Jimmi Nolan From 28th February 2022, some major changes were made to the mandatory prerequisites for obtaining an Open Class mobile crane licence (aka C0 crane ticket in addition to C1 crane ticket) in Australia.
Quoted in summary for the purposes of this article, from the home page of the training.gov.au website:
“The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) approved revised Crane High Risk Work (HRW) Units of Competency (units)…”
“At the request of Safe Work Australia (SWA), the Transport and Logistics Industry Reference Committee (IRC) has revised…..the reference to “a current National HRWL to operate a Slewing Mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes), and current industry experience operating a slewing mobile crane of between 20 tonnes and up to 60 tonnes competently for at least two years” contained in the units Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 100 Tonnes) and (over 100 Tonnes) have been removed.“
The need for holding a Dogman’s licence (DG) or being competent in ‘a specific VET course for HRWL to perform dogging’ was also removed, in addition to being a prerequisite for all other mobile crane licences. Again, see the training.gov.au for more details.
Without going into the reasons why this change has occurred, we feel it more important to highlight a few points as to why perhaps it shouldn’t have.
Simply put we believe an operator needs more time on more machines with a range of loads before an operator starts heavy lifting on sites.
Our mission at On the Job Training is to contribute to a safer construction industry, on the ground and in the sky. Our purpose is to prepare our students for employment success and we seek to deliver highest quality student outcomes.
I think you know where we’re going with this – this change fundamentally clashes with all our values as a registered training organisation.
So what can we do about this? Well we’ve made our feelings known to Safe Work Australia (SWA) and who knows, with enough industry pressure, there could well be a U turn coming down the road.
In the meantime, we’ve decided the best thing we can do is recommend to our students that they continue to somewhat follow the old guidance before these changes were introduced. That is, get some operating experience before training for an open class licence.
We can’t stop anybody either though, as we don’t make the rules. What we can do is provide a more robust, well rounded quality training package that aids our students to gain a bit more experience and leave our yard more competent than the status quo.
Instead of the standard 5 day ‘TLILIC0020- Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (over 100 Tonnes)’ unit, our company policy* will be that if you don’t meet the old criteria of holding a C2 or C6 licence for 2 years, you’ll need to show that you hold some other type of crane operating licence. Or, that you complete our ‘Multi-Mobile Combo’ course instead.
To complete the “Multi-Mobile Combo’ course, this will include you being deemed competent in the following:
Students will get the opportunity to gain experience in operating the 8 cranes we have on site in our training yard. They will also practise lifting a variety of load types, across a range of lifts from 500kg to 20 tonnes.
The price for the ‘Multi-Mobile Combo’ for those eligible for CSQ funding is $1499. Just $500 more than the usual cost of an open class course, for an extra 5 days training.
The full price non-funded value of the above 3 units of competency is $6509. If you are not eligible for CSQ funding then give us a call and we can discuss a combo deal for you to reduce the cost.
You can split the course in half as well → so start with 5 days and come back to do the remaining 5 days another time.
If you or your staff are interested in getting their open class crane mobile crane ticket while being as prepared as you possibly can be, then give us a call on 07 3807 6061 or send us an enquiry below.
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