Diploma of Civil Construction Design
CRICOS CODE
119915B
QUALIFICATION CODE
RII50520
SPECIALISATION
Diploma of Civil Construction Design
DURATION
Course duration is calculated based on 20 hours per week of face-to-face training for 44 weeks, plus 8 weeks of allocated term break. Total Course Duration: 52 weeks.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face classroom based.
Simulated Work and Industry Environment.
Qualification
OVERVIEW
This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as designers or design paraprofessionals who support professional engineers. They perform tasks with a high level of autonomy, requiring significant judgment in planning and determining the selection of equipment, roles, and techniques for themselves and others. They are responsible for developing site-specific work designs to ensure the implementation of the client’s site requirements and demonstrate the application of a broad range of technical, managerial, coordination, and planning skills.
QUICKLINKS
Who can Enrol?
The target group for this program will be applicants over the age of 18 who wish to enter roles such as civil/structural draftsperson, civil/structural designer para-professional, civil construction site officer, civil construction site manager, civil designer, and civil technical assistant within the civil construction industry.
Pathways
A pathway is the route or course of action taken to get to a destination. A training pathway generally means the learning activities or experiences used to attain the competencies needed to achieve career goals. There is no single pathway that applies to everyone; each student has specific needs and goals. Achievement of AQF qualifications provides opportunities for individuals to pursue and achieve their career goals.
Although participants are provided with advice on employment and training options throughout the delivery of the program no guarantees are implied or given.
Recommended Training Pathways
Employment Pathways from the qualification
This qualification prepares students to enter several civil construction occupations such as:
Civil Engineering Draftsperson
Civil Construction Designer
Pathways into the qualification
Individuals may enter RII50520 Diploma of Civil Construction Design with limited or no vocational experience and without a lower-level qualification.
Pathways from the qualification
Students completing this qualification may choose to progress with further studies by undertaking one or more options including Advanced Diploma Qualifications or Higher Education courses in Civil Engineering.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal prerequisites required to enter the RII50520 – Diploma of Civil Construction Design course. However, applicants must meet the following entry requirements:
English Language Requirement
Academic Requirement
• Have completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma qualification in related fields of study and 3 years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise. OR
• Have completed a Bachelor degree in related fields of study and 2 years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise. OR
• Have five years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise.
Age Requirement
All applicants must be aged 18 years or over at the time of applying for admission to the course.
Language, Literacy, Numeracy (LLN) and Digital Literacy test
All students enrolling in a VET course at Winslow College are required to undertake a Language, Literacy, Numeracy (LLN) and Digital Literacy test to identify their capabilities prior to signing the Letter of Offer (LOO). The outcome enables the trainers and Student Support Staff to identify the learning and digital needs and make provisions for additional academic support where required.
Other
Applicants should have proficiency in digital literacy and MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). They should also have their own personal computer with a minimum configuration of:
Processor: Intel Core i3 (sixth generation or newer) or equivalent
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional x64
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 120 GB internal storage
Course Structure
ELECTIVE UNITS
BSBOPS505
Manage organisational customer service
BSBSTR601
Manage innovation and continuous
improvement
BSBTWK502
Manage Team Effectiveness
MEM23004
Apply technical mathematics (Pre. Req.)
MEM30012
Apply mathematical techniques in a
manufacturing engineering or related
environment (Pre. Req.)
MEM23007
Apply calculus to engineering tasks
RIICWD501E
Prepare detailed design of foundations
RIICWD507D
Prepare detailed geotechnical design
MEM30005
Calculate force systems within simple
beam structures
RIICWD508E
Prepare detailed design of rural roads
RIICWD512E
Prepare detailed design of motorways
and interchanges
RIICWD526E
Prepare detailed traffic analysis
RIICWD530E
Prepare detailed design of surface
drainage
RIICWD534E
Prepare detailed design of civil steel
structures
RIICWD533E
Prepare detailed design of civil concrete
structures
RIICWD535E
Prepare detailed design of civil timber
structures
MEM30006
Calculate stresses in simple structures
RIIQUA601E
Establish and maintain a quality system
MEM30031
Operate computer-aided design (CAD)
system to produce basic drawing
elements (Pre. Req.)
MEM30033
Use computer-aided design (CAD) to
create and display 3-D models
Note: *The general elective units may change at college’s discretion, if necessary.
