This qualification reflects the role of an individual working as a senior civil works designer or a para-professional designer, who supports professional engineers. They perform tasks that are broad, specialised, complex and technical and include strategic areas and initiating activities. They are responsible for the design of complex projects to ensure the implementation of the client’s site requirements and are required to demonstrate self-directed application of theoretical and technical knowledge and initiate solutions to technical problems or management requirements.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this qualification can vary between states, territories and industry sectors. Users must check requirements with relevant body before applying the qualification.
Students who successfully complete this course may progress onto higher education qualifications in Civil Construction e.g. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil).
Successful completion of this qualification may support graduates accessing employment opportunities in the following or related job roles:
Successfully completing this course does not guarantee a graduate will secure a relevant job.
Upon successful completion of the 12 units of competency in this course, students will be issued a RII60520 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design and a Record of results. If a student successfully completes some but not all the units of competency in the course, they will be issued a Statement of attainment indicating the units they have successfully completed.
Students are required to undertake a total of 12 units to complete this course. This comprises 5 core and 7 elective units.
| Unit | Name |
|---|---|
| BSBPMG632 | Manage program risk |
| BSBTWK502 | Manage team effectiveness |
| BSBWHS616 | Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks |
| RIICWD601E | Manage civil works design processes |
| RIIQUA601E | Establish and maintain a quality system |
| Unit | Name |
|---|---|
| BSBPMG530 | Manage project scope |
| BSBPMG533 | Manage project cost |
| BSBOPS502 | Manage business operational plans |
| RIILAT402E | Provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams |
| RIICWD533E | Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures |
| RIICWD534E | Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures |
| BSBINS601 | Manage knowledge and information |
Each unit is assessed individually. Each unit contains assessment tasks that are undertaken in class or in the student’s own time. Some assessment tasks are open book, and some are closed book.
A blended delivery mode is implemented including face to face training and independent study and assessment outside of scheduled classes.
All face-to-face delivery of classes take place in the Gippsland Institute of Technology campuses at 4/70 Main Street, Pakenham Victoria 3810 and 15-17 Racecourse road North Melbourne, Melbourne Victoria 3051.
Students are also required to undertake structured learning activities each week in their own time. Students will also be supported outside of face-to-face classes through e-mail and/or telephone.
A delivery schedule is provided to each student pre course commencement. Students are provided with an orientation to the course to outline the learning and assessment processes, support services and other relevant information.
All students are provided with the opportunity to have their prior learning and experience assessed against current standards and gain recognition for this (Recognition of Prior Learning - RPL).
Students who have successfully completed whole units of competency included in this course can apply for Credit.
The Credit and RPL application processes are provided to students in pre-enrolment information in accordance with the RPL process and Provide Credit for Prior Studies process.
Students who are granted RPL and/ or Credit will have their course delivery and assessment schedule altered on a pro rata basis.
Students must be over 18 years of age at the time of course commencement. Students must secure an appropriate visa that allows them to study in an Australian Registered Training organisation prior to course commencement.
Intakes throughout the year. Contact the Institute for details.
To gain entry to this course, students must have successfully completed year 12 or secondary studies in their home country or in Australia.
Applicants for this qualification must have a minimum English language proficiency of IELTS 6.0 (overall band) with not less than 5.5 in any individual component or an equivalent exam result recognised by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Applicants can also arrange to undertake an English language test with the Institute.
A Pre training review is also completed to identify whether the course is appropriate for addressing the applicants’ learning needs.
Students who successfully complete this course may progress onto higher education qualifications in Civil Construction e.g. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil).
Successful completion of this qualification may support graduates accessing employment opportunities in the following or related job roles:
Total duration: 104 weeks including holidays. This includes 84 weeks of term time and 20 weeks’ holidays. Term time consists of six 14 week terms. Holiday periods include 3 four-week term breaks, 2 two week term breaks and 2 two week Christmas breaks.
During term time students attend scheduled face to face classes for 16 hours per week. Face to face classes are scheduled during the day or night or mixture of both. Day time classes are 8 hours and night classes are 4 hours in duration. Day classes operate from 8.30am to 5.30pm and night classes 6.00 to 10.00pm. Students will be required to undertake additional independent study for 10 hours per week.
Course fee details are available on :
https://git.vic.edu.au/fees.aspx