RII30920

Certificate III in Civil Construction

Road Construction and Maintenance

Break ground on a career in civil construction with this practical course. With a specialisation in road construction and maintenance this course will qualify you to seek work as a road construction worker.

STUDY LOCATIONS Darling Downs and South West North Queensland

WAYS TO STUDY Apprenticeships and traineeships

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Course overview

Break ground on a career in civil construction with this practical course specialising in road construction and maintenance. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, there is stable future growth predicted for earthmoving plant operators including excavator, bulldozer, and grader operators. This large occupation is expected is create around 30,000 jobs over the next five years.

In this course you'll gain a range of hands-on skills including how to carry out manual excavation, manually spread and compact materials, support plant operations, carry out basic levelling, and repair potholes. You'll also learn how to handle resources and infrastructure materials, safely dispose of nontoxic materials, implement a traffic management plan, drain and dewater civil construction sites, as well as identify, locate and protect underground services.

Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work in the civil construction industry as road construction worker. It will also prepare you for further studies in this area.

What can I do?

Road Construction Worker

Course outcome:

RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction

Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) Funding

TAFE Queensland is a proud recipient of Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) funding and is a registered provider in the CSQ Skills Assessment and Gap Training program – this course is subsidised under this program. It is important to note only eligible participants may receive funding for eligible courses. Learn more about eligibility criteria.

Free apprenticeships for under 25s

The Queensland government is supporting young Queenslanders up to the age of 25 by providing access to fully subsidised training across a range of priority apprenticeship or traineeship qualifications. Learn more>

What you will study

The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 18 elective units from the list below.

UNIT CODE
UNIT NAME

UNIT CODE
RIIBEF201E

Plan and organise work

UNIT CODE :
RIIBEF201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and organise work in the resources and infrastructure industries, including conducting basic workplace maintenance and housekeeping procedures.
UNIT NAME
Plan and organise work

UNIT CODE
RIICCM201E

Carry out measurements and calculations

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out measurements and calculations in the resources and infrastructure industries. It includes using measurements and calculations to estimate quantities for various work activities.
UNIT NAME
Carry out measurements and calculations

UNIT CODE
RIICCM203E

Read and interpret plans and job specifications

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM203E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to read and interpret plans and job specifications in civil construction, including recognising amendments and commonly used symbols and abbreviations. It involves locating and identifying key features on site plans and reading and interpreting job plan specifications.
UNIT NAME
Read and interpret plans and job specifications

UNIT CODE
RIICOM201E

Communicate in the workplace

UNIT CODE :
RIICOM201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate in the workplace in the resources and infrastructure industries and other industries with relevant work practices and procedures.
UNIT NAME
Communicate in the workplace

UNIT CODE
RIIRIS301E

Apply risk management processes

UNIT CODE :
RIIRIS301E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply risk management processes in the mining, drilling and civil infrastructure industry.
UNIT NAME
Apply risk management processes

UNIT CODE
RIISAM203E

Use hand and power tools

UNIT CODE :
RIISAM203E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use hand and power tools in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Use hand and power tools

UNIT CODE
RIISAM204E

Operate small plant and equipment

UNIT CODE :
RIISAM204E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate small plant and equipment in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Operate small plant and equipment

UNIT CODE
RIIWHS201E

Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures

UNIT CODE :
RIIWHS201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely and follow work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures

UNIT CODE
UNIT NAME

UNIT CODE
RIICBS202E

Hand spread asphalt

UNIT CODE :
RIICBS202E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to hand spread asphalt in civil construction.
UNIT NAME
Hand spread asphalt

UNIT CODE
RIICCM202E

Identify, locate and protect underground services

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM202E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify, locate and protect underground services in civil construction.
UNIT NAME
Identify, locate and protect underground services

UNIT CODE
RIICCM205F

Carry out manual excavation

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM205F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out manual excavation in civil construction, including confirming the location of underground services, manually excavating, placing barricades and isolating the excavation.
UNIT NAME
Carry out manual excavation

UNIT CODE
RIICCM206E

Support plant operations

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM206E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support plant operations in civil construction, including locating and marking services and assisting and providing guidance to directing operators.
UNIT NAME
Support plant operations

UNIT CODE
RIICCM207E

Spread and compact materials manually

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM207E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to spread and compact materials manually in civil construction, including conducting compaction machine operational checks, directing vehicles and materials, directing machine operator to spread materials and operating mechanical compaction equipment.
UNIT NAME
Spread and compact materials manually

UNIT CODE
RIICCM208E

Carry out basic levelling

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM208E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out basic levelling in civil construction, including establishing offsets to plans and drawings and setting up and using a levelling device
UNIT NAME
Carry out basic levelling

