- Written Assessment
- Practical Assessment
Course Code: TGS-TGS-2022013409
Funding Validity Period: 01/05/2022 to 30/04/2027
WEF 1 Sep 2026, PWAH assessment will be fully online-based even though the class will still be face-to-face on-site at our training centres. Tablets will be provided at our premises. Hard copy assessment shall no longer be administered, recognised nor accepted. Proctoring via photo capturing of trainee(s) from the device's camera will be required for authentication during the assessment period. By booking of this course, it shall be deemed that acknowledgement and consent have been given by the trainee.
The aim of the course is to provide Learners with the requisite WAH knowledge to manage work-at-height activities, so that work can be carried out safely.
Teaching Method
Classroom Facilitated Training and Practical Training (Work-Based/Workplace Learning)
Class Size
20
Course Attendance
100% for Classroom Facilitated Training and Practical Training (Work-Based/Workplace Learning)
At the end of the programme, you will be able to:
- identify, explain, and apply the relevant Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) legislation/Approved Code of Practice/Singapore Standards applicable to work at height
- identify and explain the Roles & Responsibilities of stakeholders, competent and responsible persons
- identify hazards, evaluate the risk, and implement control measures for work at height
- review the necessary fall preventive / protective control measures for safe execution of work at height
- establish, evaluate, review and implement a Fall Prevention Plan
- establish and implement a system for an effective monitoring and control of WAH risks
- don, check and correct Individual Fall Protection Equipment and respond to a fall emergency
Learners must be above 18 years of age and are assumed to:
- employability Skills (ES) Workplace Literacy level 3 and above
- be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to ES Workplace Numeracy level level 3 and above
The aim of the course is to provide course learners with the requisite WAH knowledge so that they can perform their WAH activities properly and safely.
The learner who passes this course is deemed competent in Work at Heights only and this course does not replace other industry / trade specific safety training requirements.
This course is applicable for SkillsFuture Funding up to 70%.
*From 1 Jan 2022, SkillsFuture course funding will be revised to a baseline of 50% subsidy, with an additional 20% subsidy (up to 70% subsidy) for SMEs and Mid-career individuals (Singapore citizens above 40 years old) . Do note that the funding amount advised is not final and is subject to changes.
If you are a Singaporean aged 25 and above, you can choose to use your SkillsFuture Credit to offset the payment for this course. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website www.skillsfuture.sg/credit to choose from the wide range of approved skills-related courses available on the SkillsFuture Credit course directory.
Based on the successful completion of the course and assessment, a Statement of Attainment (SOA) from the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) and a Safety Pass from Wong Fong Academy Pte Ltd will be awarded to the trainee.
