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RII60520- Advanced Diploma of
Civil Construction Design
- Duration: 104 weeks
- (including 14 weeks holiday break)
- Tuition Fees: $25,000
- Material Fee: $1,000
- Enrolment Fee: $250
- Total Course fees: $26,250
MODE OF STUDY
Classroom based Face to Face theory learning
Delivery Location / Classroom
Suite 1, Level 5, 398 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This quali cation re ects 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.
COURSE STRUCTURE
To achieve this qualification students must complete following 5 core units plus 7 elective units provided below.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Core / 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 |
|
RIIBEF604E |
Conduct a feasibility study |
Elective |
|
BSBPMG530 |
Manage project scope |
Elective |
|
MEM30031A |
Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements |
Elective |
|
RIICWD534E |
Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures |
Elective |
|
RIICWD533E |
Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures |
Elective |
|
RIICWD535E |
Prepare detailed design of civil timber structures |
Elective |
|
RIICWD536E |
Prepare detailed design of civil masonry, crib and gabion structures |
Elective |
The volume of learning for the qualification is 1800 hours. This comprises of:
• Learning Hours – 1400 hours
• Assessment – 400 hours
This course will be delivered over 104 weeks of course duration including 14 weeks holiday breaks. Students are required to attend a minimum 20 scheduled course contact hours per week.
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Written questions, Projects, Case studies, Reports, Presentations, Role plays, Research, and Practical Demonstration
PATHWAYS FROM THE QUALIFICATION
Successful completion may enable the student to apply for other Advanced Diploma qualifications. For e.g., Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management, Advanced Diploma of Drilling Management, Advanced Diploma of Surface Coal Mining Management, etc.
(Please note that while Australian Engineering College does not offer this qualification indicated within the pathway, Australian Engineering College identifies relevant progression that may be attained)
EMPLOYMENT/CAREER PATHWAY
Employment pathways are available to students who complete this qualification in:
• Civil Engineering Draftsperson
• Civil Engineering Design Draftsperson
• Civil Engineering Technician
Above pathway information is in line with qualification description on National Training Register (www.training.gov.au) and/orhttps://www.myskills.gov.au/, it doesn’t imply any job guarantee or job role at the end of the course. Australian Engineering College doesn’t claim any employment outcome or job guarantee associated with its courses as it will be misleading.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
All students are required to meet following requirements in order to be accepted into Australian Engineering College courses
AGE REQUIREMENTS
Students must be above 18 years of age while filling up the application form.
ENROLMENT INFORMATION
• A completed application form and signed agreement
• Identification documents, one of which is a photo of the student such as a driver’s license.
English Language Requirements for International students:
i. International students applying for this course either off-shore or on-shore will require either a minimum IELTS test score of 6.0 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course.
or IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 10 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.
or IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 20 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.
ii. To provide evidence that they have studied in English for at least five years in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of
Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States.
iii. To provide evidence that, within two years* of their signed written agreement date, they have successfully completed in
Australia a foundation course or a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or
higher-level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework
iv. Students must successfully score equivalent to IELTS 6 in the Oxford English Placement Test.
| English Language Test Providers | Minimum Test Score | Minimum Test Score where combined with at least 10 weeks ELICOS | Minimum test score where combined with at least 20 weeks ELICOS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
International English Language
Testing System
|
6 |
5.5 |
5 |
|
*Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) paper based
|
567 |
527 |
500 |
|
TOEFL internet-based test
|
60 |
46 |
35 |
The test must have been taken no more than two years* before you apply to study at AEC.
*The date when AEC receives the signed written agreement (either through email or in hand)
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
To enter RII60520 – Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design : applicants should have successfully completed year 12/ Senior Secondary School studies in their home country equivalent to Australian Senior Secondary School Examination (Year 12).
LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND NUMERACY TEST (LLN)
Students undertaking this course must possess sound language,literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills. To determine these LLN skills, all students who want to study at AEC are required to undertake LLN test prior to the commencement of the course. Based on the test outcome, students may be identified as requiring internal support and/or external support. LLN test will be conducted on campus by using an ACSF mapped online LLN assessment tool – LLN Robot under the supervision of qualified LLN assessor. All students are required to undertake a language, literacy and numeracy test (LLN) according to the following qualification: RII60520 – Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design ACSF Level 5
