OPITO RIGGER COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT
An OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment requires delegates to demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to fulfil the role of a rigger safely and effectively.
Course Details
Delegates are required to pass both a written and practical assessment over two days.
Assessment Objectives:
Delegates completing an OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment will be able to:
Demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to fulfill the role of a rigger safely and effectively
What could this Product lead to?
Rigger Competence Reassessment
Please refer to Rigger Training and Assessment Framework also.
To check availability and book trainings, please contact Mr. Amal +974 55363973 or [email protected]
JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
Who is the Product for?
This Product is for personnel that wish to become OPITO-certified competent riggers - having successfully completed the OPITO Rigger Initial Training Standard and Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook or possess sufficient and relevant work experience to be eligible for the OPITO Rigger Competence assessment.
What are the entry requirements?
Learners must possess:
Option 1
(a) A valid OPITO-approved Rigger Initial Training Certificate awarded within the previous 32 months.
And
(b) A fully completed and valid OPITO Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook and supporting evidence for each of the 50 tasks*, such as a copy of the lifting plan, permit or toolbox, based on the OPITO Rigger Initial Training Standard and Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook requirements. The logbook must be signed as true and valid by the employing company head of discipline or the employing company discipline manager and confirmed by the Centre as being present and correct prior to assessment taking place.
*Supporting evidence is not required for learners who completed the Initial Training Standard (previously Stage 1) between February 29th, 2020, and February 28th, 2022.
Or
(c) If a learner completed the Initial Training Standard (previously Stage 1) between February 29th, 2020, and February 28th, 2022 and does not have a completed Workplace Experience Logbook, a formal letter from a current employer, meeting the below criteria, may be accepted.
The letter must:
1)Be on company letterhead
2)State that the learner has met the equivalent of the OPITO (previously Stage 2) Workplace Experience Logbook criteria
3)Include details of the senior employer representative’s position in the company, full contact details, and be signed and dated by the senior employer’s representative
4)Be sent directly from the employer to the Centre prior to assessment and not provided by the Learner
Option 2
(d) An OPITO Approved Rigger Competence Assessment or Re-Assessment Certificate awarded with the previous 30 months.
Option 3
(e) Evidence that they have been assessed as competent and have achieved an equivalent qualification/certification by a nationally recognised awarding body, awarded within the previous 30 months**.
Please note that after two years the certificate would no longer be valid (see Note 1 below).
Note 1: Learners who possess an OPITO Rigger Assessment or Re-Assessment Certificate which has expired by more than 6 months will be required to attend the OPITO Rigger Initial Training prior to undertaking the Rigger Competence Assessment. In these instances, there will be no requirement to complete a Work Experience Logbook.
Medical Entry Requirements
Training activities contained within this Product may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All personnel who participate in such activities must be capable of participating fully.
a. Possess an employing company approved medical certificate equivalent to an offshore medical certificate.
OR
b. Undergo medical screening by completing an appropriate medical screening form provided by the OPITO-approved Centre
Learning Outcomes:
OIS-202 : Plan, Prepare, Lift and Move Loads - Theory
- Preparation for lifting and moving of loads
- The Lifting, moving, lowering and landing of a load
OIS-200 : Plan, Prepare, Lift and Move Loads - Practical
- Preparation for lifting and moving of loads
- Lifting, moving, lowering and landing of a load