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About this qualification
RIISS00042 is the entry point to roadside work. Two units: communicating in the workplace, and working safely under WHS policies and procedures.
It is not a traffic controller ticket. A road labourer works inside a work zone that somebody else has set up and is controlling. If you need to hold the stop-slow bat, that is RIISS00058.
At 403 providers it is the most widely delivered skill set in the whole traffic control family — more than the controller and implementer sets combined at any single level.
Both units also sit inside Standard 11 and most RII qualifications, so they carry across into resources and civil work rather than dead-ending at the roadside.
Roles it maps to
Context described on the national register.
The traffic control ladder
Traffic control runs a real progression: labourer, controller, implementer, designer. Each level adds units rather than replacing them, and the road-type sets stack on top.
- Skill set · you are hereRIISS00042 Road Labourer — work zone
- Skill set · next stepRIISS00058 Traffic Controller — urban and low volume
- Skill set · thenRIISS00060 Traffic Management Implementer — urban and low volume
- Skill set · top of the ladderRIISS00056 Traffic Management Designer
- Skill set · supervisionRIISS00043 Work Zone Traffic Control — Supervisor
- Certificate II · where it leadsRII20720 Civil Construction
What it covers
Two units of competency, both required. Issued as a statement of attainment rather than a qualification.
Both units are required.
- RIICOM201E Communicate in the workplace
- RIIWHS201E Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures
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Frequently asked questions
- Does this let me control traffic?
- No. This is the road labourer set — working inside a work zone somebody else controls. To direct traffic you need RIISS00058 Traffic Controller, which adds the stop-slow bat and portable device units.
- Are there entry requirements?
- The register records none. Individual road authorities and principal contractors set their own site requirements on top.
- Do these units count toward anything else?
- Yes. Both appear in Standard 11 and across the RII qualifications, so they credit into resources and civil work as well as roads.
- Why do so many providers offer it?
- 403 nationally. It is short, it is the common entry requirement for roadside crews, and the two units are used so widely that most RII providers already hold them.
- Is it the same in every state?
- The skill set is national, but road authority requirements differ by state and by road type. Check what the authority or principal contractor asks for before you book.
Other registered providers
Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.
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QLD
MinRes Training InstituteRTO 40727
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TAFE NSWRTO 90003
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QLD
TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275
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North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786
Deliver and assess · WA -
QLD
Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485
Deliver and assess · QLD -
QLD
National SkillsRTO 45438
Deliver and assess · QLD -
VIC
The Management EdgeRTO 3927
Deliver and assess · VIC -
QLD
Civil SafetyRTO 32381
Deliver and assess · QLD -
QLD
AshtrailRTO 6139
Deliver and assess · QLD -
NSW
Joblink PlusRTO 91434
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QLD
Axial TrainingRTO 2437
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QLD
PM2RTO 41304
Deliver and assess · QLD -
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