White Card Implementation

CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry was endorsed by State and Territory Skills Ministers in December 2021 and released on the National Training Register (NTR) in April 2022.

The revised unit supersedes and is equivalent to the previous version (CPCCWHS1001).

While most qualifications and skill sets have been updated with the current unit (CPCWHS1001), 24 qualifications and 15 skill sets across the Training Package system still refer to the superseded unit (CPCCWHS1001).

The purpose of this project is to:

• communicate the pending update of CPCWHS1001 with stakeholders and other impacted JSCs, and

• update the below qualifications to replace the superseded unit with the updated unit:

For the remaining training products that require an update, and which are not within BuildSkills Australia’s (BuildSkills) remit (housed in the CUA, ICT, MSF and UEE Training Packages), BuildSkills will engage with the relevant JSCs at an early stage to ensure there is consensus on the proposed approach. Ultimately, these JSCs will need to process the change to their own Training Packages.

The project will update eight CPC/CPP qualifications and develop and provide key messaging around the training product update approach that BuildSkills proposes.

This messaging is targeted at the following stakeholders with the intention of enabling them to engage further with their RTO and Accredited Course owner cohorts, and provide feedback as required.

• other impacted JSCs,

• VET regulators,

• Relevant licensing bodies,

• State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs).

Work with the TGA team (owners of the National Training Register) to determine a schedule for training product updates, prioritising qualifications where the unit is a core unit, in a skillset, then the elective units. And update the Companion volume with the new implementation update.

The project is expected to be completed in November 2024.

Technical Committee members will provide expert advice, based on evidence, across educational and/or technical knowledge to advise Build Skills on any impact on relevant stakeholders and possible implementation issues.

We are now inviting applications to be a member of the Technical Committee for the White Card Implementation Project. Please complete the following form.

Applications for the Technical Committee close on September 20, 2024. The Terms of Reference for the White Card Implementation Technical Committee can be found below.

Based on the scope and proposed timeline for this Project BuildSkills has developed the following Project Timeline.

It is expected that there will be a total of two online technical committee meetings to consider impacts on learners and implementation issues for this project. The first Technical Committee meeting will be held on the October 3, 2024, and again mid November 2024, to consider stakeholder feedback.

The final update to the eight CPC/CPP training products will be sent to our Commonwealth and State/Territory Senior Responsible Officers in November 2024.

The final part of the process will be submitted to the Assurance Body will then be made, with implementation support continuing upon approval.

Please note these dates may be subject to change throughout the project.

BuildSkills has developed a consultation strategy that identifies key stakeholders and consultation mechanisms for the implementation of CPCWHS1001.

BuildSkills will engage the following stakeholders throughout the process: