DOGGING COURSE
Nationally accredited dogman Course – $950
Our dogging rigging course at FHV Driver Training will prepare you to enter the construction industry as a dogger. Our instructors will take you through the theory and supervised practical learning to ensure you become a safe and competent dogging practitioner.
Location - Face to face - at our site in Guildford
Course Duration - 5 days [4 days training plus 1 day assessing]
Course Outcome - Nationally Recognised Qualification and a High risk work licence
Access to pre study material available online
Purpose built training location with the best training resources
Best price garunteed delivered by the greatest short course provider
Overview
This dogging and rigging course outlines the outcomes necessary to conduct slinging procedures, which may include the selection and inspection of lifting gear and/or guiding the crane operator in the movement of the load while the load is out of view of the crane/operator for licencing considerations.
What is a dogman?
Dogging work involves exercising judgement (making decisions).
Course outcomes
Participants will receive training in the following skills and knowledge areas:
Types of lifting equipment
Angle factors and reeve factors
Calculations
Whistles and hand signals
Hazard identification
Crane set up and moving loads
Bends and hitches
Course Duration
5 days [4 days training plus 1 day assessing] (35 hours)
Course Delivery
Face to face – at our site in Guildford (see below scheduled dates)
Face to face – at your site (providing you have adequate training areas, resources and participants, fees may apply)
Pre-requisites and entry requirements
- There are no formal pre-requisites for this unit of competency.
- Candidates must be 18 years and over to participate in this course.
- Persons wishing to undertake this course need to have the physical capacity to carry out the work safely.
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills are also required for successful completion.
- If a participant fails to bring 100 points of identification a re-booking fee of $180 will be charged for assessment to be re-scheduled.
What to wear
- Protective Clothing (long trousers; long or short sleeve shirt)
- Enclosed shoes (steel capped boots)
- Safety Vests (if applicant owns one)
- Safety Hard Hat (if applicant owns one)
- Sunscreen
Applying for your HRW licence
- HRW Licences are valid for 5 years from the date of issue.
- To apply for your HRW licence, you must lodge your HRW assessment paperwork and application form at an Australia Post outlet together with a passport sized photo and pay the prescribed processing fee within 60 days of completion of your final HRW assessment.
- Failure to lodge your paperwork on time will result in you being an unlicensed operator and further training and/or assessing fees will apply after the 60-day period.
Online Bookings
To schedule online dogging courses in Sydney, click the button below, choose a day, and then follow the directions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why become a Dogger?
Dogging is a great place to start if you are looking for an entry level path into the construction industry as a labourer. Our dogging courses in Sydney will prepare you with the skills and knowledge necessary to efficiently use hand and whistle signalling techniques to assist loadbearing machine operators to safely move loads.</span> <span>Additionally, our dogman course will teach you how to calculate loads and select appropriate slings and gear for lifting. Lastly, you will need to inspect gear regularly for wear and tear, to ensure a proper level of safety across the load lifting process.
Why study a dogging and rigging course?
The first step in working as a dogger or rigger in the construction industry is entering into a dogman course in Sydney. You are required to complete one of the dogging courses in Sydney and get your licence before you can work as a dogger on site. Dogging courses also present the initial step in rigging. After completing our dogman and rigging courses, as well as gaining more experience through work, you will be able to open yourself up to greater opportunities of higher pay in a high-demand industry.
Career pathways available through dogging.
There are a lot of jobs out there for doggers looking for work, especially in Australia’s booming construction industry. But it is not all the opportunities through a dogman course out there.
After completing our dogging course and gaining experience as a dogger, you will be able to upgrade into a rigging licence as well through our dogging and rigging courses available here in Sydney. On completion of the dogman course, you can progress further as a rigger for more opportunities through our basic, intermediate, and advanced rigging courses.
Why choose FHV?
We offer the leading dogging and rigging courses in Sydney.
FHV Driver Training is an NSW Roads & High Risk Training accredited training provider for heavy vehicle driving and plant operation as well as High Risk Licenceing.
Our highly skilled and talented instructors at FHV run our dogging and rigging course on a 1-on-1 basis. Which allows you to develop a proper hands-on understanding at the end of our dogging course in Sydney.
Therefore, when you sign on with us, you can expect to be given full attention as well as all the proper guidance you need to successfully complete the dogging rigging course and gain the understanding you need to become a employable dogger.
With dogman and rigging courses on offer, you don’t need to go anywhere else when you want to progress in your career.
Who can perform dogging work?
As you can expect, doggers who have completed their training and licensing through a dogging course are able to perform dogging on a worksite. Additionally, a dogman in training, such as our participants in our dogging rigging course, are also able to perform this work with supervision.
Besides doggers and doggers in training, these licences are also able to perform dogging work:
Riggers – Riggers previously must complete a dogging rigging course before they advance into higher levers of rigging, which means that every rigger is also able to perform the responsibilities of a dogger.
Plant operators – Certain plant operators may also be a licensed dogger in that they will be able to prepare and secure loads with slings, inspections and selecting the right gear. However, in the case that they cannot see the load from their controls, a dogger is still needed to assist them with hand and whistle signalling.
FHV Driver Training offers affordable comprehensive dogging courses in NSW. Our instructors work 7 days a week.
Enquire now to find out more information about our dogging courses and the earliest time slots available. Our dogging and rigging course instructors are always willing to teach people who are looking to learn.
