What is a white card?
Anyone working in the construction industry in Australia will need to obtain a white card, this is also known as a construction induction card (CIC), and is required by law.
The course provides you with the basic health and safety knowledge that you need to know in order to be safe on a construction site.
You must keep this card on you at all times when working on a construction site. If you are working on a construction site without a valid white card you may be breaking the law and could be fined, so make sure you get your white card sorted first! The good news is that the process of applying for a white card is relatively simple.
The construction induction training course
A white card shows that you have completed the necessary safety induction training for working in the construction industry. After completing the course, you will be issued a Statement of Training, this will allow you to begin working at any construction site in Australia.
Course Code: CPCCWHS1001
Prepare to work safely in the construction industry.
Topics covered:
Section 1 covers how to identify workplace health and safety (WH&S) requirements;
Section 2 provides training on how to identify construction hazards and control measures;
Section 3 trains you how to identify WH&S communications and reporting processes;
Section 4 deals with incident response procedures.
The White Card is also known as Blue Card, Red Card or Green Card depending on the state or territory.
White cards are recognised Australia wide. When you have completed the course you can work at a construction site anywhere in Australia.
Should you do a white card course online?
The training must be delivered by a Registered Training Organisation and can be done face-to-face or online. The one day course takes around 4-6 hours to complete.
It is strongly advised to do face- to- face training rather than online, as not all companies will accept online certificates.
People have also reported being scammed by companies offering white card online training; thinking it was a white card course, only to find the certificate is not recognised and worthless. Continue reading.
It’s not real they don’t give you any certificate just a glorified peice of paper. Do not use them… they are nothing but scammers no matter what u think how good it looks it’s a scam
What you need to know to get a white card
Don’t get scammed
Click the links below for the requirements in each state. Each link is to an Australian government website, where you will find all current information on getting a white card.