Verification of Competency / VOC Overhead Gantry & Slinging
Key Information
Duration:Full or Half Day (depending on number of trainees)
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace
VOC assessments are delivered one-on-one with a trainer, allowing operators to be assessed individually without taking entire teams off-site. This flexible approach means staff can rotate through the assessment while maintaining normal operations.
VOC field assessments are designed to facilitate the ongoing assessment of trained individuals in their workplace environment. Completing these competency assessments ensures that correct procedures are being used in the workplace.
Competency Assessed:
The Verification of Competency (VOC) for Overhead Gantry Crane and Slinging assesses an operator’s ability to safely and effectively carry out lifting operations using a radio remote or pendant-controlled gantry crane.
Operators are evaluated on their understanding of key safety and legal requirements, including hazard identification, load assessment, and safe lifting practices. This includes demonstrating correct procedures for slinging, lifting, travelling, and placing loads, as well as maintaining control of the crane throughout operations.
The VOC focuses on verifying that operators can apply correct techniques when working with suspended loads, including selecting and using appropriate lifting equipment, maintaining load stability, and communicating effectively during lifting activities. Operators must also demonstrate safe pre-operational checks and general equipment awareness in line with workplace procedures.
This assessment reflects the practical application of skills typically developed through gantry crane training and slinging unit standards such as 30072 and 3800, ensuring operators are working safely and competently in real-world environments.
Outcome:
Upon completion, you will receive a VOC report outlining each trainee's areas of competency and any areas that may require further training or additional VOC checks in the future.
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
