Rigger Competence Assessment

Rigger Competence Assessment

This Product is for personnel that wish to become OPITO certified competent  riggers  having successfully completed the OPITO Rigger Initial Training Standard and Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook or possess sufficient and relevant and relevant work experience to be eligible for the OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment.

Key Topics

OIS 202 – Plan, Prepare, Lift and Move Loads (Theory) : OUTCOMES

  1. Preparation for lifting and moving loads.
  2. The lifting, moving, lowering and landing of a load

 

OIS 200 – Plan, Prepare, Lift and Move Loads (Practical) OUTCOMES

  1. Preparation for lifting and moving loads.
  2. The lifting, moving, lowering and landing of a load

Pre-requisites

Option 1
(a) A valid OPITO-approved Rigger Initial Training Certificate
and
(b) A fully completed and valid OPITO Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook

OR

(c) If the learner completed the initial Training Standard between February 29th,2020 and February 28th, 2022, and does not have a completed Workplace Experience Logbook, a formal letter from current employer, meeting the below criteria, may be accepted

  1. Be on company letterhead
  2. Sate that the learner has met the equivalent of the OPITO Workplace Experience Logbook criteria
  3. Include details of the senior employer representative’s position in the company, full contact details, and be signed and dated by the senior employer’s representative.
  4. Be sent directly from the employer to the Centre prior to assessment and not provided by the learner.

 

Option 2
(d) An OPITO approved Banksman and Slinger Competence Assessment or Re-Assessment Certificate awarded within the previous 30 months.

 

Option 3
(e) Evidence that they have been assessed as competent and have achieved an equivalent qualification / certification by a nationally recognized awarding body, awarded within the last 30 months.

Notes

Cost includes Mid-morning Snack, Lunch, Coffee/Tea/Soft Drinks.

Due to the physical demands of the course, it is the responsibility of the employer and participant to assess the participant’s ability to safely attend the Course.