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Study Level Diploma
Course Code RII50520
Study Method Class
Assessment Assignments
Start Date July 2025, September 2025, January 2026, April 2026
Entry Requirement Grade 12
Duration 78 weeks
Price $18300
Discount No
Discounted Price NA
About the Course
Kick start your career in the civil construction industry with the Diploma of Civil Construction Design. This qualification prepares you for work as a designer or design paraprofessional who supports professional engineers. This course prepares you to perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring significant judgement in planning and selecting equipment/roles/techniques.
You are required to develop site-specific work designs to ensure the implementation of clients’ site requirements. You will learn to use 2D and 3D industry software applications such as AutoCAD and Revit, which are essential tools for designing construction and infrastructure projects.
Entry Requirements
- IELTS 5.5 or equivalent
- 18 years or older
- Completion of Year 12 studies or equivalent
Career Opportunities
Upon successful completion of this course, the types of occupations that you will be qualified to seek include:
Civil Engineering Draftsperson
Civil Engineering Design Draftsperson
Civil Engineering Technician
Course Units
| Code | Course Unit | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIICWD533E | Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures | Core | |
| BSBPMG537 | Manage Project Procurement | Core | |
| CPCCOM2001 | Read and interpret plans and specifications | Core | |
| BSBWHS616 | Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks | Core | |
| MEM30012A | Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment | Core | |
| MEM23004A | Apply technical mathematics | Core | |
| MEM30005A | Calculate force systems within simple beam structures | Core | |
| MEM23007A | Apply calculus to engineering tasks | Core | |
| RIICWD535E | Prepare detailed design of civil timber structures | Core | |
| RIICWD534E | Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures | Core | |
| BSBTWK502 | Manage team effectiveness | Core | |
| RIICWD530E | Prepare detailed design of surface drainage | Core | |
| BSBPMG632 | Manage program risk | Core | |
| RIICWD509E | Prepare detailed design of urban roads | Core | |
| RIICWD511E | Prepare detailed design of sub-divisions | Core | |
| RIICWD501E | Prepare detailed design of foundations | Core | |
| MEM30032A | Produce basic engineering drawings | Core | |
| MEM30033A* | Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models | Core | |
| MEM30031A | Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements | Core | |
| BSBPMG531 | Manage project time | Core |
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