RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights Melbourne

Course Overview

Who is this course designed for?

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the resources and infrastructure industries.

It applies to those working in operational roles. They generally work under supervision to undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and take responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.This includes any situation where a worker is at a height where there is a potential to fall and cause injury, fall from one level to another, or is working in elevated work platforms (EWP), working from scaffold, or are required to be compliant with local legislation/Australian Standard AS/NZS: 1891.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors.

This course covers all relevant information about health and safety standards, general working at heights applications, permits, permit process, hazards and associated risks, preparation for heights work, roles and responsibilities, PPE, ladders, scaffolds, equipment inspection and use and more.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

Be 18 years or over
Be sufficiently proficient in English (read, write and speak) to be able to work successfully in a highly regulated environment
Have satisfactorily completed a minimum of year 12 or equivalent

Pre Training Review (PTR)

A pre training interview would be conducted with the applicant by a Frontier representative. This interview will help us identify your prior experience, existing knowledge, skills and suitability for the course. Pre Training Review will be valuable in determining additional support and/or reasonable adjustment required for you to successfully complete the course.

Language, Literacy & Numeracy

Applicants must undertake a language, literacy and numeracy assessment during their induction session prior to beginning the qualification. Results will be assessed on an individual level by the assessor.

Depending upon the level of support required for the language, literacy or numeracy an alternative training and assessment methods may be used or the learners will be recommended to pursue Foundation Skills program, which will help them fulfill the LLN gap and achieve the qualification.

Course Outline

Mode of study

How to pay

FRONTIER INDICATIVE COURSE FEES

Short Courses – Indicative Course Fees

1. Pay directly with our Account Department

You can arrange to make your fee payments directly with our Accounts Department at Unit 5, 1 Post office place, Glenroy, VIC 3046 – (Glenroy Campus) by Cash, EFTPOS or credit card, or do an online bank transfer (EFT) to the following bank account:

Account Name:    Frontier Training and Technology
Bank Name:     NAB
Branch Number (BSB): 083 004
Account Number:      761977553

After payment, please, send your payment receipt to accounts@frontier.edu.au with your full name and qualification details.

2. Study Pay

Frontier institute of technology partners with Study Pay – a simple payment plan for your course.

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Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or international student living in Australia
Be 18 years or older OR 16 years old where the parent applies for the plan
Have a mobile phone and email address
Payment: Weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit
Be able to service the payment plan repayment amounts
Repay the plan off in designated plan timeframe
Payment Plan Amount: $500 to $2,000

Requirements

Driver’s Licence OR Passport
Medicare Card
Employment Details
Bank Details

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3. Trade Support Loans

As an Australian Apprentice, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the Australian Government to help with the costs of undertaking an apprenticeship.

For more information visit the Australian Apprenticeships website.

4. Direct Debit

Ezypay Direct Debit Request Form here

This option is for students who want a convenient payment process to save time.

Payments can be done weekly, fortnightly or monthly and in that way, some of the courses are less than 59$ a week.

Contact Frontier Institute of Technology admin for further info.

If you have further queries, please contact us on (03) 9041-1820

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

WHAT IS RPL?

RPL is an acronym for Recognised Prior Learning. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment pathway to gain a qualification if you believe that you have the skills, knowledge and experience gained through work, training courses and work based training to meet the requirements of the course.

If you have required skills and experience in a sector, and can provide supporting evidences, you may be eligible for Recognised Prior Learning (RPL), which will provide you a certification based on your experience.