UNIT CODE
RIICCM209E

Carry out concrete work

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM209E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out concrete work in civil construction, including constructing and fitting reinforcement, erecting formwork, concreting and stripping formwork.
UNIT NAME
Carry out concrete work

UNIT CODE
RIICCM210E

Install trench support

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM210E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install trench support in civil construction, including both installing and removing trench shoring.
UNIT NAME
Install trench support

UNIT CODE
RIICCM211E

Construct and dismantle fences and gates

UNIT CODE :
RIICCM211E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to construct and dismantle fences and gates in civil construction, including constructing gates, fencing and signage and carrying out dismantling procedures and housekeeping procedures.
UNIT NAME
Construct and dismantle fences and gates

UNIT CODE
RIICPL302E

Install stormwater systems

UNIT CODE :
RIICPL302E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install stormwater systems in civil construction, including determining stormwater system requirements, installing bedding and installing and testing stormwater system.
UNIT NAME
Install stormwater systems

UNIT CODE
RIICPL304E

Install pre-cast gully pits

UNIT CODE :
RIICPL304E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install pre-cast gully pits in civil construction.
UNIT NAME
Install pre-cast gully pits

UNIT CODE
RIICRC201E

Repair potholes

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to repair potholes in civil construction, including preparing, repairing and cleaning up potholes to sub-grade level.
UNIT NAME
Repair potholes

UNIT CODE
RIICRC202E

Install signs

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC202E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install signs in civil construction, including loading, transporting, unloading and installing free standing signs, including those requiring installation of dual supports.
UNIT NAME
Install signs

UNIT CODE
RIICRC203E

Install sub-soil drainage

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC203E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install sub-soil drainage in civil construction, including setting out and excavating trenches and installing sub-soil drains, end structures or outlets.
UNIT NAME
Install sub-soil drainage

UNIT CODE
RIICRC204E

Install and maintain roadside fixtures

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC204E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain roadside fixtures in civil construction, including erecting guardrails, finish ends and road fencing, and installing guide posts and delineators and maintaining signs.
UNIT NAME
Install and maintain roadside fixtures

UNIT CODE
RIICRC208E

Lay pipes

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC208E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lay pipes in civil construction, including setting out and conducting excavation, preparing foundations, installing bedding and laying pipe.
UNIT NAME
Lay pipes

UNIT CODE
RIICRC209E

Lay reinforced concrete box culverts

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC209E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lay reinforced concrete box culvert (RCBC) units in civil construction, including setting out and excavating sites, installing RCBC units and constructing support slabs and concrete bases.
UNIT NAME
Lay reinforced concrete box culverts

UNIT CODE
RIICRC301E

Maintain drainage systems

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC301E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain drainage systems in civil construction, including maintaining drainage components and open drains, excavating and repairing drainage systems and inspecting and repairing culverts.
UNIT NAME
Maintain drainage systems

UNIT CODE
RIICRC302E

Place and form concrete kerb, channel and fixtures

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC302E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to place and form concrete kerb, channel and fixtures in civil construction. It includes forming kerb and median and barrier strips, installing formwork and repairing kerb, gutters and median and barrier strips.
UNIT NAME
Place and form concrete kerb, channel and fixtures

UNIT CODE
RIICRC304E

Maintain sealed roads

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC304E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain sealed roads in civil construction, including repairing damaged or wearing surfaces, edges and pavement fail and sealing surface cracks.
UNIT NAME
Maintain sealed roads

UNIT CODE
RIICRC306E

Conduct earthworks

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC306E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct earthworks in civil construction, including setting out sub-grades, forming and assessing earthworks and placing and compacting sub-grade replacement materials.
UNIT NAME
Conduct earthworks

UNIT CODE
RIICRC307E

Conduct road pavement construction

UNIT CODE :
RIICRC307E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct road pavement construction in civil construction, including setting out base and sub-base and placing, spreading and compacting materials.
UNIT NAME
Conduct road pavement construction

UNIT CODE
RIIIMG301E

Maintain site records

UNIT CODE :
RIIIMG301E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain site records in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Maintain site records

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO317F

Conduct roller operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO317F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a roller to compact material.
UNIT NAME
Conduct roller operations

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO318F

Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO318F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required operate a skid steer loader to load, haul and distribute materials.
UNIT NAME
Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO319E

Conduct backhoe/loader operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO319E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a backhoe/loader to load, distribute and place materials.
UNIT NAME
Conduct backhoe/loader operations

