WSQ Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites

Course Overview:
WSQ “Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites” is a mandatory WSH training course for all workers working in construction. Construction workers are required to go through the course before they start work.

The Workplace Safety and Health (Factories, Safety Training Courses order – clause 2 (6)) stipulates that “Any worker employed in manual labour to carry out construction work in building and engineering construction worksites must undergo a safety and health training course approved by the Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health.”

After the course, the trainees should be able identify their own roles and responsibilities in a construction job, follow safe work procedures, adopt relevant risk control measures when working at height and respond to fire
emergencies.

Course Objectives:

• Identify own roles and responsibilities as an employee in a construction job
• Follow safe work procedures in a construction job
• Follow safe “Work-at-Height” procedures
• Respond to fire emergencies

Course Reference No.: TGS-2022012904

Course Unit Code: PIW-ESO-1102-1.1-E

Course Duration:
18 hours (Facilitated Learning – 16 hours, Assessment – 2 hours)

Course Fees: $180

Mode of Instruction:
Lectures, discussions, case studies, problem-based learning, videos, e-
learning resources, demonstrations, practice, modelling, sharing

Mode of Delivery: Full-time

Mode of Assessment:
At the end of the module, learners are required to complete a total of 2 hours of assessment, comprising a written assessment (1 hour) and practical performance (1 hour).

Attendance Requirement:
100% for classroom and practical sessions

Passing Criteria:
Learners must be deemed ‘C’ Competent in all the assessment components to pass.

Qualification:
Upon successful completion of course and assessment, learners will be awarded a Statement of Attainment (SOA) issued by the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Who Should Attend:
The “Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites” is a mandatory WSH training course for all workers working in construction sites.

Average Teacher to Student Ratio:
Trainer/Facilitator-Learner ratio: 1: 20 (class room) 1:5 (Practical)

SkillsFuture Credit Funding:

• Offset Payment Amount
• Singaporeans only >= 25 years

Do note that the training grants disbursement criteria for Self-Sponsored learners are;

• Trainee has not obtained course fee fundings previously (same course title/course reference code/skills code)
• Course fees have been fully paid by trainees themselves;
• Trainee met 75% attendance requirement; and
• Trainee passed assessments (where applicable)

Please note that there is employer-employee relationship and CPF contribution for employer-sponsored trainees. Should grant disbursement be rejected due to wrong company/UEN provided to Avanta, company is liable to pay the full course fees without grant.

Note: Absentee Payroll Funding: W.E.F. 1 Jan 2022, AP hourly rate will be standardised at $4.50 per hour and Enterprise-level AP funding will be capped at $100,000 per calendar year. All T&Cs apply.

Note: Absentee Payroll Funding: 80% of hourly basic salary, capped at $4.50/hr. All T&Cs apply.
Do note that the training grants disbursement criteria for Company-Sponsored learners are;

• Trainee has not obtained course fee fundings previously (same course title/course reference code/skills code)
• Course fees have been fully paid by sponsored company
• Trainee met 75% attendance requirement
• Trainee passed assessments (where applicable); and There is employer-employee relationship and CPF contribution for employer-sponsored trainees.

*Please note that prices are subject to change and grant amount is subjected to change and final approval by SSG.