Subjects
The following provides the packaging rules for this qualification, followed by the list of relevant units of competency.
There are no prerequisites to imported units listed in this qualification.
The qualification has core and elective units of competency that cover the skills for the following eight (8) specialist and one (1) general Civil construction streams:
Stream 1 Bituminous Surfacing
Stream 2 Bridge Construction and Maintenance
Stream 3 Pipe Laying
Stream 4 Road Construction and Maintenance
Stream 5 Road Marking
Stream 6 Tunnel Construction
Stream 7 Timber Bridge Construction and Maintenance
Stream 8 Traffic Management
Stream 9 Civil Construction General
The core and elective unit requirements of one (1) stream must be met for this qualification to be awarded.
All elective units selected for this qualification must reflect current occupational and learning outcomes of this AQF qualification level.
There are both licensed and non-licensed units of competency relating to high risk work in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package. To be appointed under any statutory requirements in related roles, units of competency should be selected to meet the state/territory licensing requirements.
There are prerequisites to imported units listed in this qualification. Where a unit is imported as an elective care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisites specified are complied with.
Requirements for completion of Stream 1 Bituminous Surfacing include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
seven (7) must be chosen from Group A
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group B
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group C
no more than five (5) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Requirements for completion of Stream 2 Bridge Construction and Maintenance include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
eight (8) must be chosen from Group D
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group E
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group F
no more than five (5) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Requirements for completion of Stream 3 Pipe Laying include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
ten (10) must be chosen from Group G
at least one (1) must be chosen from Group H
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group I
no more than four (4) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Requirements for completion of Stream 4 Road Construction and Maintenance include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
nine (9) must be chosen from Group J
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group K
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group L
no more than five (5) may come from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course
at least five (5) of the eighteen (18) elective units chosen must be road construction and maintenance (RIICRC) units.
Requirements for completion of Stream 5 Road Marking include:
Total number of units = 22
7 core units plus
15 elective units, of which:
four (4) must be chosen from Group M
at least one (1) must be chosen from Group N
at least six (6) must be chosen from Group O
no more than four (4) may come from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course
at least seven (7) of the fifteen (15) elective units chosen must be road marking (RIICRM) units.
Requirements for completion of Stream 6 Tunnel Construction include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
eight (8) must be chosen from Group P
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group Q
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group R
no more than five (5) may come from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
at least two (2) of the eighteen (18) elective units chosen must be tunnel construction (RIICTC) units.
Requirements for completion of Stream 7 Timber Bridge Construction and Maintenance include:
Total number of units = 28
7 core units plus
21 elective units, of which:
twelve (12) must be chosen from Group S
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group T
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group U
no more than five (5) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Requirements for completion of Stream 8 Traffic Management include:
Total number of units = 23
7 core units plus
16 elective units, of which:
eight (8) must be chosen from Group V
at least two (2) must be chosen from Group W,
with at least three (3) must be chosen from Group X,
no more than three (3) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Requirements for completion of Stream 9 Civil Construction General include:
Total number of units = 25
7 core units plus
18 elective units, of which:
at least ten (10) must be chosen from Group Y
at least three (3) must be chosen from Group Z
no more than five (5) may be chosen from elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.
