Hello again you beauties!
Over this past week I have had a lot of messages regarding my new glamorous job of Traffic Controlling! I thought it would be easier to detail the steps I took below for all you wanna be TC’s.
I hope this post helps you on your way to stopping traffic and living your best life! If you have any further questions give me a message and I will be happy to help.
Step 1
*EDIT as of August 2019* they have since changed the rules. You can’t complete the white card online if you are in the state of NSW. This means you will have to attend the day course in Sydney.
Get your White Card.
You can do your white card online or as a day course in Sydney CBD. I opted to do it online as it was half the cost.
Cost of card $55
Time taken to complete the online course was about 7 hours in total. There are over 100 multiple choice questions, audio assessment questions and a video submission of you applying PPE (hard hat, safety goggles, high vis etc). I used my boyfriends PPE to complete the video as I hadn’t got my own, use your friends/ boyfriends to complete this step if you don’t have it either.
Tip: select the option to have a certificate and a card posted to you as you need to have the white card on your person when working on site.
Step 2
Now you have your white card completed you need to book into do a course for your Blue & Yellow cards (Traffic Controller & Implement Traffic Control Plans). I done the combo course with License 4 Work.
Cost of combo course $499 + $44 dollar fee on the day ($543)
I drove two days to attend the course in Bankstown which is about a 45 minute drive from Bondi.
Step 3
Apply for jobs! Each agency will ask you to send through your tickets (white, blue yellow cards), your driving licence, passport and personal details. Get your email drafted with the above items and call ahead of sending. If you don’t hear anything form them call back and ask if there has been progress on the application. The agencies are always busy so it is good to remind them and keep your name popping up.
Step 4
It still isn’t as simple as walking into your job as soon as you get your tickets. You must do all the online inductions your employer sends you. I had a further 3 online inductions to complete each taking about 3 hours to complete. I then attended an induction at my employers office and another induction on site for the Sydney Light Rail.
Step 5
Get out to work and challenge yourself to make people smile!
I have worked on a pedestrian crossing for the past few weeks and I will tell you something, people can be rude and nasty to Traffic Controllers because we are inconveniencing them. BUT for every rude person there are 10 nice people to follow. Some stop for a chat and a laugh, some even buy me drinks or ice lollies on the hot days.
Step 6
More paperwork, even though you have officially got you tickets, you must be assessed and provide evidence of work to License 4 Work. You must collect and submit evidence before you assessment day. The day of the assessment is an observation of you working (setting up signs, using the bat & radio) and a quick exam.
And voila, thats it. My advice would be to do the cards before leaving your current job (if you have one) as I was out of work for 6 weeks. (I could have started after 4 but I had a holiday to Fiji booked) so be mindful that you might not necessarily do the cards and get a job all in the same week.
Gemma x
Love it, and of corse the title!!! You go girl X