This course (NTIS 91509NSW) is approved by NSW Fair Trading and is mandatory for all owner builder applicants where the work is more than $12,000.

It is a pre-requisite of this course that each student must first complete the unit "Work Safely In the Construction Industry" CPCCOHS1001A, commonly known as a 'White Card'.

When do I need an Owner Builder Permit?

As per NSW Fair Trading :


Owner builder work: is any work (including supervision and co-ordination) involved in the construction of, or alterations, repairs or additions to, a dwelling (which includes a house, terrace, town-house, garage, swimming pool and certain other structures and improvements) which exceeds $5,000.

Owner Builder Permit: is required when the cost of your owner builder work is over $12,000 (including material and labour).

As of January 2012 , under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act , Work Cover NSW accept interstate ONLINE White Cards - (NTIS course CPCCOHS1001A) for NSW residents.

This ONLINE White Card course - Work Safely in the Construction Industry CPCCOHS1001A is from the CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Integrated Framework Training Package. This is a NATIONALLY recognised under the Australian Quality Training Framework, ASQA & as of January 2012, is accepted by Work Cover NSW for residents of New South Wales.

If you have any questions regarding ONLINE White Cards in NSW, please call SAFE RITE on 1300 217 584 or Work Cover NSW on 13 10 50.

Under Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, everyone working on construction sites (including owner builder projects) must be deemed to be competent, and are therefore required to successfully complete this course.

This Work Cover approved course is compulsory for anyone entering the building and construction industry who is over 14 years of age (including volunteers, full time students on Work Experience programmes and/or students seeking casual employment ) or anyone who has been out of the industry for more than 2 years.

This course is provided by SAFE RITE in partnership with SCRT (RTO 90732)

This course is provided by SAFE RITE in partnership with SCRT (RTO 90732) The ONLINE White Card course involves:

	Introduction to WHS legislation and responsibilities
	Consultation
	WHS information
	Risk management
	Construction Industry Hazards
	Incidents and emergencies
	Workers compensation and Injury management.

At the successful completion of this online course , you will be issued with a Statement of Attainment and a Queensland White Card that is recognised in all Australian states and territories.