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Changes to the CITB subsidy process
Please read this article carefully if you, or your employees, have a CITB number or if you think that you are eligible for the CITB subsidy.
If you think you, or your employees, are eligible for the CITB subsidy, please be aware that the CITB has changed its procedures.
We now have to apply for
pre-approval for funding before the course commences.
As a result, we have had to change some (small) elements of the booking process:
When you call to make a booking
at the
CITB eligible rate you will need to provide the Enrolments Officer with the following
-
person's name
- street address (not PO Box, C/O
etc)
- CITB ID number
- Date of Birth
- ABN of the company that they are employed by.
- We will not be able to reduce the cost of a course after it has started.
- We will need to know if you are cancelling your position IMMEDIATELY so that we can inform the CITB that the funding will not be required.
- All
CITB numbers will need to be applied for
before
making a booking. http://www.citb.org.au/training/registration/registration.asp
- The CITB subsidy only applies if the course is completed. This means that you will be liable to pay the full, unsubsidised course cost if you fail to finish the course.
If you have any questions regarding applying for a CITB ID number or regarding
their criteria, please call the CITB on 8172 9500.
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Course Pre-requisites and Expected Knowledge
It is important that students and their employers familiarise themselves with the pre-requisites and/or expected knowledge that is required before commencing a course. If you are unsure about what is required, please look at the course's page on our website, i.e. Dogging, Mobile Crane Operation, Asbestos Removal
Supervisor, or call our office 8443 6633.
Some of our courses require the participant to hold another ticket or to have completed training, i.e. Crane and Rigging courses can only be attended by participants who have successfully completed the Perform Dogging course.
All of our courses require participants to have a good understanding of English. Currently, only in the case of Greencard II can a person with English language difficulties arrange to bring their own translator. The CITC does not organise the translator.
On top of being able to speak and understand spoken English, the following courses also require all participants to have at least basic literacy and good numeracy skills;
Scaffolding, Rigging
All Cranes, Elevated Work Platform, Yellowcard, Forklift
and all Hoist courses.
Please see the article entitled 'Dogging' for all pre-requisites etc for the Dogging course.
If you are unsure of the course requirements and prerequisites, please contact our office (8443 6633 or info@citc.com.au) to clarify.
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Dogging
The Perform Dogging course is one of our most popular - and most challenging - courses. A dogman (AKA Dogger, Crane Chaser)
assists crane operators in safely lifting their loads.
They are responsible for the selection of appropriate lifting gear for each load and
for
ensuring that the load is safely secured to the crane hook. They
are constantly communicating with the crane operator via visual and aural signals
to ensure that the load is handled safely. The course is also a
prerequisite for
other courses such as the Basic Rigging, Mobile Crane, Tractor Crane and CV Crane courses.
As a result, this course is theory intensive (60-65%), with a heavy emphasis on maths. A good working knowledge of math is required to successfully complete this course. If you think you may have difficulties, please tell one of our Enrolments Officers when you book in to the course. They will be able to pass you on to a trainer who will be able to explain it to you and possibly put you in touch with some literature that could help.
It is important when deciding to send an employee on to a Perform Dogging course that the
employer takes
in to account the person's maths ability. If a person is
unable to complete the course due to their inability to complete the theory component they
(or their employer) may have to pay for the course at the full unsubsidised
price.
If you have any concerns or questions, please call our office on 8443 6633.
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Policies and Procedures Online
We are continually updating our policies and procedures and to make sure that all of our clients are kept abreast, we have made them available to you here on our website.
We will keep you up to date with various changes over the coming editions of the CITC eZine, but in the meanwhile, please keep checking the link above for any developments.
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Who do you speak to about.......
We know that everyone likes to speak with Harry, but there are some areas where he is not the best person to talk to.
If you would like information regarding our student policies, standards and AQTF compliance, the person to speak with is Jacqui Verrall. You can either call our office and ask to speak with her on (08) 8443 6633, or email her at jackie@citc.com.au.
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Upcoming Courses
Our regular courses such as Greencard II, Forklift, Scissorlift and Elevated Work Platform will be run regularly throughout the next couple of months. Aside from these we also have:
Basic Scaffolding (Part Time) August 21 - September 19
Workzone Traffic Management (Theory)
8 September
Workzone Traffic Management (Practical) 9 September
Intermediate Scaffolding (Full Time)
11 - 15
September
Tractor (CN) Crane
3 - 6 October
Dogging (Full Time)
30 October - 4 November
Confined Space with Breathing Apparatus 28 & 29 August
Please check our website for more available courses
If you would like any more information, or if you would like to book on to a course, please contact our office on (08) 8443 6633 or email info@citc.com.au. Alternatively click here for a full schedule of our public courses.
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Tua mater tam antiquior ut linguam latine loquatur -
Your mother is so old she speaks Latin
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