Diploma of Civil Construction Design
Course Code: RII50520
CRICOS Code: 118176G
Duration: 880 hours (52 weeks)
Location: Melbourne CBD, Hobart CBD, Brisbane CBD
Intake: Jan, April, July & Oct (* Monthly intake available for onshore students )
Tuition Fees: $15,000
Application Fee: $350
Course Overview:
This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as designers or design paraprofessionals who support professional engineers. They perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring the application of significant judgement in planning and determining the selection of equipment/roles/techniques for themselves and others. They are required to develop site specific work designs to ensure the implementation of the client’s site
requirements. They demonstrate the application of a broad range of technical, managerial, coordination and planning skills.
Career Outcome:
Employment opportunities resulting from the completion of this course may include following job roles:
- Project Coordinator (Civil)
- Construction Estimator (Civil Projects)
- Design Support Assistant
- Civil Engineering Draftsperson
- Civil Works Designer
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements specified in the training package, however Central Australian College (CAC)
recommends that students entering this qualification:
- Must have satisfactorily completed an equivalent of Australian year 12.
- Must have IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) or satisfactory completion of CAC entry test, or a completion of an ELICOS program.
- All international students must be at least 18 years of age or above to study at Central Australian College.
- Must participate in Pre-Training Assessment, prior to commencement of the course.
- Delivery Approach
Delivery is on campus. It includes face to face delivery in the classroom with tutorials, analysis of case studies, interactive learning including discussion on key points, presentation. Simulated workplace environment is created for practice.
Assessment Method
Assessment methods are flexible, valid, reliable and fair. Assessment strategies include:
- Project/Case study
- Written/Oral Questions
- Practical Observation/Demonstration/Role play
- Third Party Report
- Presentation
- Workplace Documentation/Portfolio
- Self-assessment
- Problem Solving
- Report
- E-learning
- AV Media file
- RPL Evidence
Pathways from the qualification
After achieving the RII50520 Diploma of Civil Construction Design, learners could progress to:
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- RII60520 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design
Course Structure
To be awarded the RII50520 Diploma of Civil Construction Design, students must complete and demonstrate competency in 20 units of competency, consisting of 20 Electives Units.
| Core or Elective | Unit code | Unit name |
| Elective | BSBTWK502 | Manage team effectiveness |
| Elective | RIICWD534E | Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures |
| Elective | RIICWD507D | Prepare detailed geotechnical design |
| Elective | RIICWD533E | Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures |
| Elective | BSBSTR601 | Manage innovation and continuous improvement |
| Elective | BSBPMG531 | Manage project time |
| Elective | MEM30031A | Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements |
| Elective | MEM30033A* | Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models |
| Elective | CPPBDN6106 | Produce BIM for building design |
| Elective | CPPCOM4001 | Manage own work and professional development |
| Elective | RIICWD505E | Prepare detailed design of landscaping |
| Elective | RIICWD535E | Contribute to strategic workforce planning |
| Elective | MEM23004A | Apply technical mathematics |
| Elective | MEM30005A* | Calculate force systems within simple beam structures |
| Elective | MEM30006A* | Calculate stresses in simple structures |
| Elective | MEM30012A | Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment |
| Elective | MEM23109 | Apply Engineering Mechanics Principles |
| Elective | MSL924003** | Process and interpret data |
| Elective | MSL925004* | Analyse data and report results |
| Elective | RIILAT402E | Provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams |
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Central Australian College is responsible for the quality of the training and assessment in compliance with the Standards of Registered Training Organisations (SRTO), and for the issuance of the AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework) certification documentation.
*Conditions apply
Fees may change during your course of study. CAC reserves the right to discontinue or alter any course date, tuition or service fee, location, timetable or staffing without prior notice. This will constitute a provider default and all tuition fees will be handled in accordance with Central Australian College’s Refund Policy. Interest will not be credited to Student Fees or disbursements and therefore no interest will be recovered by students in the event of cancellation. Students must maintain valid Overseas Student Health Care insurance throughout their enrollment.





