Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction

Course overview

This course is for people wanting to enter or currently employed in the civil construction industry. It reflects the role of people working as managers who perform tasks that are broad, specialised, complex and technical and includes strategic areas and initiating activities. You will learn to be responsible for the establishment of site management systems, plans and policies. By completing the course you will be able to provide leadership, establish and maintain OHS management systems, environmental management systems, quality systems and risk management systems. You will be assessed in a work environment or a simulated environment as specified in the Resources and Infrastructure Training Package. You will be advised of the requirements relating to accessing a workplace(s) and relevant OHS safety requirements at enrolment.

 

Course Structure

The course structure below shows what you must do to complete this course. units/modules are arranged in groups and sometimes also in subgroups. You must complete each group as specified as well as following the course completion instructions. If a course contains optional groups there will statement at the top of the course indicating how many you must do. At the top of any group containing optional subgroups there will be a statement saying how many you must do. This course has been designed to reflect the packaging requirements for RII60609 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction within the Resources and Infrastructure Training Package (RII09). The rules from the RII09 Training follows: Successful completion of twelve (12) units of competency made up of: * six (6) mandatory units * six (6) elective units to be completed made up of: - a minimum of three (3) units from the electives list - a maximum of two (2) units, from this or any other Training Packages at any level Units chosen must be relevant to the job function. Care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisites specified within imported units, or units chosen as electives, are complied with. To satisfy the Training Package requirements, this TAFE NSW course has been structured as follows: A total of 12 units must be completed - 5 compulsory units and 7 elective units Group 1 - Compulsory Units -------------------------- All 5 units must be completed. Group 2 - Compulsory Elective Units ----------------------------------- At least 1 unit must be completed. The remaining unit may be chosen as an elective. Group 3 - Elective Units listed in the Training Package ------------------------------------------------------- At least 5 and no more than 6 units must be completed.

Course Elective Completion:

At least 6 elective modules/units must be completed. These may be chosen from groups 2, 3

Group 1 MANDATORY UNITS All module/units must be completed

Modules/Units	Name	Hrs	National Module(s)
BSBMGT605B	Provide leadership across the organisation	50
RIIENV601A	Establish and maintain the environmental management system	80
RIIOHS601A	Establish and maintain the OHS management system	60
RIIQUA601A	Establish and maintain a quality system	60
RIIRIS601A	Establish and maintain the risk management system	50

Group 2 COMPULSORY ELECTIVES At least 1 module/unit must be completed

Modules/Units	Name	Hrs	National Module(s)
RIICWM601A	Establish civil constructions plans	250
RIICWM602A	Establish civil works maintenance programs	250

Group 3 ELECTIVE UNITS LISTED IN THE TRAINING PACKAGE At least 5 and no more than 6 module/units must be completed

Modules/Units	Name	Hrs	National Module(s)
BSBMGT608B	Manage innovation and continuous improvement	50
BSBMGT617A	Develop and implement a business plan	50
BSBPMG601A	Direct the integration of projects	70
BSBPMG602A	Direct the scope of a project program	50
BSBPMG603A	Direct time management of a project program	40
BSBPMG604A	Direct cost management of a project program	50
BSBPMG605A	Direct quality management of a project program	50
BSBPMG606A	Direct human resources management of a project program	40
BSBPMG607A	Direct communications management of a project program	40
BSBPMG608A	Direct risk management of a project program	50
BSBPMG609A	Direct procurement and contracting for a project program	50
BSBSMB405A	Monitor and manage small business operations	40
BSBSUS201A	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	20
RIIBEF601A	Conduct business negotiations	50
RIIBEF602A	Establish and evaluate operational performance management systems	50
RIIBEF604A	Conduct feasibility study	50
RIICWD601A	Manage the civil works design process	100
RIICWM503A	Prepare civil works cost estimate	60
RIICWM504A	Prepare civil works bill of quantities	60
RIICWM505A	Prepare civil works schedule of rates	60
RIIERR504A	Manage major incidents and emergencies	50
RIIGOV601A	Establish, maintain and develop a statutory compliance management system	50
RIISAM601A	Establish and maintain plant, equipment and infrastructure maintenance system	60

Requirements to receive the qualification

To achieve RII60609 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction (TAFE NSW course number 19080), learners are required to complete 12 units of competency (5 compulsory and 7 electives) comprising: - all 5 compulsory units from group 1 - at least 1 compulsory elective unit from group 2 - at least 5 and no more than 6 elective units from group 3. Elective units may be selected from group 2 and group 3.

Entry Requirements

NSW Higher School Certificate or equivalent Before commencing workshop activities or on-site training and assessment in this course, learners must have completed WorkCover approved OHS General Induction Training (available from TAFE or other RTOs). Prior experience in the civil construction industry is highly recommended.