About COVE Training

The Traffic Control course teaches the basic theory of traffic controlling as well as the selection, maintenance and correct use of the appropriate traffic control equipment. This course is intended for applicants in Utilities sector, surveying industry, event workers and volunteers.

This course covers essential skills for managing traffic and maintaining safety in work zones. You will learn to effectively plan and prepare, monitor traffic flow, assess the effectiveness of guidance schemes, and control traffic to safeguard work crews during the removal of traffic control devices. Additionally, you'll gain insights into cleaning up work areas in compliance with management plans, ensuring a thorough understanding of all operational aspects necessary for maintaining safety and efficiency on site.

In this course, you will receive initial training as per Energy Safe Victoria's requirements. It qualifies you to be authorized as a No Go Zone Spotter, responsible for worksite safety observation. The course focuses on developing your competency in observing and alerting personnel about the dangers of approaching overhead and underground power lines, as well as other electrical equipment. This role is critical for ensuring safety around electrical hazards on construction sites and similar environments.

Our courses are tailored to equip you for current high-demand roles, ensuring a COVE qualification paves the way to valuable employment opportunities in thriving industries. At COVE, our trainers are seasoned educators with firsthand experience in their fields, committed to delivering engaging and informative learning experiences.

In this course, you will learn essential skills such as planning and preparing for excavation operations, conducting thorough pre-operational checks on machinery, proficiently operating the equipment, safely lifting, carrying, and placing materials, selecting, removing, and fitting attachments, relocating the machine as required, performing routine operator maintenance, and ensuring site cleanup is completed to standard.

This course will prepare you to work safely in the construction industry by teaching you the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to doing construction work. As such, this course is full of essential information to ensure you can work safely and productively and will assess you on your capacity to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements.

This course provides the skills and knowledge required to operate an elevating work platform (Scissor Lift), up to 11m.

A Scissor Lift is not classified as requiring a High-Risk Work Licence from WorkSafe Victoria.

Topics may include:

• Safe operating procedures for a Scissor Lift
• Emergency procedures
• Traffic management plan procedures relevant to their role in the work area
• Carrying out operational checks on a Scissor Lift
• Checking compliance plate and load chart for reach requirements and load suitability
• Controlling and operating a Scissor Lift ensuring movements and control functions are safe, smooth and comply with operating requirements

This course will teach you how to:

• Planning
• Conducting routine checks on the forklift
• Shutting down
• Shifting Loads Safely
• Securing the forklift after use

This course is available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced operators. In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required to operate a skid steer loader to load, haul, and distribute materials.

Our courses are designed to prepare you for current, highly sought-after positions. A COVE qualification opens doors to meaningful employment opportunities in thriving industries. Our COVE trainers are experienced educators who bring real-world expertise to their teaching, ensuring engaging and effective learning experiences.

In this course, you will learn essential skills such as planning and preparation, conducting thorough pre-operational checks on machinery, proficiently operating the equipment, compacting various materials to specified patterns and densities, sealing and finishing tasks, selecting, removing, and fitting attachments, relocating the machine as needed, performing routine operator maintenance, and ensuring thorough site cleanup.

This course covers essential skills for operating an Elevating Work Platform (EWP) safely and effectively. Participants will learn procedures for safe operation, including implementing traffic management plans and complying with emergency protocols. They will gain competence in conducting operational checks on an EWP, verifying compliance with reach and load requirements through the compliance plate and load chart. The course also focuses on controlling and operating a boom-type EWP with an emphasis on safety, smooth operations, and adherence to operating standards.