One-Day

10830NAT Silica Awareness

RTO Code: 45592

Delivery: On Campus

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Course Overview

CIET College offers nationally accredited Silica Awareness training designed to protect workers from one of Australia’s most serious and fast-growing workplace health hazards. Silica dust — released when cutting, grinding, drilling, or polishing materials like stone, concrete, brick, and sand — can cause irreversible and life-threatening lung diseases, including silicosis, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

This course equips workers with the practical knowledge to identify silica hazards, understand the serious health risks involved, and apply the right controls to stay safe on the job. With engineered stone benchtops and construction materials now under increased regulatory scrutiny across Australia, silica awareness training has never been more critical — or more in demand.

There are no prerequisites for this course, making it accessible to workers at any stage of their career. If you’re unsure whether this training applies to your role or workplace, contact our friendly team before enrolling and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Upon successful completion, students will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment — giving you, your employer, and your worksite the confidence that you understand silica risks and how to manage them effectively and compliantly.

Please contact CIET prior to enrolling to confirm your details and course availability. You can reach us by email at admin@ciet.edu.au or visit our website at ciet.edu.au.

Payment can be made in person at CIET Student Services, Ground Floor, 15 Barry Drive, Turner ACT 2612. Payment must be completed prior to the course start date.

Parking: Free parking is available at the rear of the college building.

Course Timings: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Silica-related disease is preventable — but only when workers know the risks before they’re exposed. Enrol with CIET College today and make sure you and your team go home healthy.

This course is essential for workers across a broad range of trades
and industries, including:

  • Stonemason & Benchtop Fabrication
  • Construction & Civil Works
  • Demolition Work
  • Bricklaying & Concreting
  • Tiling & Flooring
  • Tunnelling & Mining
  • Painting & Surface Preparation
  • Plumbing & Earthworks
  • Landscaping & Gardening
  • Manufacturing & Engineering
  • Building Cleaning & Maintenance

1-day Attendance is compulsory in order to pass this course.

If you require any support, please reach out to our team at info@ciet.edu.au

Not Applicable

Canberra Institute of Education and Technology has the following entry requirements:

You must:

  • be at least 18 years of age.
  • participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs. The course entry interview will also assess whether students can use digital technologies.
  • have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills as tested through a language, literacy and numeracy assessment. Students will need to achieve ACSF level 4 for reading, writing, numeracy and oral communication to enter the course.
  • have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
    • educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
    • successful completion of an English Placement Test at IELTS level 6.0.

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

Domestic students must have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills as tested through a language, literacy and numeracy assessment. Students will need to achieve ACSF level 3 for reading, writing, numeracy and oral communication to enter the course.