RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction

VU course code: RII30920 | Level of study: TAFE

Duration

0.5 years full time

Delivery mode

Face to Face with eLearning

Fees

Free TAFE

No tuition fees for eligible students

Location

Industry, Sunshine, Werribee

Applications closed

Overview

Develop practical skills and knowledge in a fast-growing industry with a Certificate III in Civil Construction RII30920 at Victoria University.

You will gain knowledge and skills in:

reading and interpreting plans and specifications
measurements and calculations
operation of a small plant and equipment
hand tools and power tools
planning and organising work
workplace communication and safety
risk management.

These skills will set you up for success in the following specialisations:

RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction – Road Construction and Maintenance
RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction – Tunnel Construction
RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction – General.

Within each specialisation, you will learn specific practical skills for your future career, such as drainage and dewatering, excavation and concreting.

This course is ideal for anyone interested in entering the civil construction industry.

: This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as skilled operators in civil construction, who apply a broad range of skills in varied work contexts, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. The individual may provide theoretical advice and support a team.

The qualification applies to specialist occupations in bituminous surfacing, bridge construction and maintenance, pipe laying, road construction and maintenance, road marking, tunnel construction, timber bridge construction and maintenance, traffic management and general civil construction occupations.
: You will have access to state-of-the-art simulators and machines at our Werribee Campus (Werribee East). As part of your course, you will undertake 150+ hours of operating machinery, including our eight-tonne wheeled front end loader, in a controlled environment. Learning with us means you’ll get the hands-on training to operate equipment safely and be job-ready when you graduate.
Industry partners are also co-located at Werribee East, allowing for closer industry contact during your training.
: Within the road construction and maintenance specialisation, areas of learning include:
manual excavation and levelling
concreting
implementing a traffic management plan
installation of signs and roadside fixtures
repairing damaged surfaces
maintenance of bitumen surfaces
safe disposal of infrastructure materials
drainage and dewatering
excavation
skid steer loader and roller operations.
: Within the tunnel construction specialisation, areas of learning include:
manual excavation and levelling
concreting
plant operations
tunnelling constructions services
excavation
tunnel earthworks
portal construction
safe disposal of infrastructure materials
drainage and dewatering.
: Within the general specialisation, areas of learning include:
drainage and dewatering
excavation
concreting
installation of signs and roadside fixtures
elevating work platforms
skid steer loader and roller operations
fence and gate construction
site record management.

This course is nationally recognised training.

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

You may also be eligible for ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’, which lets you finish your course more quickly when you have gained some of the skills required from past study or work experience.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction has core and elective units of competency that cover the skills for the following 8 specialist and 1 general civil construction specialisations.
Victoria University offers the following specialisations:

Road Construction and Maintenance
Tunnel Construction
Civil Construction General

Specialisation 4 - Road Construction and Maintenance

To be awarded the RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance), 26 units must be completed consisting of:

8 core units
18 elective units, of which:

- 9 must be chosen from Group J

- at least 2 must be chosen from Group K

- at least 2 must be chosen from Group L

- up to 4 may be chosen from the electives below, elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course

- at least 5 of the 18 elective units chosen must be road construction and maintenance (RIICRC) units.

Specialisation 6 - Tunnel Construction

To be awarded the RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction (Tunnel Construction), 26 units must be completed consisting of:

8 core units
18 elective units, of which:

- at least 5 must be chosen from Group P

- at least 6 must be chosen from Group Q

- at least 2 must be chosen from Group R

- up to 4 may be chosen from the electives listed below, elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course

- at least 2 of the 18 elective units chosen must be tunnel construction (RIICTC) units.

Specialisation 9 - Civil Construction General

To be awarded the RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction (General), 25 units must be completed consisting of:

8 core units
17 elective units, of which:

- at least 4 must be chosen from one of Groups YA-YK

- at least 10 must be chosen from Group Z

- up to 3 may be chosen from the electives listed below, elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course

- at least 5 of the 17 elective units chosen must have a numerical code beginning with 3.

The elective bank contains both licensed and non-licensed units of competency relating to high risk work in the resources and infrastructure industry. To be appointed under any statutory requirements in related roles, units of competency should be selected to meet the state/territory licensing requirements.

Course duration

Domestic: 0.5 years
Apprenticeship: 3 years
Traineeship: 1 year
Industry group: 1.5 years

Units

Fees & scholarships

TAFE fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer.

Only the Road Construction and Maintenance specialisation is eligible for Free TAFE.

Fees

Scholarships

Careers

Graduates from this qualification will have the skills and knowledge in their specialisation to undertake roles within the civil construction industry such as: