Work Safety in Construction Skill Set

Non-Award

Get ready for a safe construction career.. Learn the skills to prepare for a career in construction and pick up your White Card along the way.

Key details

Degree Type

Non-Award

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Jul

About this course

Get ready for a safe construction career.

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Learn the skills to prepare for a career in construction and pick up your White Card along the way.

This skill set will give you an introduction to working in construction, teaching you safety and accuracy in planning for, setting up and beginning a construction project. You will learn to use tools and equipment safely and the rules and procedures for safe work on site, plus you will work on a construction project, ready to add to your portfolio.

This course is ideal as a start to a building and construction pathway, building the basic safety skills for wet trades, plumbing, carpentry and joinery.

Study locations

Thornlie

What you will learn

plan and prepare, set up and use levelling device and worksite clean-up
identify and assess risks of work tasks, identify hazardous materials and other hazards on work sites, plan and prepare for safe work practices, apply safe work practice and follow emergency procedures
plan and prepare tools, equipment, signage and barricades, calculate materials and ready them for use, apply environmental requirements
determine component requirements and assembly sequence
operate hand tools and use equipment safely
quality checking construction outcomes against plans
understanding work, health and safety of construction projects, worksites, PPE, communication and first aid procedures, safety symbols

Career pathways

Builder's labourer

Please note this list should be used as a guide only as job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.

Work placement is mandatory for completion of this course. SM TAFE will arrange a suitable work placement within industry for you which will involve your attendance at a workplace.

To access free career planning and job search assistance, visit the Jobs and Skills Centres page.

South Metropolitan TAFE