White Card Training Melbourne
Obtain your White Card by successfully completing the 1-day CPCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry course at CFMEU Education & Training, Melbourne. We offer nationally recognised White Card training delivered by industry experts. Explore our White Card course delivery options below.
Have you been unable to find the course you’re looking for? Don’t worry!
Starting in 2026, we will publish new courses two months in advance. New courses will be released on the first working day of every month, so please check back to choose the course that best suits your needs or complete the contact form and we will be in touch.
Please note that our courses are in high demand. To ensure fair access and maximise opportunities for all members, we kindly ask that you enrol in only one course at a time.
-
Overview
-
Licensing/Regulatory Information
-
Course Information
-
Fees/Handbook
-
Training and Assessment
CPCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry
The CPCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry course is a unit of competency that specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work and is required to be completed to obtain your Construction White Card.
The unit requires the person to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others. It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies. It also covers correctly selecting and fitting common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction work.
A White Card is required for:
- All persons who carry out construction work, including site managers and supervisors, surveyors
- Labourers and tradespersons, who access operational construction zones unaccompanied or not directly supervised by an inducted person
- All persons whose employment causes them to routinely enter operational construction zones
This unit meets the general construction induction training requirements of:
Part 1.1 Definitions and Part 6.5 of the Model Work Health and Safety Regulations.
Division 11 of Part 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 for Western Australia; and Division 3 of Part 5.1 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 for Victoria.
It is expected that site-specific induction training will be conducted prior to conducting construction work.
If you need to cancel your enrolment prior to the course commencing, we require at least 48 hours' notice.
If you cancel more than three enrolments within a calendar year, you will be required to contact us by phone to enrol in future courses. CFMEU Education and Training also reserves the right to apply fees for future enrolments.
Location
Melbourne Metro
Duration
1 Day
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Entry Requirements
- Completed formal education
What to bring to class?
- PPE – hard hat, safety footwear and safety vest
Incolink members: $200 or $230
Non-members: $200 or $230
Melbourne Metro (Port Melbourne) $200.00
Box Hill $230.00
Fees
For fee information, please go to the following link:
Fees and Charges
Learner Handbook
For information regarding what is expected of you and our commitments from CFMEU Education & Training, please go to the following link:
Learner Handbook
Training
Training delivered by the CFMEU Education and Training consists of a combination of face-to-face classroom delivery and self-paced learning.
This includes participation in scheduled training sessions as well as independent study, research, and reading to support knowledge and skill development.
Assessment
Assessment consists of a comprehensive assessment process, including a Written Knowledge Assessment to evaluate theoretical understanding, a Practical Demonstration (Performance Assessment) to assess hands-on skills in real or simulated environments.
Get Your White Card in 1 Day!
What you will receive
Upon successful completion of the White Card course, participants will receive:
- A White Card Statement of Attainment
- A Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and mailed by WorkSafe Victoria)
What you will learn
White Card training covers health and safety legislative requirements of construction work, construction hazards and risk control measures, health and safety communication and reporting processes and incident and emergency response procedures.
CFMEU’s White Card training course consists of class activities, videos and an end-of-day assessment and is conducted by expert trainers.
Nationally accepted
WorkSafe VIC-issued plastic White Cards are nationally accepted all across Australia. It is a license required to access all construction sites Australia-wide and is required to conduct any further trade or construction training.
Melbourne's Leading White Card Training
STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT ISSUED ON SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE
CLASSROOM BASED, FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING
WORKSAFE VICTORIA ISSUED PLASTIC CARD
WHITE CARD ACCEPTED AUSTRALIA-WIDE
Language Delivery for White Card Courses
Please note: Other languages are available on request. Please call us on (03) 9341 3444
Courses We Think You May Like
Call CFMEU Education & Training on 03 9341 3444
Build Skills For Life
What people say about us
“The feedback from our participants regarding the Certificate Ill, has been extremely positive, the trainers and support staff are very willing to make time to provide support, guidance, and advice. Students who have successfully completed their training with CFMEU have shown excellent training outcomes and possess the practical skills required to achieve job outcomes resulting from their training.”
“We recommend CFMEU to our members and workers as the training provider of choice. The facilities at the training centre are industry leading and provide the student with real-life practical experience meaning they seamlessly apply their skills in their employment.”
“During the last 6 years, it has been my pleasure to deal with the CFMEU Apprentice training unit when sourcing apprentice carpenters for our workforce.”
“I have worked in numerous positions and have been involved in the construction industry for the past 20 years. From the inception of the CFMEU: apprentice education and training unit, I have employed apprentices from the actual school and training program. Over the past 6 years I’ve employed directly about 15 apprentices and since then they have gone on to complete their time with me and currently, I have 6 apprentices directly employed from the actual unit. All the apprentices are ready for the work in the commercial construction industry and come prepared for work. The actual training and the facility of the training unit and the courses conducted prepares the apprentice in an excellent manner.”
“Throughout my 35-year career in Melbourne's construction industry I have worked with many apprentices from a range of different training providers and without doubt the most successful relationship I have had is with the CFMEU's programs. I believe that the CFMEU Education and Training Unit carries with it a level of pragmatism that most other training providers do not in relation to choosing and then educating their apprentices and I truly believe this helps in making sure that everyone is as "job ready" as they can be.”
“I’m very happy with your support and the quality of the apprentices that we’ve received from the CFMEU’s training centre over the last 5 years have been of a very high standard and have turned out to be some of our most skilled employees. All of them are still employed by civil infrastructure group and we hope to see many more.”