All Skills Services

Forklift, Excavator & All Training & Licences in Melbourne & Country Victoria

(Melbourne Area)

 Factory 4/35 The Concord, Bundoora  VIC  3083

Phone:  (03) 9467 9600     Mobile:  0425 784 122

      Training & Assessment

(Country Victoria)

   Phone: 0409 723 600

Training to help you achieve your Licence for Cherrypicker, also known as Elevated Work Platforms.

More than just training, we also provide assessment and licensing so All Skills Services can provide everything that you or your workforce need to become licensed at one convenient location.

Course Details

Boom Type Elevating Work Platform (Cherrypicker)
A boom-type elevating work platform (EWP)  means, a powered telescoping device, hinged device or articulated device or any combination of these used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated to perform work and which has a boom length  of 11 metres or more.  A boom-type elevated work platform with a boom length less than 11 metres does not require a licence to operate.  However you must undertake appropriate training in order to operate this machine.

Licences to operate an EWP are issued under WorkSafe Victoria guidelines and criteria.

The course provides a pathway to obtain an Elevated Work Platform licence. Students must meet the following criteria in order to obtain a EWP operator licence:

  • Participation in course theory and practical demonstration delivered over an 8 hour period per student.
  • Theory component will include completion of exam, discussion, questioning, role plays
  • Observation will include operation of the EWP, in a variety of settings, meeting OH&S

standards, machine operations, skills monitoring

Training and theory can be delivered off-the-job at the All Skills Services training centre, or on site at your premises. Training delivery combines face-to-face trainer led theory classes and practical sessions involving small group and individual activities.  

Candidates are provided with a training manual that covers all parts of the course. Additional material will be made available during training sessions if required.

In order to gauge your understanding and competency in undertaking EWP Operations, two forms of assessment evidence are required. These will include:

  • Demonstration (of machinery)
  • Questioning (Question/Answer  session)
  • Role Play
  • Project
  • Written/Verbal test (For verbal testing, please consult with your trainer)
  • Completion of log book detailing work type and hours

The key areas of understanding you will need, in order to be assessed as competent by your instructor are:

  • Occupational Health and Safety regulations
  • Maintaining an Elevated Work Platform
  • Monitoring site conditions
  • Theoretical knowledge
  • Driving skills
  • Manoeuvre the vehicle in reverse

For each participant an individualized training plan is developed in consultation with supervisors and approved and signed off by an enterprise representative.

All candidates who undertake this course are provided with advice on licensing, employment and training options in the construction sector.

For further information, please contact All Skills Services on 0425 784 122.

Use the Contact Us form to make an enquiry.

All Skills Services Pty. Ltd. is a member of
TRANZnet National Registered Assessors Association.


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