TAFE NSW

Certificate III in Construction Crane Operations - CPC32912

TAFE NSW

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E

This qualification is part of the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package. It provides a trade outcome in mobile crane operations in the residential and commercial construction industries. Due to the high risk nature of the job role, the qualification provides a strong focus on safety requirements. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills, as well as specialist skills for crane operators in two specialist streams: Stream 1 20 tonne (C2) licence and Stream 2 60 tonne (C6) licence.

Structure

  • 23 units: 20 core
  • 3 elective

Subjects

  • Maintain mobile cranes
  • Undertake site inspection
  • Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • Plan and organise work
  • Licence to drive heavy rigid vehicle
  • Apply accident-emergency procedures
  • Operate elevated work platforms
  • Read and interpret plans and specifications
  • Conduct workplace communication
  • Carry out measurements and calculations
  • Perform crane scheduling
  • Perform intermediate rigging
  • Licence to perform dogging
  • Apply fatigue management strategies
  • Work safely around power sources, services and assets
  • Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)
  • Handle construction materials
  • Work safely at heights
  • Apply OHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
  • Follow mobile crane safety procedures
  • Perform dogging
  • Licence to perform rigging basic level
  • Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)
  • Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
  • Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 20 tonnes)
  • Set up and rig crane for lift
  • Perform basic rigging

Recognition

Crane Industry Council of Australia

Study pathways

The following CPC08 qualifications provide a pathway into this qualification:CPC20112 Certificate II in ConstructionCPC30211 Certificate III in CarpentryCPC30511 Certificate III in DoggingCPC30711 Certificate III in Rigging.

Further information

Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement. It is a prerequisite of the core unit TLILIC2016A Licence to drive heavy rigid vehicle that candidates hold a current Class C drivers licence (for at least 2 years).

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