11084NAT – Course in asbestos awareness

Unit Delivered

The following unit will be included in your certificate, 11084NAT Course in Asbestos Awareness.

Certificate Renewal Requirements

11084NAT Course in Asbestos Awareness, has no required renewal. For full unit details, please visit training.gov.au.

Course Description

11084NAT Course in Asbestos Awareness, is to be delivered as per Australian Skills Quality Authority ASQUA requirements.

There is no safe level of exposure to asbestos fibres. We must all observe safety precautions when removing or working with asbestos. Ignorance may lead to exposing oneself and others, such as family and co-workers to long-term health risks. 

 This course covers a range of topics, including:

• learn about the history of asbestos

• identify the different types of asbestos

• understand the hazards and effects of asbestos

• understand the legislation governing asbestos

• reporting procedures for asbestos products

• This may help you meet your lawful obligation to Section 445 of the Work Health & Safety Regulation 2011

11084NAT Course in Asbestos Awareness, specifies the outcomes required to recognise the workplace health and safety risks and hazards associated with asbestos in the workplace. By completing the course, participants will gain the necessary knowledge and skills to identify when and where asbestos and asbestos containing material (ACM) may be present, the precautions that need to be taken if it is present and reporting procedures that are required.  Class ratio 25:1

11084NAT – Asbestos Awareness

Entry Requirements

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

It is an industry requirement that all students enrolling into this course is to have a registered Unique Student Identifier (USI) Number. 

If unable to confirm your USI number at time of booking, please follow the online link Find your USI | Unique Student Identifier or contact 1300 857 536.

Please note the student's name on enrolment and all course information must match the name used for the USI number. 

If name is not correct to the USI, then delays may occur in the issuing of the certificate on completion of this course.  

Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

An individual undertaking this course with Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) will need to demonstrate the following to be eligible for entry:

• Proof of age must be 14 years or over.

• If under 18 years of age have a parent or legal guardian to co-sign your application to this course

• Valid working email address to receive your certificate

11084NAT – Asbestos Awareness

Course Durations

Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

Face-to-Face contact time of at least 4 Hours.

Students are to arrive to the training venue prior to the start time as identified within the booking information, if a student is more than 10 minutes late, then the student may not be able to continue with the course resulting with the student to re-book in the course at another time. 

11084NAT – Asbestos Awareness

Course Pricing

Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) retail price: $250.00 GST free to be paid 2 days prior delivery. unconfirmed payment may delay attendance on the day.

Free GAP Price: $170.00 GST free, for participants to be eligible for the GAP price, they must meet the requirements from the ACT Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Authority Training fund authority. An Eligible person is any person usually working in or in connection with the building and construction industry in the ACT who is substantially (at least 80%) performing “work liable for the training levy” or is a person deemed as an eligible person on application to the authority.

11084NAT – Asbestos Awareness

Assessment Activities

Performance tasks and practical scenarios:

Assessment of this unit consists of three assessment tasks:

• 1. Answering a series of multiple choice and short answer written questions.

  2. Answering a series of short answers to oral questions.

  3. Class participation and engagement.

11084NAT – Course in asbestos awareness

Student disclaimer, learner rights, responsibilities & support

Students are to be notified that there is no assumed or guarantee that a learner/student will:

• Successfully completed a training product.

• Obtain a particular employment outcome resulting from completing a training product.

Student declaration

• the student will wear comfortable and practicable clothing and have and use the required PPE as identified to safely fulfill the course requirements.

• the student will be able to listen, follow and understand verbal instructions and learn from watching others or ask for helpful feedback.

• the student will be able to read, follow and understand written instructions and populate required electronic or physical media.

• the student will be able to calculate and or use devices for calculation along with identify and understand basic numbers and or numeracy requirements.

• the student will identify to the trainer / assessor any issues or concerns to enable the student to competently complete the course.

• the student will be fit and healthy to attend the course.

Interpreters and Translators

This course is delivered in English (Aus) of which all participants are required to comprehend, understand and write English for equitable required outcome for all involved. 

If a student is not able to comprehend, understand or write English (Aus), then the student is required to organise their own interpreters / translator of which are to always act in accordance with the standards of conduct and decorum appropriate to the aims of AUSIT, the national professional association of interpreting and translation practitioners. Interpreters and translators are to assist with information and not to populate answers unless permitted by the trainer / assessor. Population of any assessment information is to be redirected from the person that requires the language to be translated from their first language to English. The candidate can use electronic translator devices provided the trainer / assessor has agreed to the use and that the devise is not providing informed answers, nepotism or plagiarising the assessment outcomes. Translator and or Interpreters are not charged to participate in the course.

Training fund

An Eligible Person is any person working in, or in connection with a company in the building and construction industry in the ACT who is performing work that is substantially (at least 80%) performing “work liable for the training levy” or is a person deemed as an eligible person on application to the authority.

This can include employers, employees, or independent contractors. Training funds must be applied for, and participants are required to contribute to the training costs and under this program participants must be actively working as employees, employers or independent contractors. Please follow the training fund link Home

Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) RTO 88216. Policies and Procedures for Students on the Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) website for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

11084NAT – Course in asbestos awareness is delivered and assessed on behalf of Creative Safety Initiatives|It's better to be safe than sorry  

RTO 88216 and is responsible for the compliance of training and assessments and for the issuance of the certificates.