Friable Asbestos Removal (Class A) — NSW
Remove friable asbestosCPCCDE3029 · Statement of AttainmentHands-on training for construction and demolition workers who remove friable asbestos — the crumbly, higher-risk form — under a licensed removalist. You need a current White Card and non-friable (Class B) removal training (CPCCDE3028 or the earlier CPCCDE3014) to take part.
Issued by Training Aid Australia (RTO 91411)
The training you need to work on friable asbestos
You learn to remove friable asbestos safely — asbestos in powder form, or that can be crumbled to powder by hand. It is the more hazardous form, and removing it is licensed work at any quantity.
You might be a construction or demolition worker removing friable asbestos for a licensed removalist, or someone working toward a nominated-supervisor role or a Class A licence of your own.
Class A training is one step toward that licence, not the licence itself. SafeWork NSW issues the licence to the business or self-employed person carrying out the removal — never to each worker on site.
- What you'll learn
- Prepare for asbestos removal
- Prepare the removal area and site
- Enclose the removal site
- Remove the friable asbestos
- Carry out decontamination
- Clean up the work site
- Complete the regulatory processes
Before you book
A quick language check is part of enrolment. You'll need enough English to read, write and understand the course. After booking, you'll complete a short language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) check in your student account. You need to pass it to do the course. Not sure? Try a practice check first. If you don't pass, you get a full refund minus the $30 administration fee.Try a practice check
What you'll need
A USI. A Unique Student Identifier.
Photo ID. A valid photo ID, shown when you arrive on the day.
On the day, you'll also show 100 points of ID.SafeWork NSW evidence of identity requirements (PDF)
A current White Card. Issued after May 2009 (CPCWHS1001).
A non-friable removal Statement of Attainment. CPCCDE3028 or CPCCDE3014 — you need both this and the White Card to do this course.
You must be 18 or over to hold a Class A removal licence. The licence itself is applied for by the licensed removal business, or by you if you're self-employed.
Your credential
Statement of Attainment
CPCCDE3029 · Remove friable asbestos
Emailed to you when you finish, and always available to download from your student account.
Class A asbestos removal training card
Your Statement of Attainment does not expire, and New South Wales sets no refresher interval — how often you refresh is your employer's call.
Handed to you on the day, and the cost is included in the course price.
Why do this course?
Class A training is what gets you onto friable asbestos jobs — the highest-risk removal work there is, and a licensed removalist can't put a worker on it without this certification.
Required for
- Asbestos removal worker (friable asbestos)Friable removal is Class A licensed work — you do it for a removalist who holds that licence, or you hold it yourself.
- Asbestos remediation and demolition workerFriable removal is Class A licensed work — you do it for a removalist who holds that licence, or you hold it yourself.
Where your Statement of Attainment works
Your Statement of Attainment for CPCCDE3029 Remove friable asbestos is nationally recognised, so it is accepted in every state and territory.
Your Statement of Attainment travels with you. The Class A removal licence does not — each state and territory's work health and safety regulator issues its own.
How you'll train
In person
You spend 2 days with a trainer, working through the removal process in class. You're assessed on the day.
Where you'll train in New South Wales
Venue details
Accessibility
We have a ground-floor training room available for participants who require wheelchair access or have difficulty using stairs. Its availability may depend on participant numbers, so please notify us of any accessibility requirements when booking.
Getting there
Seven Hills Station and the bus interchange are nearby. Use the Transport for NSW Trip Planner for the best current service and accessible-travel information.
Transport for NSW Trip Planner →Parking
There is no customer parking on site. Limited public parking may be available nearby, including the small Blacktown Council Car Park 72 on Hope Street. Parking limits and availability vary, so check all signs. Allow extra time to park and walk to the venue.
Finding the entrance
Look for Unit 34 and the Edway/Training Aid signage. The entrance leads to a staircase up to the training rooms.
Food and coffee options are available nearby.
What happens after you book
- 1Check your emailYour confirmation email shows your venue, date and time. It comes from no_reply@trainingaid.com.au. It usually arrives within a few minutes of booking.
- 2Set up your student accountLog in with the details in your confirmation email and set up your account.
- 3Have your USI readyA Unique Student Identifier is required for this course. Get or find yours at usi.gov.au.
- 4Complete a short LLND checkIn your student account you complete a short language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) check. You'll need enough English to take part and to pass it.
- 5We confirm your enrolmentOnce you've finished the LLND check, we confirm your enrolment by email. If there's a problem with your eligibility, we'll contact you directly before you start.
- 6On the dayBring your current White Card, your non-friable (Class B) removal Statement of Attainment (CPCCDE3028/3014), 100 points of ID and closed-toe shoes. Arrive 15 minutes early. Your ID is checked when you arrive.
Your Statement of Attainment
- 1No application neededOnce your class finishes, your part is done — there is no application to lodge and no regulator to register with.
- 2Your record is emailed to youYour nationally recognised Statement of Attainment is emailed to you when you finish, and it's always in your student account to download.
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