High risk work licence courses

A high risk work (HRW) licence is a WorkSafe WA licence required to operate certain plant and equipment, including cranes, forklifts, hoists, rigging, dogging and scaffolding, before you are permitted to carry out that work. It is nationally recognised across all Australian states and territories, valid for five years, and issued as a photo ID card by WorkSafe Licensing Services (Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety).

STES delivers training and assessment for Forklift LF (TLILIC0003), Boom-type EWP / Boom Lift WP (TLILIC0005), Slewing Mobile Crane C2 20t (TLILIC0022), Slewing Mobile Crane C6 60t (TLILIC0023), Non-slewing / Franna Crane CN (TLILIC0040), Dogging DG (CPCCLDG3001), Basic Rigging RB (CPCCLRG3001), Intermediate Rigging RI (CPCCLRG3002), Advanced Rigging RA (CPCCLRG4001) and Materials Hoist HM (CPCCLHS3002). See the courses above for specific dates and availability.

You must be at least 18 years old and complete training and assessment with a registered RTO such as STES. Once you are assessed as competent, your assessor issues a Notice of Assessment (NOA) and you receive a Statement of Attainment. You then apply to WorkSafe Licensing Services online or by paper, once your application is lodged, you can work in the licensed class for up to 60 days while your licence is processed.

WorkSafe WA currently takes approximately four to six weeks to process and issue a new HRW licence after they receive your application. In the meantime, you may work for up to 60 days from the date your Notice of Assessment was issued, provided your application has been lodged.

A high risk work licence is valid for five years. You can apply to renew from 90 days before your expiry date up to 12 months after it expires. If your licence has been expired for more than 12 months you must complete the full training and assessment again before you can be relicensed.

A high risk work licence (HRWL) is the legal authorisation issued by WorkSafe WA that allows you to perform high risk work. A Verification of Competency (VOC) is a separate employer or site requirement for workers who already hold a current HRWL, it re-verifies that you remain competent to operate specific equipment on a particular site or for a particular employer. A VOC does not replace or grant an HRWL.

No, our courses are designed to train and assess you from the ground up. You will need to be at least 18 years old and meet any physical requirements for the licence class. Once you successfully complete training and assessment with STES, we issue your Notice of Assessment so you can apply directly to WorkSafe WA for your licence.

STES is the only RTO in Western Australia that owns and operates two purpose-built training centres, so you train hands-on in a controlled, WorkSafe-compliant environment rather than a hired yard. We run the newest and largest fleet of EWPs, the largest crane fleet and the most Toyota forklifts of any Perth RTO, including the only all-terrain crane (Liebherr LTM1055-3.2) and MAC25 Superlift, so you learn on the same class of equipment you will operate on site. Our rigging structures are professionally engineered and fully WorkSafe WA compliant, and our trainers come from the industries they teach.

Our course price includes the WorkSafe WA high risk work licence application fee. Most other RTOs advertise a lower headline price that leaves this government fee out, so you end up paying it separately on top afterwards, which means their real, all-up cost is often higher than it first appears. With STES, the price you see covers your training, assessment and licence application, delivered on premium purpose-built facilities and equipment, so there are no surprise costs later.