White Card Victoria: how to get your White Card certificate

White Card course Melbourne: what you need to enrol

There is no prerequisite course. Before you book, check you have:

1. A valid form of photo ID like a passport or driver's licence. A student card or proof of age card will also be accepted.
2. A Unique Student Identifier (USI).
3. A basic understanding of the English language.

After booking, you complete a short language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) check in your student account. You can try a free 10-minute practice check first to see the level. On the day, wear enclosed footwear and arrive 15 minutes before the course starts. This way, you will be able to complete the necessary paperwork ahead of time.

White Card training Melbourne: how the classroom day runs

The White Card course is also called construction induction training, or the General Construction Induction. In Victoria it runs in person, in a classroom with your trainer.

You can attend at either venue:

• Melbourne: Suite 1.05, Level 1, 3 Bowen Crescent.
• Hallam: Unit 2, 35 Rimfire Drive.

The day takes about 6.5 hours, including breaks. It's not a day of ticking boxes. It's the start of understanding how the industry actually works. It covers:

• work health and safety laws and the duties they create
• how to identify hazards on a construction site
• the measures used to control risks
• how safety is communicated and reported on site
• how to respond to incidents and emergencies

By the end of the course, you're not just allowed on site. You're prepared for it.

Already hold an old Victorian Red Card? Read Red Card to White Card in Victoria before you book.

What you receive and who issues it

Two organisations are involved. Edway Training (RTO 91401) delivers the course and issues your Statement of Attainment. WorkSafe Victoria issues the White Card itself.

The steps after the course are:

1. You get your Statement of Attainment for CPCWHS1001 on the day you finish. You can work in construction with it for 60 days while your card is processed.
2. Edway applies to WorkSafe Victoria on your behalf. You do not lodge an application yourself.
3. Your White Card comes in the mail. Allow up to 60 days.

The card has no fixed expiry. It lapses if you are out of construction work for 2 years or more.

A valid White Card is recognised across Australia. You could start on residential sites in Melbourne and take your card with you wherever the work goes.

Owner-builders

Anyone doing construction work on an Australian site needs a White Card. If you're building your own home in Victoria, the White Card course is the same one everyone else takes, so you can book any Melbourne or Hallam date.

Which jobs need a White Card in Victoria

Any work classed as construction work on a site needs a current White Card. That covers:

• construction labourers
• trades assistants
• apprentices across the construction trades

Crew supervisors often need people quickly. Completing the training early means you're able to say yes to shifts, labour hire placements and apprentice roles without delay. If you are looking for a job in construction, your White Card shows employers you are a trustworthy applicant. When you understand how a site works, you fit in faster.

The White Card is also the entry ticket for some other courses. The Traffic Controller (TC1) course needs your White Card Statement of Attainment before you start.

Next step

Choose Victoria on the White Card course page to see dates, venues and the price. Book now and get started on your new career.