OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment & Reassessment
The OPITO Rigger route to competence certification and reassessment includes four stages.
Stages 3 and 4 are the OPITO Rigger Competence Assessments which include:
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Assessment Overview
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.
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
Assessment Content
An OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment includes;
- Knowledge assessment - a 'closed book' written test with a pass mark of 80%
- Practical assessment - leading and assisting in two lifting operations which will be conducted on AIS Survivex's large, state-of-the-art rigging frame within the Rigging and Lifting centre of excellence
Prerequisites
In order to complete an OPITO Rigger Competence Assessment, delegates must have one of the following options:
Option 1
AND
- A fully completed and valid OPITO Rigger Workplace Experience Logbook and supporting evidence for each of the 50 tasks*, 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
- 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:
- Be on company letterhead
- State that the learner has met the equivalent of the OPITO (previously Stage 2) Workplace Experience Logbook criteria
- 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
- Be sent directly from the employer to the Centre prior to assessment and not provided by the Learner
Option 2
- Learners must possess an OPITO Approved Rigger Competence Assessment or Re-Assessment Certificate awarded with the previous 30 months.
Option 3
- 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. 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.
*Previously supporting evidence only required for 10 tasks
Reassessment Objectives
Delegates completing an OPITO Rigger Competence Reassessment will be able to;
- Demonstrate that they have maintained the competence required for the rigger role
Assessment Content
An OPITO Rigger Competence Reassessment includes;
- Knowledge assessment - a 'closed book' written test with a pass mark of 80%
- Practical assessment - leading and assisting in two lifting operations which will be conducted on AIS Survivex's large, state-of-the-art rigging frame within the Rigging and Lifting centre of excellence
Prerequisites
In order to complete an OPITO Rigger Competence Reassessment, delegates must hold:
- A valid OPITO approved Rigger Assessment or Reassessment certificate
IMPORTANT NOTE: The OPITO Rigger Training standards were recently updated. For more infromation on the new route to competence please download our OPITO Rigger Training Helpsheet >>
Rigging and Lifting Handbook
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