RII60520 – Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design

This qualification will be delivered over 52 weeks, including 40 weeks of training and assessment spread over 4 terms of 10 weeks each and 12 weeks of holidays.

This program is delivered in the classroom and through scheduled and supervised online sessions.

Code	Title	Core or Elective
BSBPMG632	Manage program risk	Core
BSBTWK502	Manage team effectiveness	Core
BSBWHS616	Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks	Core
RIICWD601E	Manage civil works design processes	Core
RIIQUA601E	Establish and maintain a quality system	Core
BSBPMG531	Manage project time	Group A
BSBSTR601	Manage innovation and continuous improvement	Group A
RIICWD507D	Prepare detailed geotechnical design	Group B
RIICWD509E	Prepare detailed design of urban roads	Group B
RIICWD533E	Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures	Group B
RIICWD534E	Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures	Group B
RIICWD535E	Prepare detailed design of civil timber structures	Group B

Brookside International College has the following entry requirements:

International students must:

• be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent
• participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs. The course entry interview will also assess whether students can use digital technologies
• have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
• Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
• completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO; or
• successful completion of an English Placement Test at IELTS level 6.0.

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

Potential employment options are in civil construction designer roles.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into higher education qualifications in civil construction design.

Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning). The granting of RPL and/or credit transfer may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course.

This process is outlined in Brookside International College’s Student Enrolment and Completion Policy and Associated Procedures and Training and Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures.

The qualification is delivered over 52 weeks comprising of:

• Four (4) terms of 10 weeks each (40 weeks total)
• Holiday breaks amounting to 12 weeks (as specified in the timetable)

Students are required to attend 14 hours of training and assessment per week and complete 6 hours of scheduled, structured and supervised online learning and assessment (where applicable) per week.

Additional, unsupervised study is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week.

The training and assessment schedule shows the weeks during which training is delivered and assessment conducted for each unit.

The following facilities, equipment and resources will be used to deliver and assess this qualification:

• Training rooms, including desks, chairs, whiteboard, and overhead projector.
• Computers with word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Access to the Internet.
• Learning and assessment materials as outlined in this TAS.
• Workplace stakeholders (these may be simulated).
• Documentation/equipment including:
• WHS reports
• Legislation, standards, guidelines, research and industry data
• Design criteria for civil works
• Plans for traffic analysis
• Personal protective equipment
• Equipment related to establish and maintain a quality system
• Equipment related to provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work team
• Access to designs for motorways and interchanges
• Workplace policies and procedures for each work site visited
• Computer and appropriate CAD software (AutoCAD)
• Relevant operating manuals and manufacturer specifications.
• In addition, all students who are undertaking this qualification must have the following resources while in class.
• A laptop or computer that is installed with Microsoft Office or similar.

Assessment resources comprise of:

• User Guide: This provides important information relating to the delivery of quality training and assessment.
• Assessor Marking Guide: The Assessor Marking Guide includes assessment tasks, checklists and marking guidance. It also provides unit-specific advice on delivering assessment.
• Student Assessment Tasks: The Student Assessment Tasks include the tasks as well as guidance about how to complete each assessment. Submission information and relevant forms are also included. The Student Assessment Tasks can be found in the ‘Assessment’ folder for each unit.
• Assessment Mapping: The Assessment Mapping is included as a separate document to show how each assessment task maps to the unit of competency. There is an Assessment Mapping in the ‘Mapping’ folder for each unit of competency.
• Supporting Resources: Supporting resources include forms, templates and checklists that should be used when preparing for and marking assessment tasks. There are relevant supporting resources in the ‘Assessor Resources’ folder for each unit of competency and a list of the supporting resources relevant to each assessment task in the Assessor Marking Guide.