Slinging and signalling for riggers and banksmen working under a crane. Two days, R1 628.
Rigging skills cover the person on the ground rather than the person on the controls: attaching a load, securing it and signalling to the operator. Fundza Training Institute runs Sling and Communicate in this category, over two days at R1 628, with a one-day refresher at R814. Individual learners train at our centre in Mokopane. Companies book a group and we train on site, anywhere in South Africa.
You attach loads and signal to an operator. Sling and Communicate (2 days, R1 628) is the course: slinging the load and communicating with the crane operator, for riggers, slingers and banksmen.
You only attach and secure the load. Slings Load (2 days, R1 628, refresher R940) sits in lifting machinery and concentrates on attaching and securing, without the signalling element.
You want the longer version tied to crane work. Sling and Communicate during Crane Operation (5 days, R5 462) goes further and is set in the context of a crane lift from start to finish.
You are going to operate the crane yourself. That is a separate certificate. See crane operator training.
Fundza runs several slinging certificates across two categories. They are easy to confuse, so here they are side by side.
| Course | Duration | Full course | Refresher | Signals to the operator? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slings Load | 2 days | R1 628 | R940 | No — attaching and securing only |
| Sling and Communicate | 2 days | R1 628 | R814 | Yes |
| Sling and Communicate during Crane Operation | 5 days | R5 462 | R1 094 | Yes, set in a full crane lift |
For riggers, slingers and banksmen who attach loads and signal to a crane operator. Covers selecting and inspecting slings and lifting tackle, attaching and securing the load, and the standard signals used to direct an operator. Two days, with a one-day refresher at R814 once the certificate is held. See the course.
On a lift, the operator often cannot see the load land. The rigger can. That is the whole basis of the job: one person judges the load, the slings and the angles, and then tells the operator what to do, without ambiguity, in conditions where a misread signal is expensive.
The work happens wherever loads are lifted — construction sites, plants, workshops, mines, ports and yards. It is usually the first certificate someone takes in lifting work, because it is short, it is cheap relative to the operator tickets, and it is the one a contractor will not let you skip. Many people go on to an operator certificate afterwards and keep both, which makes them useful on either end of a lift.
Slinging certificates are renewed rather than held indefinitely, and the one-day refresher at R814 is the usual route once the first certificate is in place.
Slings Load concentrates on attaching and securing the load. Sling and Communicate adds the signalling side — directing the operator. If you give signals on a lift, you want Sling and Communicate. Both run over two days at R1 628.
They are separate certificates and neither is formally required before the other at Fundza. In practice many people take a slinging course first: it is short, it is the cheaper of the two, and understanding the load from the ground makes the operating course easier.
The one-day refresher at R814 is for people who already hold the certificate and need it renewed. If you have never been certified, you need the two-day course. Tell us what you hold and we will confirm which applies.
Yes. We train groups at your own premises anywhere in South Africa, which suits rigging because the training can use the loads and tackle your people actually handle. Tell us how many need certifying and where they are based, and we will come back with dates and a quotation. How on-site training works.
