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.
The training program covers 12 units of competency taken from the qualification. It has total Core units of 5 and 7 Elective Units, participants are required to successfully complete all 12 core units.
Students are issued with learning materials and handouts relevant to each unit.
This course holds national accreditation under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF).
A range of assessment strategies is employed for this qualification and the choice of strategy is dependent on the nature of the unit of competency. Strategies may include but not limit practical application and demonstration of skills, oral presentations, written assignments, tests and projects, work-based projects including the maintenance of log books, action research projects, case studies and log books.
Learners who successfully complete this qualification may wish to consider further study such as: 22477VIC – Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Students can have three reassessments of NYC (Not Yet Competent) free of charge provided that the submission of assessments has been done on time. Further, if a student fails more than three times in the unit, the student will have to repeat that unit and charges will be AUD$350.00 per unit (GST will not be charged).
This qualification requires a minimum of year 12 completion or equivalent. Oceania Polytechnic requires students to be a minimum of 18 years of age and to demonstrate that they have sufficient English Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) through satisfactory completion of OPIE’s pre-enrolment LLN test. International students may be required to provide evidence of their English Language Proficiency to the minimum level of 6 in IELTS or equivalent. (Please check the Department of Home Affairs website on www.homeaffairs.gov.au for student visa requirements).
unit code | unit title | core | elective |
|---|---|---|---|
BSBPMG632 | Manage program risk | core | |
BSBWHS616 | Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks | core | |
BSBTWK502 | Manage team effectiveness | core | |
RIICWD601E | Manage the civil works design process | core | |
RIIQUA601E | Establish and maintain a quality system | core | |
BSBPMG530 | Manage project scope | elective | |
BSBPMG531 | Manage project time | elective | |
BSBPMG532 | Manage project quality | elective | |
RIICWD535E | Prepare detailed design of motorways and interchanges | elective | |
RIICWD533E | Prepare detailed traffic analysis | elective | |
RIICWD534E | Provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams | elective | |
MEM30031 | Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements package | elective |
