of your plastic white card. Please note that the Victorian Building Association (VBA) accepts ONLY plastic cards. Paper Statements of Attainment are not accepted.
White Card Expiry Period
If a person is out of the industry for 2 consecutive years, WorkSafe VIC recommends to re-do the course to be compliant and have up-to-date safety information since it expires.
White Card Replacement
To get a replacement for a lost or stolen WorkSafe VIC issued white card, please contact WorkSafe VIC at 1300 852 562.
Unit of Competency Details
This course supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry. WorkSafe VIC recognises Statements of Attainment issued under a new unit of competency.
White Card Melbourne
Course Details
What will you receive
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive:
- Statement of Attainment
- Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and mailed by WorkSafe Victoria)
What will you learn
Construction Induction training covers Work Health and Safety (WHS) related topics, such as health and safety legislative requirements of construction work, construction hazards and risk control measures, health and safety communication and reporting processes and incident and emergency response procedures.
White Card training course consists of PowerPoint presentation, class activities, videos and end of the day assessment.
White Card training course consists of PowerPoint presentation, class activities, videos and end of the day assessment.
Nationally accepted
WorkSafe VIC issued plastic white cards are nationally accepted all across Australia.
What will you receive
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive:
- Statement of Attainment
- Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and mailed by WorkSafe Victoria)
What will you learn
Construction Induction training covers Work Health and Safety (WHS) related topics, such as health and safety legislative requirements of construction work, construction hazards and risk control measures, health and safety communication and reporting processes and incident and emergency response procedures.
White Card training course consists of PowerPoint presentation, class activities, videos and end of the day assessment.
Nationally accepted
WorkSafe VIC issued plastic white cards are nationally accepted all across Australia.
Payment
Standard $127.00
To enrol in a course, you’ll need to complete an online payment. The standard payment option grants you greater flexibility, allowing for course rescheduling or refunds in line with our Refund Policy.
No Refund $101.99
This payment option offers optimal value, though it does not provide the same level of flexibility as our standard enrolment option.
If you miss the class or don’t fulfil the entry requirements, you won’t be eligible for a refund or the opportunity to reschedule.
To use this option, enter ‘NOREFUND’ in the Coupon filed of the Coupon/Discount Code section when completing payment part of the online booking form.
Invoice $149.00
This payment method ONLY applies to companies and employment agencies.
A valid Purchase Order / Authority to Invoice MUST be submitted prior to the day of training.
For more information, please read our Invoice Payment Method Terms section.
Reviews
Course requirements
Identification
Participants must provide one form of photo I.D. (e.g. passport, Australian driver’s licence, proof of age card, student card).
Please note that non-Australian Driver’s Licences are not accepted.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CAN NOT BE ISSUED
if a participant do not provide a valid form of I.D.
Attendance
Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of the course to complete the necessary registration paperwork.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant arrives 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
As per WorkSafe Victoria requirements, the basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
Use of interpreters and translators is not allowed.
As part of our pre-training review all students are required to complete an LLN assessment to determine a student’s eligibility for enrolment into their selected course.
All students enrolling into any Edway Training course must have LLN skills to do simple calculations, understand English well enough to be able to read, write, and provide verbal responses to questions in English to undertake training and assessment in any of our courses.
For further information on student support services please refer to the Student Handbook.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant fails the LLN test.
Identification
Participants must provide one form of photo I.D. (e.g. passport, Australian driver’s licence, proof of age card, student card).
Please note that non-Australian Driver’s Licences are not accepted.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CAN NOT BE ISSUED
if a participant do not provide a valid form of I.D.
Attendance
Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of the course to complete the necessary registration paperwork.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant arrives 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
As per WorkSafe Victoria requirements, the basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
Use of interpreters and translators is not allowed.
As part of our pre-training review all students are required to complete an LLN assessment to determine a student’s eligibility for enrolment into their selected course.
All students enrolling into any Edway Training course must have LLN skills to do simple calculations, understand English well enough to be able to read, write, and provide verbal responses to questions in English to undertake training and assessment in any of our courses.
For further information on student support services please refer to the Student Handbook.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant fails the LLN test.
Identification
Participants must provide one form of photo I.D. (e.g. passport, Australian driver’s licence, proof of age card, student card).
Please note that non-Australian Driver’s Licences are not accepted.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CAN NOT BE ISSUED
if a participant do not provide a valid form of I.D.
Please note that non-Australian Driver’s Licences are not accepted.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CAN NOT BE ISSUED
if a participant do not provide a valid form of I.D.
Attendance
Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of the course to complete the necessary registration paperwork.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant arrives 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant arrives 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
As per WorkSafe Victoria requirements, the basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
Use of interpreters and translators is not allowed.
As part of our pre-training review all students are required to complete an LLN assessment to determine a student’s eligibility for enrolment into their selected course.
All students enrolling into any Edway Training course must have LLN skills to do simple calculations, understand English well enough to be able to read, write, and provide verbal responses to questions in English to undertake training and assessment in any of our courses.
For further information on student support services please refer to the Student Handbook.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant fails the LLN test.
Use of interpreters and translators is not allowed.
As part of our pre-training review all students are required to complete an LLN assessment to determine a student’s eligibility for enrolment into their selected course.
All students enrolling into any Edway Training course must have LLN skills to do simple calculations, understand English well enough to be able to read, write, and provide verbal responses to questions in English to undertake training and assessment in any of our courses.
For further information on student support services please refer to the Student Handbook.
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if a participant fails the LLN test.
USI (Unique Student Identifier)
USI (Unique Student Identifier)
From 1 January 2015, every student who undertakes nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia is required to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). Students can use their USI to access their enrolment and achievement record from a single online source. The USI is made up of ten numbers and letters. A USI account will contain all of a student’s nationally recognised training records and results since 1 January 2015.
IF A PARTICIPANT FAILS TO PRODUCE A VALID USI NUMBER, STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED.
Edway Training will verify your USI before a certificate or statement can be issued.
USI can be obtained via www.usi.gov.au
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