BSB30719 Certificate III in Work Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Certificate III in Work Health and Safety provides the skills and knowledge for a person to understand the role of individuals performing work health and safety (WHS) duties in addition to their main duties.

This qualification supports the changing environment in the area of advanced manufacturing and the individual’s contribution to a variety of WHS tasks including:

required skill-sets to adapt to a quickly advancing industry
understanding on how to comply with state laws
maintenance of business compliance
awareness and importance of maintaining a safe workplace
reduction of incidences that may cause serious injury or death in the workplace

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

What is Lean? Read more here →

This qualification is normally offered in conjunction with one other qualification depending on the requirements of each company and its workforce.

The qualification offered in conjunction with BSB30719 Certificate III in Work Health and Safety is:

DURATION

Training for this qualification is conducted in the workplace over a maximum of 14 months.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Typically, this cohort will have experience and hold job roles in the following specialist areas:

Manufacturing
Engineering
Food Processing
Logistics
Supporting Administration functions
Fabrication
Maintenance
Structural Steel preparation
Machine Operation
Warehousing

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This qualification assumes that a learner has current or past work experience where they are already engaged in an element of safety duties within a manufacturing company. This qualification is not suitable for direct entry from school, or new entrants to the manufacturing industry who have no previous training or experience in manufacturing.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

There are no prerequisites, however, National Training Services offers this qualification as a work based training and assessment program and therefore applicants must be employed in a suitable manufacturing company.

Additionally, they will need to have the support of their employer to undertake the training and assessment program.

TUITION FEES

National Training Services can access state government funding for this qualification through the Victorian Skills First funding program. Participants who are eligible for Skills First funding will pay no tuition fees. If participants are not eligible for funding a fee may be required, please contact NTS for details on fee for service costs.

VICTORIAN SKILLS FIRST ELIGIBILITY

You may be eligible for Skills First Funding if you are:

an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen, or a holder of an approved bridging, protection, safe haven or humanitarian visa; and
under 20 years old;

an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen, or a holder of an approved bridging, protection, safe haven or humanitarian visa; and
over 20 years old and enrolling into a qualification higher than the highest qualification already held.

Statement of fees for Skills First funded students →

Contact National Training Services to inquire about your eligibility for State Government funding. Phone 03 9988 7983 or 03 9988 7988

CERTIFICATION

To be awarded the BSB30719 Certificate III in Workplace Health and Safety competency must be achieved in eleven (11) units of competency. These are comprised of:

Six core units of competency
Five elective units of competency

View the full list of units of competency here →

NTS PATHWAYS

None

LEARNING

Training and assessment activities undertaken in the workplace include:

Training sessions
Project planning, implementation and presentation
Skills development

ASSESSMENT

Assessment consists of:

Written or verbal assessment
Workplace observation by the trainer
Project presentations reviewed by the trainer and workplace management
Third Party Report

The program is structured into 4 clusters of related and complimentary units. The units and activities within each cluster are structured as follows:

Clusters 1 and 2 – Planning, preparation, review, discovery and research
Cluster 3 – Workplace improvement projects launched and implemented
Cluster 4 – Implementation and consolidation of workplace improvement projects followed by measurement, review, evaluation and reflection

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS

All required equipment and materials are supplied by NTS and provided by the workplace.

Helpful links

training.gov.au – for detailed course information.

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Brokering Arrangements

National Training Services has appointed a broker to identify and negotiate with workplaces wishing to undertake this training. See National Training Services Brokers List on our Compliance page for details.

Compliance with Regulatory Requirements

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Funding

For eligible students this training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding.

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