Sexual harassment
Recognise inappropriate sexual behaviour and understand barriers that can make it difficult for someone to report a concern.
EPIC RISE
Help your frontline leaders build a more respectful workplace
Give your construction leaders practical knowledge to recognise harmful behaviour, respond appropriately and support the people around them.
One online module
Frontline construction leaders
Frontline construction leaders
45-60 minutes
Approximate learning time
Approximate learning time
Made for construction
Practical learning for the people leading your worksite
Supervisors and site leaders influence how people treat each other every day. They also need to know what to do when behaviour causes harm or someone raises a concern.
RISE is designed for supervisors, foremen and leading hands, site and project managers, superintendents, and other frontline leaders and workplace influencers. It helps them build the knowledge to contribute to a safer, more inclusive workplace and understand their part in responding to inappropriate behaviour.
EPIC RISE brings respectful workplace learning into one online module, with adaptive technology that focuses on the areas each learner needs to work on.
The online format keeps the learning focused and practical, with approximately 45 to 60 minutes set aside for the module. Each person’s learning path and completion time will vary according to their starting knowledge and the support they need.
Recognise what matters
Understand the behaviours that can harm a workplace
RISE addresses five connected issues that affect how people experience work in construction. Learners explore how these issues arise and the role they can play in a more respectful workplace.
Bullying
Recognise harmful workplace behaviour and consider how it affects the people experiencing it.
Intimidation
Identify verbal, physical and non-verbal intimidation, including behaviour that makes it harder for someone to speak up.
Discrimination
Explore unfair treatment and how people’s different identities can affect their experience at work.
Inequity
Understand how unequal experiences and opportunities can show up in the workplace, including gender inequity.
Knowledge for everyday decisions
Build six capabilities for everyday leadership
The module brings six connected capabilities together so leaders can develop their understanding of respectful behaviour and their role in supporting it.
Awareness
Recognise harmful behaviour and consider how it affects people, including issues a leader may previously have overlooked.
Application
Connect the learning to everyday workplace decisions and actions that support a respectful culture.
Bystander Action
Understand how witnesses can contribute to a safer workplace and support someone who is experiencing inappropriate behaviour.
Reporting
Understand the role of reporting systems, barriers to speaking up, and the importance of confidentiality and individual rights.
Leadership Responsibility
Consider how a leader’s choices, expectations and response to concerns contribute to the culture around them.
Intervention
Build understanding of appropriate responses when harmful behaviour occurs and when a concern needs further support.
A focused learning path
Learning that responds to what each person knows
People arrive at training with different experience, knowledge and confidence. RISE uses adaptive learning to identify where an individual needs support and focus their learning on those areas.
The reporting considers both answers and confidence. Someone may know they are unsure, or they may feel confident about an answer that is incorrect. Understanding that difference helps make gaps in knowledge more visible.
As learners work through the module, the technology tracks progress against learning objectives. This gives employers a clearer view of where people need further learning and which topics may benefit from follow-up conversations at work.
What does “unconscious incompetence” mean?
The platform uses the term unconscious incompetence for confident but incorrect responses. In everyday language, it means a learner has a gap they have not yet recognised. It is a measure of knowledge and confidence within the learning activity.
How adaptive learning helps
Recognise the starting point
Consider what the learner knows and how confident they feel.
Focus the learning
Work on the areas where that person needs support.
Inform the follow-up
Make knowledge gaps visible for further learning and workplace conversations.
What the learning can make visible
Learning objectivesResponses to specific topics and knowledge gaps.
ConfidenceHow certainty relates to the learner’s answers.
Time spentRecorded time within the learning activity.
Beyond a completion tick
See the learning behind the completion
RISE reporting can show how learners respond to specific objectives, alongside their confidence and time spent. For example, the report can highlight gaps in recognising intimidation, understanding confidentiality or planning a safe workplace culture.
These insights give leaders a starting point for focused follow-up. They can help a business decide which topics to revisit, where to clarify expectations and what support its people may need. Learning results should be considered alongside the organisation’s own reporting, supervision and workplace practices.
RISE learning results
Time to proficiency
Recorded for 11 learners.
Individual learning result
One learner · Pilot 2 · September 2026
Recorded for one learner in Pilot 2, September 2026. The same individual result recorded 0% unconscious incompetence: confident but incorrect responses.
Your questions
Before your team gets started
Program details, reporting and support.
Who is RISE designed for?
RISE is designed for frontline construction leaders and workplace influencers. This includes supervisors, foremen and leading hands, site and project managers, and superintendents. If you would like to train a wider group, talk to EPIC about whether RISE is suitable.
How is it delivered, and how long does it take?
RISE is one consolidated online module using adaptive learning. Plan for approximately 45 to 60 minutes. The learning focuses on each person’s needs, so their learning path and completion time will vary.
What can the reports tell us?
The reports can provide insight into learning objectives, knowledge gaps, confidence and recorded learning time. They can help identify topics for follow-up. Ask the EPIC team what reporting is available and how to interpret it for your organisation.
Can we enquire about CSQ-supported places?
Eligible Queensland construction companies can enquire about CSQ-supported places. EPIC will confirm current availability, eligibility and any costs before you decide to proceed. If you are unsure whether your business is eligible, ask the team.
How does RISE fit with our workplace safety approach?
RISE supports learning about respectful behaviour and workplace responsibilities. It should sit alongside your organisation’s policies, reporting processes, supervision and broader approach to psychosocial risk. Completing the training does not, by itself, establish legal compliance or demonstrate a change in workplace behaviour.
Talk to EPIC about RISE for your team
Tell us a little about your organisation, who you would like to train and what you would like to improve. We can discuss the program, current availability and the next steps for your team.