Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Courses

To enrol in the apprenticeship delivery program, all students must have an employer and a valid apprenticeship contract in place prior to commencement..

It is recommended you have completed Year 11 or equivalent and have a minimum of Year 10 English and Mathematics.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Applicants will be existing workers, such as doggers or riggers in the manufacturing, construction or infrastructure industries:
minimum 18 years of age
prior logged experience in crane operations is an advantage
a good command of the English language, both written and oral, is recommended
personal protective equipment: long pants, long-sleeved shirt and safety boots to be worn during training
a USI number must be obtained before the start of the class

a pre-training telephone review and language and literacy test may be required

Employed as an apprentice in the civil construction industry or related business with a apprenticeship training contract in place and signed by Holmesglen / Apprentice / Employer.
Must hold WorkSafe Victoria construction industry induction white card. Holmesglen will provide the industry card training at an additional cost if required.
The required LLN levels for this qualification are Reading: 3, Writing: 2 and Numeracy: 4 to ensure candidates/apprentices can conduct the following tasks:
Use and interpret vocabulary specific and workplace procedures to communicate with other workplace personnel.
Complete a Safe Work Method Statement to include other work being conducted at the work place, including a site plan for underground surfaces.
Interpret documentation that includes technical specificity to workplace procedures, inspection and safe use of plant and safety equipment, including emergency plan workplace signage.
Calculate soil types, weights and cubic metres.

Apprentices must complete a BKSB Literacy and Numeracy assessment before enrolment.

There are no prerequisites for this qualification.

COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Please refer to our coronavirus update page to view current vaccine requirements.

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.

As this is an apprenticeship, you must have a training agreement with a registered employer from a relevant industry.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training, applicants are required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training review. These will assist with determining suitability to the course, verify the training plan and identify any learning support needs.

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.

Training agreement with a registered employer from the flooring industry..

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and to attend a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

All applicants must be at least 17 years of age. Holmesglen also requires that all applicants possess the following abilities:
* turn on a computer
* connect to the internet
* use a mouse, keyboard, headset with microphone or speakers, and webcam
* open and close a software application
* conduct a search in a web browser
* send and receive emails
* save a file, and locate a saved file
* download and install software application
* use webinar software to participate in remote learning.

Learners opting to BYOD or intending to learn remotely will require access to:

* A MAC
OR
* A PC/laptop with the following minimum specification: Quad-Core CPU, 16GB of RAM, 256GB of Storage, 2 GHz or faster processor, Windows 10 OS, or higher
* Headset with microphone and webcam
* Internet access

Access to applications used in learning is available through Holmesglen MyHorizon or can be downloaded via the link provided:
* Brightspace (Learning Management System) - https://holmesglen.brightspace.com/
* 365 Microsoft Office suite - https://portal.office.com
* WebEx - https://holmesglen.webex.com/
* Holmesglen OneDrive
* MyHorizon - https://myHorizon.holmesglen.edu.au
* Google Chrome - recommended web browser https://www.google.com/intl/en_au/chrome/
* 7-Zip - https://www.7-zip.org/download.html
* Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
* GitHub Desktop- https://desktop.github.com
* Figma - https://www.figma.com/
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Illustrator
* Bootstrap - https://getbootstrap.com/
* Apache - https://httpd.apache.org/
* PHP - https://www.php.net/
* MySQL - https://www.mysql.com/
* WordPress - https://wordpress.com/
* FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/
* WAMP - https://www.wampserver.com/en/
* MAMP - https://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. Your digital literacy skills will be assessed in this interview.These assessments will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your computer skills as above and identify any learning support needs.

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age. When enrolling, a valid photo ID such as a driver's license, student ID card, learner's permit or passport is required.

Enrolment for this course closes 3 business days prior to course commencement Therefore, payment for this course is required to be finalised before then.

Participants must attend for the entire day.

To be eligible for funding, you must be an Australian Citizens or Resident (with residency in Victoria) and must be at least 16 years of age. You can enrol in two funded skill sets per calendar year.

articipants must complete a language and literacy test before attending class.

Students are required to bring their own personal protective clothing and equipment (PPC&E) including:
- high visibility vest
- safety glasses.

A white card is mandatory to enter a construction site. If you prefer to apply for another free Construction Industry Skill Set, you can still enrol and pay for the White Card course. View the White Card course details.

Safework Australia stipulates that participants are to be aged 18 years and over and that assessment is conducted in the English language.

A good command of the English language, both written and verbal, is recommended.

A pre-training review will determine suitability of prospective learners to the course.

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As this is an apprenticeship delivery, prior to enrolment or commencement of training the student will be required to have an Epsilon registration and signed contract with an employer and a signed training plan with the RTO.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training, you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify you training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Participants must hold a White Card or have the competency of CPCCWHS1001 - Prepare to work safely in the construction industry.

Participants must complete a language and literacy test before attending class.

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.

There are no formal entry requirements for this program, however, Holmesglen recommends learners have a basic level of English literacy and numeracy skills.

Students are required to bring their own personal protective clothing and equipment, including:
high visibility vest
safety glasses or goggles

A pre-training review will determine the suitability of prospective learners to the course.