RPL for Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations

Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations takes 23 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for TLI30122 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 23 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you TLI30122. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what TLI30122 involves →

The 23 units you complete, chosen from these 32

You do not do all 32. Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations is 15 core units, which everyone does, plus 8 chosen from the 17 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Worth knowing: 3 of them have a prerequisite unit, so the order you gather evidence in matters.

Core units — everyone does these

• CPCCCM2012 — Work safely at heights
• CPCCCM3003 — Work safely around electrical sources, services and assets
• CPCCLDG3001 — Licence to perform dogging
• CPCCLRG3001 — Licence to perform rigging basic level
• CPCCLRG3002 — Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
• CPCCWHS2001 — Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
• CPCWHS1001 — Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
• CPCWHS3001 — Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
• TLIB0029 — Conduct daily inspections on mobile cranes
• TLID0020 — Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
• TLIE0002 — Process workplace documentation
• TLIF2006 — Apply accident-emergency procedures
• TLILIC0023 — Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)
• TLILIC0040 — Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)
• TLIU1009 — Monitor plant and equipment in an environmentally sustainable manner

Electives — you choose from these

• HLTAID011 — Provide First Aid
• HLTAID014 — Provide Advanced First Aid
• TLIA1001 — Secure cargo
• TLIB0043 — Pack-up mobile crane tools and lifting equipment
• TLIB0045 — Plan a mobile crane lift operation
• TLIB0048 — Prepare a mobile crane for lift
• TLIB2001 — Check and assess operational capabilities of equipment
• TLIB3015 — Undertake site inspection
• TLIC3004 — Drive heavy rigid vehicle
• TLIC3005 — Drive heavy combination vehicle
• TLID3031 — Rig load
• TLIF0009 — Ensure the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)
• TLIF0022 — Conduct housekeeping activities
• TLIF2010 — Apply fatigue management strategies
• TLIF3084 — Follow mobile crane safety procedures
• TLILIC0005 — Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)
• TLILIC0021 — Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 100 Tonnes)

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Driving Operations (TLI31222, 15 units)
• Certificate III in International Freight Forwarding (Operator) (TLI31321, 13 units)
• Certificate III in Light Rail Driving (TLI31421, 16 units)
• Certificate III in Passenger Train Guard (TLI30521, 20 units)
• Certificate III in Stevedoring (TLI30219, 13 units)
• Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations (TLI30325, 14 units)

More RPL in transport and logistics

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in transport and logistics.

When you are ready, see what TLI30122 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.