New Zealand Certificate in Rigging (Level 3)

Graduates of this programme will be able to:

• Prepare, inspect, and use rigging equipment and tools; and use common knots in rigging, and report equipment faults, when setting-up and controlling, movement of loads
• Apply knowledge of risk management, slinging calculations, and industry recognised communication methods to direct and guide crane movements in relation to loads and equipment
• Lift and place loads as part of a rigging team
• Use elevated work platforms (EWPs) and report faults and damage of EWPs
• Act on instructions, communicate within a team when setting up and controlling the movement of loads, and complete basic documentation
• Maintain personal safety while working at heights, including the set up and use of fall arrest systems in accordance with health and safety legislation and the best practice guidelines for rigging systems.

• Be over 16 years of age
• Hold a current comprehensive first aid certificate before enrolment (unit standards 6400, 6401, 6402)
• Be in employment and engaging with work related to the scope of the programme. The employer and trainee, in conjunction with Vertical Horizonz, must complete a training agreement
• Trainees need to have a nominated supervisor to observe and verify trainee competencies
• Be physically fit and able to demonstrate physical competency for the skills being trained.

Delivery is via a mixture of face-to-face learning on and off the job combined with extensive on-job learning, some e-learning may also be included. 

The learning journey generally starts with the Health and Safety components and finishes with the challenge assessment which is an integrated assessment covering knowledge and skills across a range of rigging standards.

Trainees must complete a final challenge (capstone) assessment that aligns with the Rigging Certificate of Competence.

EMPLOYMENT PATHWAY

Graduates are likely to be employed moving and lifting objects. Graduates may work on a variety of sites where rigging is required, and they may increase employment prospects by gaining further experience in specialised areas including telecommunications rigging, construction rigging, industrial rigging, cranes, and industrial rope access.

EDUCATION PATHWAY

This qualification is the first step in the New Zealand rigging qualifications. Graduates may pathway into the New Zealand Certificate in Rigging (Level 4) and New Zealand Certificates in Cranes and Industrial Rope Access. 

You will earn while you learn. That means you don’t have to fork out for large student loans or work multiple jobs to pay the bill. The NZ Government is right behind getting people into trades, so they help subsidise your training.

NOTE: The cost after subsidy from the Government is $42 per week. This amount can be paid by direct debit – weekly, fortnightly, or monthly to suit. The weekly amount is charged until you complete the required duration of the programme, and you are fully signed off by an Assessor.

VHNZ will support you throughout your journey with regular contact (visits, phone calls, and texts).

To complete this course evidence is required of a minimum of 40 verified lifts (slinging and directing of load) with at least 6 variations of lifting operations (site, crane, loads, and communications methods). At least two irregular loads, including one in which centre of gravity is offset, must be observed by the assessor.