Core units of competency | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Plan and organise work | |
Carry out measurements and calculations | |
Read and interpret plans and specifications | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Use hand and power tools | |
Operate small plant and equipment | |
Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures | |
Electives | |
Group A | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Hand spread asphalt | |
Safely handle bituminous materials | |
Take samples of materials used in road surfacing | |
Spread and compact materials manually | |
Maintain site records | |
Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials | |
Implement traffic management plan | |
Group B | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Conduct profile planer operations | |
Conduct paver screeding operations | |
Conduct materials transfer vehicle operations | |
Compact asphalt with rollers | |
Conduct asphalt paver operations | |
Conduct slurry sealing operations | |
Conduct bitumen sprayer operations | |
Load aggregate using a purpose built loader | |
Conduct self-propelled aggregate spreader operations | |
Conduct patching operations | |
Produce asphalt products | |
Conduct bitumen tanker operations | |
Apply the principles for the application of bituminous sprayed treatment | |
Group C | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Deliver and monitor a service to customers | |
Work effectively with diversity | |
Support operational plan | |
Contribute to team effectiveness | |
Conduct tack coat spraying operations | |
Conduct aggregate spreader box operations | |
Roll aggregate in sprayed sealing operations | |
Conduct pavement sweeping operations | |
Conduct road maintenance operations | |
Carry out manual excavation | |
Respond to site based spills | |
Conduct tip truck operations | |
Group D | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Identify, locate and protect underground services | |
Carry out manual excavation | |
Support plant operations | |
Spread and compact materials manually | |
Carry out basic levelling | |
Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials | |
Implement traffic management plan | |
Drain and dewater civil construction site | |
Group E | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Maintain concrete bridges | |
Install pre-cast girders | |
Install pre-cast parapets | |
Operate a bridge inspection unit | |
Install pre-cast concrete bridge decks | |
Undertake concreting work on concrete bridges | |
Construct formwork and false work on concrete bridges | |
Group F | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Work effectively with diversity | |
Use explosive power tools Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to perform dogging | |
Licence to perform rigging basic level Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level | |
Place and fix reinforcement materials Prerequisite unit: | |
Strip pile heads | |
Carry out concrete work | |
Install trench support | |
Erect and dismantle temporary fencing and gates | |
Construct and dismantle fences and gates | |
Repair potholes | |
Lay pipes | |
Perform dogging | |
Conduct basic scaffolding operations | |
Operate elevating work platform | |
Conduct intermediate scaffolding operations | |
Maintain site records | |
Conduct local risk control | |
Respond to site based spills | |
Cut, weld and bend materials | |
Enter and work in confined spaces | |
Work safely at heights | |
Control traffic with stop-slow bat | |
Control construction site water table | |
Licence to operate a forklift truck | |
Group G | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Identify, locate and protect underground services | |
Carry out manual excavation | |
Support plant operations | |
Spread and compact materials manually | |
Carry out basic levelling | |
Install trench support | |
Lay pipes | |
Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials | |
Implement traffic management plan | |
Drain and dewater civil construction site | |
Group H | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Install water mains pipelines | |
Install storm water systems | |
Install sewer pipelines | |
Group I | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Work effectively with diversity | |
Use explosive power tools Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to perform dogging | |
Licence to perform rigging basic level Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level | |
Carry out concrete work | |
Erect and dismantle temporary fencing and gates | |
Construct and dismantle fences and gates | |
Install pre-cast gully pits | |
Install pre-case access chambers | |
Repair potholes | |
Install sub-soil drainage | |
Lay reinforced concrete box culverts | |
Maintain drainage systems | |
Perform dogging | |
Conduct basic scaffolding operations | |
Operate elevating work platform | |
Maintain site records | |
Conduct pipe layer operations | |
Conduct local risk control | |
Respond to site based spills | |
Cut, weld and bend materials | |
Enter and work in confined spaces | |
Work safely at heights | |
Control traffic with stop-slow bat | |
Control construction site water table | |
Construct and lay distribution pipelines | |
Licence to operate a forklift truck | |
Group J | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Identify, locate and protect underground services | |
Carry out manual excavation | |
Support plant operations | |
Spread and compact materials manually | |
Carry out basic levelling | |
Repair potholes | |
Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of nontoxic materials | |
Implement traffic management plan | |
Drain and dewater civil construction site | |
Group K | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Maintain drainage systems | |
Place and form concrete kerb, channel and fixtures | |
Lay pavers | |
Maintain sealed roads | |
Conduct road construction paver screeding operations | |
Conduct earthworks | |
Conduct road pavement construction | |
Conduct stabiliser operations | |
Conduct concrete road paver operations | |
Setup and maintain concrete paver stringlines | |
Conduct concrete road curing and texturing operations | |
Handle concrete materials | |
Use concreting materials and equipment | |
Place and compact concrete | |
Finish concrete pavements | |
Cure concrete | |
Saw and cut concrete pavements to initiate planned cracks | |
Seal concrete pavements | |
Use automated paving guidance systems | |
Receive, check and record concrete deliveries | |
Insert tie bars in fresh concrete | |
Group L | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Work effectively with diversity | |
Use explosive power tools Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to perform dogging | |
Licence to perform rigging basic level Prerequisite unit: | |
Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level | |
Place and fix reinforcement materials Prerequisite unit: | |
Trim and cut felled trees | |
Fall trees manually (intermediate) | |
Hand spread asphalt | |
Safely handle bituminous materials | |
Conduct profile planer operations | |
Carry out concrete work | |
Install trench support | |
Erect and dismantle temporary fencing and gates | |
Construct and dismantle fences and gates | |
Install storm water systems< Subject lists
Entry RequirementsThere are no entry requirements for this qualification. | |