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO320F

Conduct civil construction excavator operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO320F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate excavator operations to lift carry and place materials.
UNIT NAME
Conduct civil construction excavator operations

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO321F

Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO321F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct wheeled front end loader operations.
UNIT NAME
Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations

UNIT CODE
RIIMPO324F

Conduct civil construction grader operations

UNIT CODE :
RIIMPO324F

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct grader operations.
UNIT NAME
Conduct civil construction grader operations

UNIT CODE
RIIRIS201E

Conduct local risk control

UNIT CODE :
RIIRIS201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct local risk in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Conduct local risk control

UNIT CODE
RIISAM201E

Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials

UNIT CODE :
RIISAM201E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials

UNIT CODE
RIIWHS202E

Enter and work in confined spaces

UNIT CODE :
RIIWHS202E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to enter and work in confined spaces in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Enter and work in confined spaces

UNIT CODE
RIIWHS204E

Work safely at heights

UNIT CODE :
RIIWHS204E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the resources and infrastructure industries. It applies to those working in operational roles. They generally work under supervision to undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and take responsibility for the quality of work outcomes. Licensing, legislative and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories and industry sectors. Users must check requirements with relevant body before applying the unit.
UNIT NAME
Work safely at heights

UNIT CODE
RIIWHS205E

Control traffic with stop-slow bat

UNIT CODE :
RIIWHS205E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to control vehicle and pedestrian traffic using stop-slow bats, hand signals and approved communication devices in the resources and infrastructure industries.
UNIT NAME
Control traffic with stop-slow bat

UNIT CODE
RIIWHS302E

Implement traffic management plans

UNIT CODE :
RIIWHS302E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to set out, monitor and close down traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes in civil construction.
UNIT NAME
Implement traffic management plans

UNIT CODE
RIIWMG203E

Drain and dewater civil construction sites

UNIT CODE :
RIIWMG203E

Unit description :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to drain and dewater civil construction sites. This includes establishing sedimentation controls, constructing sumps, installing surface or submersible pumps, and draining surface water using surface drains.
UNIT NAME
Drain and dewater civil construction sites

Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.

Ways to study

Choose your study location

CAMPUS	APPRENTICESHIP / TRAINEESHIPS	DELIVERY MODE
Toowoomba	Traineeship	WORKPLACE Workplace	DROP IN DAYS Drop in days	BLOCK TRAINING Block training	DAY RELEASE Day release	MOBILE VAN Mobile van	Online Online

CAMPUS	APPRENTICESHIP / TRAINEESHIPS	DELIVERY MODE
Mount Isa	Traineeship	WORKPLACE Workplace	DROP IN DAYS Drop in days	BLOCK TRAINING Block training	DAY RELEASE Day release	MOBILE VAN Mobile van	Online Online
Cairns	Traineeship	WORKPLACE Workplace	DROP IN DAYS Drop in days	BLOCK TRAINING Block training	DAY RELEASE Day release	MOBILE VAN Mobile van	Online Online
Townsville - Trade Training Centre Bohle	Traineeship	WORKPLACE Workplace	DROP IN DAYS Drop in days	BLOCK TRAINING Block training	DAY RELEASE Day release	MOBILE VAN Mobile van	Online Online

At TAFE Queensland, we understand that employers need options and flexibility in employee training. We are committed to delivering the flexible training plans you need to get the job done. Choose from workplace training, block training, drop in days, mobile training, day release, online or a mix of all these options. Learn more

You must already be employed to enrol as an apprentice or trainee with TAFE Queensland. Speak to your employer about choosing TAFE Queensland as your Supervising Registered Training Organisation (SRTO).

Costs:

Eligible apprentices and trainees that meet the Queensland state funding requirements will be charged a set fee per nominal hour. These fees are calculated at a regulated rate of $1.60 per nominal hour. Concession rates apply for students who hold a current Health Care Card or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Non-funded apprentices and trainees will be charged a fee for service cost. These will be confirmed prior to the commencement of training.
Information regarding costs will be outlined on the agreed training plan, which will be provided to the employer and apprentice or trainee at time of induction.

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Certificate III in Civil Construction (RII30920)

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Certificate III in Civil Construction

COURSE CODE: RII30920

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Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Selection criteria

This qualification is available via a Traineeship pathway and is also available for corporate/commercial clients.

To study a traineeship program you must be indentured as a trainee with your employer.

Employers need to be able to provide necessary human and physical resources to qualify for a trainee.

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Resources required

You will require all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) relevant to your workplace for practical activities (subject to on-site requirements).

Assessment methods

Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.

Pathways

University pathways

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