Course Overview This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely control traffic in Western Australia in accordance with Main Roads WA, WorkSafe WA requirements, and relevant Australian Standards. It is designed for anyone who will be required to manage vehicle and pedestrian movement on or around roadworks, construction sites, civil projects, […]
This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely control traffic in Western Australia in accordance with Main Roads WA, WorkSafe WA requirements, and relevant Australian Standards. It is designed for anyone who will be required to manage vehicle and pedestrian movement on or around roadworks, construction sites, civil projects, and utility works.
Participants will learn how to operate as a Traffic Controller under approved Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) and Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGS), ensuring the safety of workers, road users, and the general public while maintaining efficient traffic flow.
Legislative requirements and duties under WA WHS laws
Roles and responsibilities of a Traffic Controller in WA
Interpreting Traffic Management Plans and Traffic Guidance Schemes
Correct use of stop/slow bats and communication techniques
Setting up and removing traffic control signs, cones and devices
Working safely around live traffic, plant and machinery
Hazard identification and risk control measures
Managing pedestrians, cyclists and emergency situations
Communication with site supervisors and other traffic management personnel
Construction and civil workers
Road maintenance crews
Utility and infrastructure workers
Labourers and site support staff
On successful completion, participants will be qualified to work as a Traffic Controller on Western Australian road and construction sites, meeting the competency requirements recognised by Main Roads WA and industry employers.
The Traffic Controller Course is essential for anyone involved in roadworks and traffic management in WA, ensuring compliance, safety, and professional standards are maintained across all worksites.
To ensure the quality training outcomes, all candidates need to demonstrate sufficient academic capability to complete a unit of competency. These requirements are as following:
Students must be aged 18 or older
Ability to read, write and understand English (an LLN test will be conducted prior to comencing the course)
Students must bring a Photo I.D.
Wear steel cap boots
Students must bring a hi-visibility vest (if you do not have one, one will be provided on the day of the course)
Assessments undertaken in this course are competency-based Assessments and Assessment Tasks may include various theory and practical assessments, and observation.
RIIWHS205E – Control traffic with Stop-Slow Bat
RIIWHS201E – Work Safely and Follow WHS Policies and Procedures
RIICOM201E – Communicate in the Workplace
This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely control traffic in Western Australia in accordance with Main Roads WA, WorkSafe WA requirements, and relevant Australian Standards. It is designed for anyone who will be required to manage vehicle and pedestrian movement on or around roadworks, construction sites, civil projects, and utility works.
Participants will learn how to operate as a Traffic Controller under approved Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) and Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGS), ensuring the safety of workers, road users, and the general public while maintaining efficient traffic flow.
Legislative requirements and duties under WA WHS laws
Roles and responsibilities of a Traffic Controller in WA
Interpreting Traffic Management Plans and Traffic Guidance Schemes
Correct use of stop/slow bats and communication techniques
Setting up and removing traffic control signs, cones and devices
Working safely around live traffic, plant and machinery
Hazard identification and risk control measures
Managing pedestrians, cyclists and emergency situations
Communication with site supervisors and other traffic management personnel
Construction and civil workers
Road maintenance crews
Utility and infrastructure workers
Labourers and site support staff
On successful completion, participants will be qualified to work as a Traffic Controller on Western Australian road and construction sites, meeting the competency requirements recognised by Main Roads WA and industry employers.
The Traffic Controller Course is essential for anyone involved in roadworks and traffic management in WA, ensuring compliance, safety, and professional standards are maintained across all worksites.
To ensure the quality training outcomes, all candidates need to demonstrate sufficient academic capability to complete a unit of competency. These requirements are as following:
Students must be aged 18 or older
Ability to read, write and understand English (an LLN test will be conducted prior to comencing the course)
Students must bring a Photo I.D.
Wear steel cap boots
Students must bring a hi-visibility vest (if you do not have one, one will be provided on the day of the course)
Assessments undertaken in this course are competency-based Assessments and Assessment Tasks may include various theory and practical assessments, and observation.
RIIWHS205E – Control traffic with Stop-Slow Bat
RIIWHS201E – Work Safely and Follow WHS Policies and Procedures
RIICOM201E – Communicate in the Workplace
Pal Education has a recognition of prior learning (RPL) process in place for students who wish to have their prior skills, knowledge, experience and education formally recognised. All students enrolling in the course are entitled to apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) or credit transfer.
RPL allows the student to be recognised for their skills and knowledge gained from previous study or work experience without repeating the training.
Credit Transfer provides the student with agreed and consistent credit outcomes for components of a qualification based on identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications. Students will be exempted from the relevant unit of competency who are awarded credit Transfer. Students must submit a verified Certificate or Statement of Attainment issues by RTO for formal recognition.
Assessments undertaken in this course are competency-based Assessments and Assessment Tasks may include various theory and practical assessments, and observation.
