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Overview

This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to safely perform rigging work. Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads. This training includes valuable hands-on practical skills at CIT’s purpose built high risk work facility.

On successful completion, you will be eligible to apply for a high risk work licence with the regulatory body, Access Canberra, (within 60 days from the issue date of the Statement of Attainment).

This course delivers training in basic, intermediate, and advanced rigging.

Qualification:

 Statement of Attainment - training in Rigging for a Licence

Course No:

 SA-TS85

Campus:

 CIT Bruce 

Duration:

 Basic rigging:
40 hours, 2 nights per week for 4 weeks plus 1 full day Saturday assessment

Intermediate rigging:
40 hours, 2 nights per week for 4 weeks plus 1 full day Saturday assessment

Advanced Rigging:
40 hours, 2 nights per week for 4 weeks plus 1 full day Saturday assessment

You must also complete additional time in the workplace or at CIT, undertaking various tasks related to rigging work. This time will vary depending on the experiences of the individual learner.

Cost Info:

Further information about fees is available at Course fees and assistance

Indicative Cost:

 $1,490

Likely Job Outcome:

 Employment as a Rigger

Application Type:

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Additional Information

During training and assessment, you must wear suitable clothing and footwear (steel capped boots), for working on a construction site.

On enrolment, you will be issued with a CIT logbook for the purpose of recording training time received on a work site and formal skills training at CIT. You will be required to submit your completed logbook before undertaking the Safe Work accredited national assessment for rigging.

Skills Recognition

Entry Requirements

This course has pre-requisite requirements, the following units must be completed before enrolment into:
Basic level:
You must have completed CPCCLDG3001 Licence to perform dogging
Intermediate level -
You must have completed CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level
Advanced level -
You must have completed CPCCLRG3002 Licence to perform rigging intermediate level

You must also:
- Be physically fit and able to work at heights
- Be at least 18 years of age - this is a requirement in the ACT for licensing of Persons Performing High Risk Work
- Have access to an appropriate workplace with required equipment
- Have the English language skills to effectively communicate with others. The ability to read and comprehend manufacturer's instructions, workplace procedures and safety signs. You must also be able to apply mathematical procedures for the estimation and measurement of loads.

These skills will be checked prior to enrolment.

To study any course at CIT (excluding degrees and non-accredited training) you must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).

Literacy Skills Information

We suggest that you will need Australian Core Skills Framework literacy levels of at least 3 across reading, writing, learning, oral communication and, depending on your course of study, numeracy skills to successfully complete this course. If you do not have this level, you can still enrol and seek support to improve your skills or you may prefer to begin with the lower level course. Please visit Foundation Skills.

Transition Information

Qualifications at CIT are regularly updated or replaced to meet current industry needs and maximise your employment opportunities. If this occurs while you are part way through a qualification, you may need to vary your learning to meet the new national requirements. CIT will aim to make this as smooth as possible for you.

Subject Cancellations/Changes

To ensure positive outcomes for all students, CIT may need to cancel or change classes at short notice. CIT will make every effort to inform students as soon as changes are made and will also make every effort to offer alternative arrangements for students to meet the requirements of the subject and complete their qualification. In an unfortunate instance when this cannot be met, you will receive a full refund. Please ensure you maintain current contact details via CIT Self Service or by contacting CIT Student Services at infoline@cit.edu.au.


Subject Information

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  • CPCCLRG3001   Licence to perform rigging basic level
    • CIT Code: CNST932
      Cost: Full fee $1,490.00
      Description: This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely perform basic rigging work.Riggers use mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure loads, including plant, equipment or members of a structure. Riggers ensure the stability of those members and set up and dismantle hoists. This unit applies to rigging work involving:structural steel erectionhoistspre-cast concrete members of a structuresafety nets and static linesmast climbing work platforms perimeter safety screens and shutterscantilevered crane loading platforms.Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads.Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.Competence in this unit does not in itself result in a licence. A licence is obtained after competence is assessed under applicable Commonwealth, state or territory work health and safety (WHS) regulations.
      Prerequisites: Nil
  • CPCCLRG3002   Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
    • CIT Code: CNST933
      Cost: Full fee $1,490.00
      Description: This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely perform intermediate rigging work.Riggers use mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure loads, including plant, equipment or members of a building or structure. Riggers ensure the stability of those members and set up and dismantle cranes and hoists. This unit includes rigging work involving:hoists with jibs and self-climbing hoists cranes, conveyors, dredges and excavatorstilt slabsdemolition of structures or plantmultiple lifts. Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads.Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.Competence in this unit does not in itself result in a licence. A licence is obtained after competence is assessed under applicable Commonwealth, state or territory work health and safety (WHS) regulations.
      Prerequisites: CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level
  • CPCCLRG4001   Licence to perform rigging advanced level
    • CIT Code: CNST934
      Cost: Full fee $1,490.00
      Description: This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely perform advanced rigging work.Riggers use mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure loads, including plant, equipment or members of a building or structure. Riggers ensure the stability of those members and set up and dismantle cranes and hoists. This unit applies to rigging work involving:gin poles and shear legsflying foxes and cable waysguyed derricks and structuressuspended scaffolds and fabricated hung scaffolds.Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads. Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.Competence in this unit does not in itself result in a licence. A licence is obtained after competence is assessed under applicable Commonwealth, state or territory work health and safety (WHS) regulations.
      Prerequisites: CPCCLRG3002 Licence to perform rigging intermediate level

Related Courses

Statement Attainment Entry into Working Safely in Construction
Statement Attainment Licence to Perform Dogging CPCCLDG3001
Statement Attainment Licence to Erect, Alter, and Dismantle Scaffolding CPCCLSF2001, CPCCLSF3001, CPCCLSF4001
Statement Attainment GWO BST Rescue and Emergency Training
Statement Attainment Licence to Operate a Personnel and Materials Hoist CPCCLHS3001
Non-Accredited Training Verification of Currency VOC in High Risk Work - Scaffolding
Non-Accredited Training Verification of Currency (VOC) in High Risk Work - Rigging
Non-Accredited Training Verification of Currency (VOC) in High Risk Work - Dogging

More Information

For more information about this course please contact CIT Student Services on (02) 6207 3188 or email infoline@cit.edu.au