White Card Sydney
General Construction Induction training (also known as White Card training) is mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work.
Please note that the White Card training can be completed either through a face-to-face session or via Zoom.
For detailed course information, training calendar, and online booking, please visit our White Card Sydney – Connected Delivery via Zoom page.
Duration
6.5 Hours
Location
Sydney CBD
Darlinghurst
Seven Hills
Mona Vale
Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry
Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry
Course CODE
White Card training course (General Construction Induction training – GIT) is delivered and statements of attainment are issued by Training Aid Australia Pty Ltd (RTO No 91411)
Training Aid Australia is approved by SafeWork NSW and accredited by the Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver this training course.
Training Aid Australia
RTO № 91411
Training Aid Australia
RTO № 91411
Statement of Attainment Issued on a Day
Classroom Based
SafeWork NSW Issued Plastic Card
Accepted All Across Australia
White Card Course Information
- General 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
- Work Health and Safety Regulations 2017 Reg 317 states that
- (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must not direct or allow a worker to carry out construction work unless
- (a) the worker has successfully completed general construction induction training, and
- (b) if the worker completed the training more than 2 years previously – the worker has carried out construction work in the preceding 2 years.
- To get a replacement for a lost or stolen white card, please contact SafeWork NSW on 13 10 50 or apply for a replacement online.
- The unit of competency CPCWHS1001 Work Safely in the Construction Industry supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCWHS1001 Work Safely in the Construction Industry.
Course details
What You Will Receive
- Statement of Attainment
- Statement of Training (which allows starting work immediately)
- General Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and posted by SafeWork NSW)
What You Will Learn
White Card training course consists of PowerPoint presentation, class activities, videos and end of the day assessment.
Nationally Accredited
What You Will Receive
Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive:
- Statement of Attainment
- Statement of Training (which allows starting work immediately)
- General Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and posted by SafeWork NSW)
What You Will Learn
General 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 Accredited
SafeWork NSW issued plastic General Construction Induction cards or white cards are nationally recognised all across Australia.
Payment
Invoice $115.00
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 refer to the ‘Invoice Payment Procedure’ section of the confirmation email or read our Invoice Payment Method Terms section.
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Course requirements
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 USI.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED
if a participant fails to produce a valid USI number.
Register your USI via www.usi.gov.au
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 participants arrive 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
100 points of ID
Participants must provide 100 points of I.D.
Please note that not all forms of I.D. are acceptable for a White Card course.
Check a list of accepted documents
ENTRY TO THE CLASS WILL BE REFUSED
if participants do not provide 100 points of accepted forms of I.D.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
The basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
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 Training Aid Australia 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.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Part of the course is to demonstrate the correct fitment and wearing of PPE, in particular: Hard hat, safety vest, hearing protection and eye protection.
We will have PPE available on the day for participants to share (ear plugs will be provided individually).
If you are uncomfortable with sharing PPE you are very welcome to bring your own.
Please keep in mind all PPE brought for this activity must meet all relevant Australian Standards Standards.
1. Head Protection (hard hat) (AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets)
2. Eye Protection (AS 1337.1 Personal eye protection, Eye and face protectors for occupational applications)
3. Hearing Protection (AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics - Hearing protectors)
4. High visibility reflective vest (AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments class day/night and AS/NZS 1906.4 - Retroreflective materials & High Visibility materials for safety garments)
A STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THIS ACTIVITY
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 USI.
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED
if a participant fails to produce a valid USI number.
Register your USI via www.usi.gov.au
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 participants arrive 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
100 points of ID
Participants must provide 100 points of I.D.
Please note that not all forms of I.D. are acceptable for a White Card course.
Check a list of accepted documents
ENTRY TO THE CLASS WILL BE REFUSED
if participants do not provide 100 points of accepted forms of I.D.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
The basic understanding, reading and writing of English is required.
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 Training Aid Australia 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.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Part of the course is to demonstrate the correct fitment and wearing of PPE, in particular: Hard hat, safety vest, hearing protection and eye protection.
We will have PPE available on the day for participants to share (ear plugs will be provided individually).
If you are uncomfortable with sharing PPE you are very welcome to bring your own.
Please keep in mind all PPE brought for this activity must meet all relevant Australian Standards Standards.
1. Head Protection (hard hat) (AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets)
2. Eye Protection (AS 1337.1 Personal eye protection, Eye and face protectors for occupational applications)
3. Hearing Protection (AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics - Hearing protectors)
4. High visibility reflective vest (AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments class day/night and AS/NZS 1906.4 - Retroreflective materials & High Visibility materials for safety garments)
A STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THIS ACTIVITY
USI (Unique Student Identifier)
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED
if a participant fails to produce a valid USI number.
Register your USI via www.usi.gov.au
Attendance
ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED
if participants arrive 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.
100 points of ID
Please note that not all forms of I.D. are acceptable for a White Card course.
Check a list of accepted documents
ENTRY TO THE CLASS WILL BE REFUSED
if participants do not provide 100 points of accepted forms of I.D.
LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)
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 Training Aid Australia 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.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
We will have PPE available on the day for participants to share (ear plugs will be provided individually).
If you are uncomfortable with sharing PPE you are very welcome to bring your own.
Please keep in mind all PPE brought for this activity must meet all relevant Australian Standards Standards.
1. Head Protection (hard hat) (AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets)
2. Eye Protection (AS 1337.1 Personal eye protection, Eye and face protectors for occupational applications)
3. Hearing Protection (AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics – Hearing protectors)
4. High visibility reflective vest (AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments class day/night and AS/NZS 1906.4 – Retroreflective materials & High Visibility materials for safety garments)
A STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT CANNOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THIS ACTIVITY
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FAQ
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a government certificate which is valid for 2 months. You can work straight away, as the certificate is a full equivalent to your plastic card that will be issued by SafeWork NSW and posted to you within 3-4 weeks.
No, only a NAATI accredited Interpreter and Translator are allowed to be in a class with a participant. If you would like to attend a course with an accredited translator, please notify us via email at least 24 hours prior to the course.
All plastic White Cards are issued by a government authority, SafeWork NSW. Usually it takes 3 weeks for a plastic card to be delivered to your postal address. If you didn’t receive your card, you need to contact SafeWork NSW on 13 10 50 to find a postage progress or update your address.