Operate elevating work platform

Take your skills to new heights!

This nationally recognised short course equips you with the practical knowledge and hands-on experience to operate Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs) safely and effectively across various worksites. Designed for workers in operational roles, the training ensures compliance with safety regulations and prepares you for real-world challenges in high-risk industries.

What You’ll Learn:

• Access, interpret and apply EWP documentation to ensure compliance
• Read, clarify and confirm work requirements
• Select and wear appropriate PPE for all work activities
• Identify, inspect and prepare tools and equipment for safe use
• Perform pre-start and post-start equipment checks
• Coordinate tasks with team members before and during operations
• Identify and manage risks, hazards, and environmental concerns
• Understand and apply emergency procedures for fire, accidents, and other incidents
• Stabilise the EWP and safely position tools and equipment
• Use approved safety devices and maintain site safety
• Monitor systems and respond to alarms and emergencies
• Shut down equipment and complete tasks according to the work plan
• Conduct inspections, fault finding, and minor maintenance
• Perform routine servicing, lubrication, and housekeeping
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation
• Clean and clear the work area, and manage materials responsibly
• Check, clean, and store plant, tools, and equipment properly

Who Should Enrol?

This course is ideal for:

• Construction workers and labourers
• Infrastructure and civil works personnel
• Heavy industry professionals
• Logistics and distribution personnel
• Agriculture and Arboriculture workers
• Anyone seeking to expand their qualifications and improve site safety

Want to take your EWP operation to the next level, look at our TLICLIC0005 Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) and get your High-Risk Licence to take your career to the new heights.

Blended Option: Learning & Theory assessment online and practical face to face training.

Face to Face Option: Learning and Assessment face to face.

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All students must be literate in the English Language (no interpreters allowed).

Due to the physical performance requirements of this unit, all students are to have a reasonable level of mental and physical fitness.

People with back, leg, arm or joint injuries may find it difficult to climb / access the practical area and perform activities at height. (Please note that students must be physically capable of wearing a harness and climbing for significant periods of time).

As part of the enrolment process, you will need to undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) and Digital Literacy indicator Assessment. This assessment is used for reviewing your suitability for this course.

The minimum level required for entry to this Course is:

Laptop

Internet access

Full PPE Clothing

• Enclosed footwear (steel cap preferred)
• Long pants and long sleeve shirt – Hi Visibility Shirt or Vest
• Hard Hat
• Safety glasses

If students do not have a Hard Hat or Safety glasses: ATTC will provide for use if necessary.

Students who are deemed competent will receive a Statement of Attainment recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. The Statement is issued by Australian Trade Training College (RTO 31399)

• Construction workers and labourers
• Infrastructure and civil works personnel
• Heavy industry professionals
• Logistics and distribution personnel
• Agriculture and Arboriculture workers

Where a student has a disability or learning difficulty, assessors will apply Australian Trade Training College reasonable adjustment to ensure that the student is not presented with artificial barriers to progress in the course.

Reasonable adjustments may include the use of adaptive technology, educational support, verbal assessment, etc.

We will provide support to each student’s individual needs, providing additional educational and wellness support required for the student to meet the requirements of their training course.

Please review our student handbook and policies prior to applying for this course:

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