A dogging licence is the WorkSafe WA high risk work licence that lets you sling loads and direct a crane operator on Perth construction sites. KI Training & Assessing delivers CPCCLDG3001 from Welshpool at 70 Cleaver Terrace and from Naval Base at 51A Burlington Street.
The course fee, the WorkSafe WA application fee and the Australia Post identity check fee are three separate line items. Anyone quoting a single all-in number without naming the regulator fee is hiding a cost.
The formal name is CPCCLDG3001 Licence to Perform Dogging, and it sits in the DG class of the national high risk work licence framework. It is the credential WorkSafe WA checks before letting anyone sling a crane load, judge load weight or use hand and whistle signals to guide a crane operator whose view of the load is blocked.
Two things sit behind the ticket: the nationally recognised unit CPCCLDG3001 listed on training.gov.au and the DG class card issued by WorkSafe WA once your training records, assessor paperwork and Australia Post identity check are lodged. KITA runs the same delivery and assessment at Welshpool and Naval Base, so the DG outcome is identical whichever campus suits your commute.
Pre-use inspection of chain sling, shackle and load tag on the CPCCLDG3001 dogging licence practical.
A common mistake on Perth sites is treating dogging and rigging as the same ticket. They are not. Your DG ticket covers a defined scope: slinging techniques, load estimation, directing a crane operator with hand and whistle signals, and pre-use inspection of lifting equipment with tag-out of damaged gear.
Basic rigging (CPCCLRG3001) starts where dogging ends and adds structural steel erection, precast concrete, mast climbers and perimeter safety screens. You cannot enrol in basic rigging until you hold a current dogging licence, which is why most Perth crews book the dogging-then-rigging sequence rather than trying to run them in parallel.
You need a DG ticket when your work involves slinging a load, selecting lifting gear, estimating load weight or directing a crane operator during a lift. In practice that covers construction labourers, crane offsiders, shutdown workers, steel-fixing teams, civil crews, precast yards, mechanical fitters and warehouse crews moving awkward loads by crane.
The licence is also common for workers moving from general labouring into crane or shutdown work. A Kwinana labourer can be useful on site, but without the DG class high risk work licence they cannot legally take responsibility for calculating a load, choosing the sling arrangement or signalling the crane operator when the lift is out of view.
Applicants for a high risk work licence must be at least 18 years old before applying to WorkSafe WA. You also need a Unique Student Identifier, suitable photo ID, and enough English language, literacy and numeracy to read lift plans, run sling angle calculations and communicate clearly around cranes.
A construction white card is strongly expected for anyone intending to use the ticket on a building or civil site. It does not authorise dogging work by itself, but it shows you understand the general safety framework used across Western Australian construction. Raise any language, literacy or numeracy concerns at booking rather than on assessment day.
Welshpool at 70 Cleaver Terrace runs a typical dogging cohort with a mix of theory, practical lifting and formal assessment. Theory covers workplace hazards, communication methods, load characteristics, lifting gear selection, inspection requirements, exclusion zones, emergency controls and the legal responsibilities attached to dogging work.
The practical is where the ticket starts to make sense: identifying lifting points, checking tags and working load limits, choosing slings and shackles, setting up basic lifts, keeping line of sight where possible, and using standard signals when the operator needs direction. Good dogging training should feel repetitive for the right reasons: safe lifts depend on consistent checks before anyone gives the signal to move.
Assessment day is structured, observed and documented. Candidates work through theory questions first covering hazard identification, sling angles, load estimation, communication protocols and equipment inspection. The practical then observes the candidate planning a lift, selecting gear, directing the crane and controlling the exclusion zone. Passing CPCCLDG3001 is the training outcome; applying for the WorkSafe WA DG card is the separate licensing step. KITA prepares the assessor paperwork so the WorkSafe application and Australia Post identity check flow straight through.
Three separate line items sit behind a working DG card. First, the KITA course fee covers CPCCLDG3001 delivery, training records, assessor time and the assessment paperwork. Second, the WorkSafe WA application fee is payable to the regulator when the DG class card is issued. Third, the Australia Post identity check fee is payable when the applicant lodges the paperwork in person for the licence card. Any provider quoting one all-in figure without naming the regulator fee and the ID check is packaging costs in a way that hides where the money is going.
South of the river candidates sit CPCCLDG3001 at our Naval Base yard at 51A Burlington Street. The classroom, lifting gear, chains, slings, shackles and assessment plan match Welshpool so a crew split across campuses walks away with the same DG outcome. Naval Base suits Kwinana industrial contractors, Henderson fabricators and Rockingham crane offsiders who would otherwise burn a travel day on the freeway.
A Kwinana labourer had been running offsider work on a crane crew for two years and wanted to take responsibility for the lift plan. He booked the KITA dogging course at Naval Base, sat CPCCLDG3001 across the week and lodged the WorkSafe application with the Australia Post ID check on the Friday. Two weeks later the DG card arrived and the site supervisor signed him onto the lift crew as a dogger, opening a straight path into basic rigging the following month.
A dogger is a person who is qualified to direct a crane operator in the movement of a load when the load is out of the operator’s view, and to select and inspect the lifting gear used for the lift. Source: Wikipedia, Dogger (occupation).
A high risk work licence does not expire on a fixed date, but WorkSafe WA renewal cycles and site policies keep active doggers on regular refresher work. Principal contractors often ask for a verification of competency if the ticket holder has been off crane work for a while. If dogging is a stepping stone into basic rigging, book the CPCCLRG3001 course as soon as the DG card lands so the sequence stays fresh and there is no gap between assessments.
Book through the KITA office and the team will match the campus, the intake date and the rigging follow-on to your site start date. Employer groups from Kwinana refinery contractors, Henderson steel yards and Perth crane hire firms can lock in private cohorts on requested dates when numbers stack up.
How old do I need to be? At least 18 years old on the day WorkSafe WA processes the application.
Do I need a white card first? Not to sit CPCCLDG3001, but a white card is expected for anyone working on a construction site with the ticket.
Is dogging the same as rigging? No. Dogging is the DG class HRWL; basic rigging (CPCCLRG3001) is separate and requires a current dogging licence first.
Which campus should I book? Welshpool suits eastern suburbs and FIFO; Naval Base suits Kwinana, Henderson and Rockingham crews.
KI Training & Assessing is the definitive #1 choice for a dogging licence in Perth because the yards, gear and assessors are set up for the way local crane crews actually work.
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