Gain the skills to enter the resource industry.
Are you interested in a career in the resource or civil construction industry? If you are a school leaver or have limited outdoor work experience, then this qualification could be for you. This course provides a range of skills suitable for working as an entry-level operator in an open cut coal or metalliferous mine or quarry.
You will learn how to operate and maintain a skid steer and four-wheel-drive, plan and prepare for work, undertake basic worksite tasks, identify worksite risks and hazards to ensure workplace health and safety and communicate within your team. This course will assist you with improving skills in the resource and civil construction industry.
Throughout this course, you will gain skills in:
- Planning work, breaking rock, sorting and categorising
- Operating and maintaining a 4WD and skid steer loader
- Basic levelling
- Hazard identification and risk control
- General health and safety on a worksite
- Workplace communication
- Sustainable work practices
- You are a school leaver or young adult with limited practical work experience
- You like to work outdoors
- You wish to improve your employability skills
This course is delivered in blocks of 1, 2, and 4 days depending on unit of competency.
You will attend each block for 7.5 hours per day, while also completing a range of prescribed activities and self-paced study.
This course remains FEE FREE in 2024! The course fees are 100 per cent subsidised by the WA State Government for WA residents.
Some eligibility conditions apply for the free training, and other fees may apply for some courses. Please see the FAQs on our Skills Ready page for further information.
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| BSBSUS211 | Participate in sustainable work practices |
| RIICOM201E | Communicate in the workplace |
| RIIRIS201E | Conduct local risk control |
| RIIWHS201E | Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| RIICCM208E | Carry out basic levelling |
| RIIGOV201E | Comply with site work processes/procedures |
| RIIMEX203D | Break oversize rock |
| RIIMP0208F | Operate support equipment |
| RIIMPO318F | Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations |
This qualification prepares you for roles such as:
- Entry-level operator in an open cut coal or metalliferous mine or quarry
Job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.
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) .
On Campus
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|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
Tuition FREE |
$186.00 |
$186.00 |
|
Concession |
Tuition FREE |
$186.00 |
$186.00 |
Work-based
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
Tuition FREE |
$186.00 |
$186.00 |
|
Concession |
Tuition FREE |
$186.00 |
$186.00 |
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.