Apply for New Restricted Scaffolding COC

Restricted CoC changes from 1 June 2026

Restricted Assessment applications will no longer be accepted from 1 June 2026. Following this date, the pathway will instead be the Recognition Assessment.

Learn more about the change here.

Apply for New Restricted Scaffolding COC

Scaffolding Certificate of Competence Restricted - Apply

Before you begin,

Please note: The Restricted CoC issued lasts 4 years and is non-renewable.

For Restricted Advanced: Employers of new immigrant workers should immediately have them attend a 15757 and 23229 course and look to gain the other units before allowing them to lead a team and design Advanced Scaffolds.

Please read attached fact sheet for more information: Key Points

This form will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
This form is for each individual requiring this assessment. E.g.if you have 4 staff you need to complete 4 forms.

Important:

This assessment requires the person to have a relatively good understanding of how to scaffold in NZ regardless of their overseas work experience. This assessment does not just assess them at the advanced level but also the elementary level, often the elementary work is something some overseas workers are not as familiar with. We therefore recommend you get this assessment completed once the person has spent 5 months minimum working in the NZ team and getting a good understanding of how to apply the Good Practice Guidelines and work in NZ teams. Call the office if you have any questions about this.

You cannot save and return to complete this form later.
You need to have the following files ready:
- copy of your current valid overseas scaffold certificate
- copy of your fixed term visa
- copy of the photo page of your passport
- passport photo (for the CoC card)
- evidence of proven work history (eg a CV)
You need a credit or debit card ready (Visa, Mastercard and American Express accepted) or choose that your employer will be paying by bank payment. If you choose to pay by Credit Card, you'll need to pay a 2.95% credit card processing fee.
Payment must be received no later than seven (7) days prior to any scheduled assessment date; failure to remit payment by this deadline may result in cancellation or rescheduling of the assessment.

Gear and Yard

The company requesting the assessments must provide the gear. If multiple companies are completing the assessment then the provider of the gear will be discussed with all parties by SARNZ with the expectation being that the gear is provided by the Company providing the yard for the assessment. Please check this gear list to ensure you have the required gear.

A suitable yard for this two day assessment needs to be available. For the assessment SARNZ uses the yard of the Company the Assessments are taking place for however if this is not suitable and SARNZ needs to source an assessment location then any costs incurred by SARNZ in doing this will be charged and split across each applicant. SARNZ will be in contact regrading establishing the assessment site when organising the assessment date.

Once we've reviewed your application, we'll be in contact to schedule the assessment.

If you have problems with this form, please contact SARNZ.

Fees, Terms and Information

Fees

$1,235.00 incl GST per person for the two day assessment.
2.95% Credit Card Processing fee if paying by Credit Card.

Upon successful completion of the assessment, SARNZ will send an invoice for $112 (including GST) for the Certificate of Competence to be issued. This is $92 for the Certificate of Competence and a $20 administration fee.

Terms & Information

Assessments are carried out by an approved assessor on behalf of SARNZ. Assessments take two days. The assessor of their associated training provider will contact you directly regarding a time and location for your assessment.

You will need to bring to the course a full toolbelt/kit and full PPE (harness lanyard etc). Please note that candidates must be ready to be assessed as it is a closed book assessment and not a training course.

When SARNZ has received confirmation from the assessor or their associated training provider that you have met the requirements, we will invoice you for the Certificate of Competence as per above.

Do you need the Signature Page?

If you're unable to sign online, then download the Signature Page, print, sign, scan and upload on the declaration page.

Get the Signature Page Here

Cancellation:

If the assessment is rescheduled at no fault of SARNZ then any costs (such as travel costs) incurred in rescheduling will be chargeable.
If a confirmed assessment is cancelled within 7 days a cancellation fee of $250 + GST will be chargeable.
If a confirmed course is cancelled within 48 hrs, any travel costs will be additional to the cancellation fee.

Who's paying the bill? *

Applicant
Employer

How are you paying? *

Credit Card
Employer Bank Payment

Stripe Payment Email *

Please note that we won't start processing your application until we receive your bank transfer.

Please pay the assessment fee to our bank account 02-0528-0355563-00 with the applicants name in the reference field.

Restricted Certificate of Competence Assessment (incl GST)

$1,235.00

Total

$1,235.00

Restricted Certificate of Competence Assessment (incl GST)

$1,235.00

Credit Card Processing Fee (No GST)

$36.43

This is a direct pass through of the fee that SARNZ is charged to accept Credit Card payments.

Total

$1,271.43

Personal details

Your information is being collected in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 and the information you provide will only be used for the purposes of:

Processing your application
Meeting our requirements under the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, including to maintain a public register of Certificate of Competence holders.

Please contact SARNZ for a copy of our full Privacy Statement.

Full legal name *

We need your legal name to match against our records and NZQA's.

Name to appear on card (if different)

Date of birth *

Email (this needs to be the main point of contact email address) *

Mobile Phone Number *

Home Address *

City *

Country *

Postal Code *

Passport Sized Photo *

This photo will be used on your card, and should meet standard passport requirements.

If your photo doesn't meet requirements, this will delay your application being processed.

Passport Page and Visa

Photo Page of Passport *

Copy of Fixed Term Visa *

Overseas Qualification *

Please provide the title of the qualification you currently hold, the name of the issuing authority, expiry date, class / level (Elementary or Advanced) and endorsements.

Copy of Overseas Qualification *

Upload both sides of the qualification if applicable.

Copy of Working at Heights Units *

Would you like to keep updated with industry news?

SARNZ Bulletin *

Yes - Sign up
No thanks

Employer Details

Name of Employer / Company *

How long have you worked for this employer? *

What type(s) of work have you been working on while with this employer? *

Employer's postal address *

City *

Country *

Postal code *

Employer Phone Number *

Employer Email *

Where are we sending the card to? *

Employer's Address
My Home Address

Work Experience

You can upload your CV instead of filling out this schedule. Ensure that your CV is sufficiently detailed or this will delay your application. You must include the types of work that you've done in the CV, simply listing job titles and employers is not detailed enough.

We need to see at least 2 years of work experience leading up to this application.

How long have you been working in the scaffolding industry for? *

x years, x months

Do you want to upload your CV, or complete the on screen table? *

CV
On Screen

CV for Work Experience *