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Traffic Management.Qualified.Worksite Traffic Management & Traffic Control ticket

For an RMS issued card:

  • The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
    Must be issued by NSW Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)**

**From 1 July 2020, Traffic Control cards will no longer be issued by Transport for NSW (formerly RMS). They will be issued by SafeWork NSW and will be called a Traffic Control Work Training Card. RMS issued cards are still valid / can be accepted until the card expiry but following on from that contractors will supply Safework issued card.

  • Cards from RMS/ Safework Accepted:
    • Containing "Traffic Controller" or TCR – Traffic Controller
    • Containing "Apply Traffic Control Plans" or
    • Containing "Implement Traffic Control Plans" or IMP – Implement Traffic Control Plans
  • Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted


For Main Roads issued card:

  • The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
  • Must be issued by Main Roads
  • Cards from Main Roads Accepted:
    • Containing "Traffic Controller"
    • Containing "Apply Traffic Control Plans"
    • Containing "Implement Traffic Control Plans"
    • Containing "Worksite Traffic Management"
  • Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted


For an interim certificate:

  • Interim Certificate can be accepted for this competency in lieu of card (Interim certificate is a Statement of completion)
  • The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
  • Statement of completion is valid exchange for Card, however only valid for 90 days
  • Implement Traffic Control Guidance Plan (RIISS00041) *NSW Only* to be listed on certificate
  • Certificate is to be issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
  • Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted

NOTE: If not issued by NSW Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) / Safework NSW it will need to be escalated to Site for approval.


Please note: the certified document that has been issued by the Registered Training Organisation (RTO)** must meet the following requirements to be approved:

  • RTO Name, Code and Logo
  • Name of Applicant
  • Units of competency code and name, date completed
  • Date certificate issued
  • Authorised person name or title (does not necessarily need a signature)
  • Issuing organisation’s logo / corporate identifier / unique watermark and / or document or certificate number
  • Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) Logo (For a Statement of Attainment only - Not Card)
  • There is no expiry date on a Statement of Attainment or Transcript.

**RTO registration must only have been current at the time of training completion / awarding the document

  • Document verifier to ensure the Issue of this document is an RTO.

For an RMS/ Safework issued card:

  • The Issue date does not need to be recorded in Onsite
  • Expiry date to be entered IF displayed on card*
    *Will not be shown on the new Safework Licences but WILL be shown on the old RMS cards.

NOTE: Safework cards do NOT expire. No expiry date is required for these cards. 


For Main Roads issued card:

The issue date does not need to be recorded

The expiry date will be the most current date displayed on the card


For an interim certificate:

  • The issue date should be recorded as the date of completion / date of application
  • The expiry date must be recorded in Onsite - Expiry date is calculated to be 90 days from the date of completion / date of application

Site.Course.Basic Worksite Traffic Management; 125698First and last name must match applicant's name in Onsite.
Shortened versions of first names are accepted, such as:
"Chris" instead of "Christopher"
"Wil" instead of "William"

Shortened versions of last names are accepted, such as:
"Herrera" instead of "Herrera Trujillo"
"Mohd" instead of "Raza Hasan Mohd"

The following evidence can be accepted:
SAP Extract
Statement of Attainment
Certificate of Completion or equivalent

Issue Date = as shown on the evidence

Expiry Date = 3 years from issue date