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 SafeWork 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 SafeWork 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

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White Card training course is delivered and statements of attainment are issued by Edway Training Pty Ltd (RTO No 91401)

Edway Training is accredited by the Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver this training course.

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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

When applying for an Owner Builder Permit, 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, the white card becomes void and the course must be redone.

White Card Replacement

To get a replacement for a lost or stolen SafeWork VIC issued white card, please contact SafeWork 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. SafeWork VIC recognises Statements of Attainment issued under a new unit of competency.

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 SafeWork 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 recognized

SafeWork VIC issued plastic white cards are nationally accepted all across Australia.

Course Requirements

Identification

Participants MUST PROVIDE 100 points of I.D.  (e.g. passport, proof of age card, student card).

There are special arrangements apply for participants in the below groups where points system does not apply.

Some examples of accepted combination of Evidence of Identity documents:

1. For overseas persons recently arrived in Australia (for less than six weeks)

   • International passport + flight ticket or travel itinerary + bank card or driver’s licence

2. School sector

   • Australian Birth Certificate/card (minimum 14 years) issued by the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages

   • Student ID card with school crest/seal, photo, student’s name and date of birth

   • A written statement on school letterhead confirming the student’s name and date of birth

3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

   • Two written statements on company (e.g. Indigenous organisation and Centrelink) letterhead verifying the person’s identification

STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED

if participants 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 participants arrive 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time.

LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy)

As per SafeWork 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 enrollment 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.

Payment

To secure your course booking, payment is required at the time of registration. You can conveniently pay online using a credit card, Afterpay, or request an invoice.