RII30920 – Certificate III in Civil Construction (Release 4)

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as skilled operators in civil construction, who apply a broad range of skills in varied work contexts, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. The individual may provide theoretical advice and support a team.

The qualification applies to specialist occupations in bituminous surfacing, bridge construction and maintenance, pipe laying, road construction and maintenance, road marking, tunnel construction, timber bridge construction and maintenance, traffic management and general civil construction occupations.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification considerations

Licensing, legislative and certification requirements that apply to this qualification can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors. Users must check requirements with relevant body before applying the qualification.

Entry Requirements

Nil

Packaging Rules

The following provides the packaging rules for this qualification, followed by the list of relevant units of competency.

Specialisations

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 specialisations:

Specialisation 3 – Pipe Laying

Specialisation 4 – Road Construction and Maintenance

Specialisation 9 – Civil Construction General

The core and elective unit requirements of one (1) specialisation 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.

The elective bank contains both licensed and non-licensed units of competency relating to high-risk work in the resources and infrastructure industry. 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.

To be awarded the Certificate III in Civil Construction (Pipe Laying) the following packaging rules apply:

Total number of units = 26

8 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
• up to three (3) may be chosen from the electives below, elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course.

To be awarded the Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance) the following packaging rules apply:

Total number of units = 26

8 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
• up to four (4) may be chosen from the electives below, 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.

To be awarded the Certificate III in Civil Construction (General) the following packaging rules apply:

Total number of units = 25

8 core units plus

17 elective units, of which:

• at least four (4) must be chosen from one of Groups YA-YK
• at least ten (10) must be chosen from Group Z
• up to three (3) may be chosen from the electives listed below, elsewhere within this training package, or from another endorsed training package, or from an accredited course
• at least five (5) of the seventeen (17) elective units chosen must have a numerical code beginning with 3.