Nationally Recognised unit of competency
- Course Name: CPCCLSF2001 Licence to Erect, Alter and Dismantle Scaffolding Basic Level (SB)
Duration and Schedule
- 4-5 days (class size, competency & experience dependent).
- CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Points: 24
Licencing Requirements in Tasmania
Prerequisites
- 18 years of age or older
- Language, literacy and numeracy skills required
- Valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) – create or find your USI
- Proof of identity and Tasmanian residential address (e.g. driver’s licence, utility bill, car registration)
- Completion of CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry required for construction work
Licence Cost
- Hobart: $1,300 per person (GST exempt)
- Launceston/Devonport: $1,500 per person (GST exempt)
Group booking rates and discounts are available – please contact us for pricing. Eligible learners may access partial Keystone funding.
Recognised Qualification & Licensing Pathways
Completing this scaffolding course is step one
To gain your official scaffold ticket (High Risk Work Licence) in Tasmania:
- Complete this accredited training and assessment
- Pass the formal WorkSafe Tasmania assessment
- Lodge your application with Service Tasmania (application and ID required)
- You’ll be granted your scaffold licence, authorising you for basic scaffolding tasks
Ready to build your career further? After your basic scaffolding ticket is approved, step up to our Scaffolding Intermediate Course for advanced works and more licensing options.
Location and Facilities
Delivery: Training available onsite or offsite, statewide across Tasmania
Supplied by HRWS:
- All training materials
- All scaffolding equipment
Facilities include tea, coffee, biscuits and access to local food outlets. Participants are welcome to bring lunch.
PPE required: Safety boots or enclosed shoes, long pants, and a hi‑vis short or long‑sleeve shirt.
Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
High Risk Work Solutions delivers this course as All High Risk Training Pty Ltd trading as All Onsite Training and Assessment RTO 91463, ensuring compliance with the Standards for RTOs. A Statement of Attainment is issued by All High Risk Training Pty Ltd when an individual successfully completes one or more accredited units within this course.
Why Choose High Risk Work Solutions?
- Specialist trainers with real industry experience
- Small class sizes – more practice time on the equipment
- Training available onsite statewide or at our facilities in Hobart, Launceston, or Devonport
- Proven track record preparing Tasmanian workers for Scaffolding
Application
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely perform basic scaffolding work.
Scaffolding work involves erecting, altering or dismantling a temporary structure to support a platform from which a person or object could fall more than four metres.
This unit applies to scaffolding work involving:
- modular or pre-fabricated scaffolds
- cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working load of 500 kg
- ropes
- gin wheels
- safety nets and static lines
- bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork).
Scaffolding work is undertaken in construction and other industries where temporary structures are erected, altered and dismantled.
Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying carry out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001, Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.
