RII60520- Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design

National Code RII60520
CRICOS Course Code 113846C   
Duration 94 weeks (including holiday breaks)
Total Course fees $AU 55,500
Tuition Fees $AU 45,000
Non-Tuition Fee $AU 10,500 
Mode of study

Face to face in classroom with access to a simulated environment.

Delivery location Suite 2 - 17 David St Brunswick Vic 3056 Australia
Volume of learning 1816 hours

 

Please Note: Students are required to attend a minimum 20 scheduled course contact hours per week.

Course Description

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.

Course Structure

To achieve this qualification, students must complete following 12 unit of competencies. 

  • 5 core unit, plus
  • 7 elective units

Unit code

Unit of Competency

Core/ Elective

BSBPMG632

Manage program risk

Core

BSBTWK502

Manage team effectiveness

Core

BSBWHS616

Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks

Core

RIICWD601E

Manage civil works design processes

Core

RIIQUA601E

Establish and maintain a quality system

Core

RIIBEF604E

Conduct a feasibility study

 Elective

RIICWD534E

Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures

Elective

RIICWD533E

Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures

Elective 

RIICWD535E

Prepare detailed design of civil timber structures

Elective 

RIICWD536E

Prepare detailed design of civil masonry, crib and gabion structures Elective 

BSBPMG530

Manage project scope Elective 

BSBOPS601

Develop and implement business plans Elective 

This will be delivered over 94 weeks including holiday breaks. Students are required to attend a minimum of 20 scheduled course contact hours per week. 

Entry Requirements

Age requirements

Students must be above 18 years of age while filling up the application form.

Pre-training Review

The Pre-Training Review (PTR) will be conducted prior to the enrolment on your course of studies to ensure that the training and assessment provided by Greenhill Institute is able to meet the student’s individual needs. Students are required to fill up the PTR form and submit it along with the application form.

Greenhill Institute will review the student’s current competencies, student needs, English level, support requirements and oral communication skills, to enrol them in the most appropriate course to achieve their intended outcomes.

English Language Requirements for International students.

International students applying for this course either off-shore or on-shore will require either a minimum IELTS test score of 6.0 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course.

or IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 10 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.

or IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 20 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.

or Oxford Placement test with a score of 61 or higher.

Note: Results older than two years are not acceptable.

Refer to Enrolment Kit available on this website for additional information. 

Academic Requirements

To enter this course delivered at Greenhill Institute, applicants should have successfully completed year 12/ Senior Secondary School studies in their home country equivalent to Australian Senior Secondary School Examination (Year 12).

or

Mature Age students will also be considered without the minimum education requirements considering they have relevant work experience within the chosen area of study and a demonstrated capacity to meet the course requirements. A minimum of 2 years’ experience would normally be expected; however, each case will be reviewed individually with relevant work experience evidence in the form of an employment reference letter on company letterhead, work samples and curriculum vitae submitted will be considered. Such learner will be accessed for possible RPL opportunities, and their course duration and volume of learning will be adjusted accordingly, if any RPL is granted.

Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN)

Students undertaking this course must possess sound Numeracy skills since it requires them to do calculations, prepare reports, review market requirements, etc. To determine this, students wanting to study at Greenhill Institute are required to undertake an LLN test prior to the commencement of the course.  Based on the test outcome, students may be identified as requiring internal support and/or external support.

LLN tests will be conducted on campus by using an ACSF mapped online LLN assessment tool - LLN Robot under the supervision of qualified LLN Trainer/Assessor. Students are required to undertake a language, literacy, and numeracy test (LLN) according to the following qualification:

RII60520- Advanced Diploma Of Civil Construction Design -  ACSF Performance Level 4

Computer literacy requirements

All students enrolling into this course at Greenhill Institute must have basic computer skills. Students are required to fill in the questions related to computer and internet skills in the Pre-Training Review form provided along with the application form.

Students who do not possess basic computing skills will be provided with basic computer use support. 

Materials and Equipment Required

Greenhill Institute will provide access to computers with required resources, including access to the internet, IT software - FreeCad/BricsCad/AutoCAD, Revit and Microsoft office during classroom hours; however, to work on the assignments and tasks for self-study, all learners are expected to have access to a laptop or computer with the Windows 7 operating system or higher.

Students must have an active email address for communication and be contactable by phone (mobile or landline) and by mail (postal address). All learners are expected to have access to MS office applications such as Microsoft Word, an email platform.

Contact Greenhill Institute at 1300136859 for any further information.

 

Assessment Methods

All assessments of units of competency will be conducted according to the assessment guidelines and competency standards of the official Training Package for this qualification. Assessment methods include written questions, Practical demonstrations, Projects, Case Studies/Reports, Role Plays, Research, and presentations.

Pathways

Pathways from the qualification

Successful completion may enable the student to apply for other Advanced Diploma qualifications. For e.g., Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management, Advanced Diploma of Drilling Management, Advanced Diploma of Surface Coal Mining Management, etc. or bachelor’s or master’s degree at other institutions from other institutes/tafe/universities.

Employment/Career pathway

Units in this qualification reflect the knowledge and skills of individuals with significant experience in:

  • Civil Engineering Draftsperson
  • Civil Engineering Design Draftsperson
  • Civil Engineering Technician
  • Structural Engineering Drafting Officer

Above pathway information is in line with qualification description on National Training Register (www.training.gov.au) and/or https://www.myskills.gov.au/, it doesn't imply any job guarantee or job role at the end of the course. Greenhill Institute doesn’t claim any employment outcome or job guarantee associated with its courses as it would be misleading.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer 

Greenhill Institute recognises qualifications and statements of attainment issued by other Registered Training Organisations in Australia and offers all students the option of Recognised Prior Learning and Credit Transfer. For further details, please refer to the Student Handbook or enquire on campus by calling at 1300136859 or email us at info@greenhillinstitute.vic.edu.au.

Course Information may not be sufficient to make an Enrolment decision. Please refer to the information provided in Enrolment Kit available on the website.