Build a big future in the civil construction and mining industry.
This qualification provides you with the essential skills to kickstart your career in the civil construction and mining industry. Are you a school leaver or young adult with minimal practical work experience? This course could be for you.
You will learn how to use a range of hand and power tools, small plant and equipment, carry out levelling, concreting and manual excavation, and a range of tasks related to planning and organising worksite tasks. You will learn about worksite health and safety, communicating within your team and completing jobs to outlined specifications. Successful completion of this course will enable you to enter the workforce with skills to work safely to industry standards.
Throughout this course, you will gain skills in:
- Reading and interpreting plans and job specifications
- Planning and organising worksite tasks
- Worksite communication
- Work health and safety
- Using hand and power tools
- Operating small plant and equipment
- Manual excavation, draining, leveling, trenching and concreting
- Disposing waste materials
- You are a school leaver
- You have minimal practical work experience
- You enjoy working in a hands-on outdoors job
- You wish to pursue a career in the civil construction industry
You will attend eight one-week blocks of training. You will also need to complete some out of class activities, including prescribed reading and activities throughout the duration of your training.
This course is part of the Skills Ready initiative, allowing you to pay just half of the standard course fees for training from now until 2025! In addition, eligible students will have their course fees capped at just $400 per year. Please note that additional resource, material and/or equipment costs may apply. Visit our Skills Ready page for more information.
^ You will pay half price for the course fees on the Lower fees, local skills courses, however other fees may apply such as for resources that are specifically needed for your training.
RIIBEF201E | Plan and organise work |
RIICCM201E | Carry out measurements and calculations |
RIICCM202E | Identify, locate and protect underground services |
RIICCM203E | Read and interpret plans and job specifications |
RIICCM205F | Carry out manual excavation |
RIICCM206E | Support plant operations |
RIICCM207E | Spread and compact materials manually |
RIICCM208E | Carry out basic levelling |
RIICCM209E | Carry out concrete work |
RIICCM210E | Install trench support |
RIICOM201E | Communicate in the workplace |
RIISAM201E | Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials |
RIISAM203E | Use hand and power tools |
RIISAM204E | Operate small plant and equipment |
RIIWHS201E | Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures |
RIIWMG203E | Drain and dewater civil construction sites |
Job opportunities include:
- Entry-level plant and machine operator roles.
For more information about job and career pathways, visit JobOutlook(opens in a new tab) or Jobs and Skills WA(opens in a new tab) .
This list is a guide only as job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.
On Campus
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
General |
$544.32 |
$663.55 |
$1,207.87 |
Concession |
$161.28 |
$663.55 |
$824.83 |
Work-based
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
General |
$544.32 |
$663.55 |
$1,207.87 |
Concession |
$161.28 |
$663.55 |
$824.83 |
Our estimated fees are based on:
- Full time study in 2023
- A selection of elective units designed to meet local industry demand for skills (different unit selections will attract different fees)
- For more information regarding eligibility and fees, please visit DTWD website
These fees are estimates only and depend on your eligibility for government funding, concession rates, the units you choose to study or seek to be recognised under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Additional resource, material and/or equipment costs may apply. Visit our Fees and Charges page for more information, including on consumer rights.