(HOBART CBD) Temporary Traffic Management (TC1 & TMI1)

The Traffic Control Industry can offer you flexible work opportunities and provide you with good career prospects and good pay. Traffic controllers work in a variety of different environments such as on construction sites, with road repairs and line marking crews, utilities maintenance crews, and at large events. If you like working outdoors, enjoy variety in the workplace and can work a flexible work roster across 24/7, Traffic Control might be the right job for you.

Before undertaking your training it is important that you are aware of specific criteria you need to meet to ensure you can be successful and find work in the industry.

- Good listening and verbal communication skills to assist people with their needs and communicate clearly with others in the workplace.

- Competent written skills to report risk situations to your supervisor or emergency services as needed

- Be over 18 years of age

- Able to perform the physical role of a Traffic controller (Traffic controllers are required to set up and pack down sites, this includes lifting signage and equipment out of the work truck and into place. You will also need to have the ability to stand on your feet for long durations and often work in remote locations

- Be able to pass random drug and alcohol screenings

If you think traffic control would suit you and would like to get started in the traffic control industry we suggest you undertake this course.

This course is designed to provide people who are new to the traffic control industry with the skills needed to start work as a Traffic controller and Traffic implementer on low volume roads.

RIISS00058 - Traffic Controller Skill Set for Urban Streets and Low Volume Rural Roads (TC1)

RIICOM201E - Communicate in the workplace

RIIWHS205E - Control traffic with slow-stop bat

RIIWHS206 - Control traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs

RIISS00060 - Traffic Management Implementer Skill Set for Urban Streets and Low Volume Rural Roads (TMI1)

RIICOM201E - Communicate in the workplace

RIIRIS301E - Apply risk management processes

RIIWHS302E - Implement traffic management plans

RIIWHS303 - Position, set up, and program portable traffic control devices

You must have completed CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry or its equivalent unit.

This course is a competency-based training program. You will be assessed via a combination of multiple choice questioning, written response assessments, incident reporting, verbal questioning and practical skills demonstration and assessment.

As part of this course, you will also be required to complete 20 hours of practical experience and at least 3 different types of setups. Practical experience requirements must be completed on declared Temporary Traffic Management Category 1 roads within at least six months of successfully completing the theoretical component. We will help you secure a work placement with one of our employer partners.

Once completed, a final practical assessment will be required for you to become fully qualified to start your journey as a traffic controller working on category 1 roads.