Work Safety in Construction Skill Set
Get ready for a safe construction career
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.
Learn to use tools and equipment safely and the rules and procedures for safe work on site and complete your White Card requirements.
This course is fee free* for residents of Western Australia. Some eligibility conditions apply for the fee free training and other fees may apply for some courses. Please refer to the FAQs for more information.
*Please note that eligibility requirements apply to some of the fee free training.
This skill set is part of the Skills Ready program. Other skill sets can be found on our courses page, using the Refine course results>Study mode filters.
Overview
Where Rockingham
When Semester 1, 2025
How On Campus
Learn the skills to prepare for a career in construction and pick up your White Card along the way.
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.
- 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
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $0.00 )
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $0.00 )
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Concession | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPCCCM2005 Use construction tools and equipment | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CPCCCM2006 Apply basic levelling procedures | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CPCCOM1012 Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CPCCVE1011 Undertake a basic construction project | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CPCCWHS2001 Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.