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Civil Construction Design Courses

Cert. IV Civil Construction Design

CERT. IV IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

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The Certificate IV in Civil Construction Design reflects the role of people providing design support for professional Engineers. They perform tasks involving a broad range of varied activities most of which are complex and non-routine, for example, this might include civil works drafting. They are responsible for applying the design work instructions and practices to ensure the quantity and quality of the output of others and contribute to the development of technical solutions to non-routine problems.

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On successful completion of the Certificate IV in Civil Construction Design students will have the knowledge and skills required for further training in the Diploma of Civil Construction or other relevant qualifications.

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Core Units: 

  • Interact with computing technology

  • Organise and communicate information

  • Calculate force systems with simple beam structures

  • Calculate stresses in simple structures

  • Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment

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Elective Units: 

  • Use computer aided drafting systems to produce basic engineering drawings

  • Use CAD system to interpret technical drawings

  • Use CAD system to apply basic engineering design concepts 

  • Collect routine site sample

  • Process and interpret data

  • Prepare detailed design of foundations

  • Prepare detailed design of subsurface drainage

  • Lead effective workplace relationships

  • Develop work priorities

  • Promote innovation in a team environment

  • Show leadership in the workplace

  • Implement workplace information systems

  • Implement continuous improvement

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Course Duration: 1 year (incl. 12-13 weeks holidays)
The Australian student visa allows you to work 40 hours per fortnight during academic weeks and full-time during school holidays.

 

Civil Construction Design Assistant Career - Tasks & Responsibilities

Job roles and titles vary across different sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

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Occupations

  • Civil Construction Design Assistant

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DIPLOMA OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

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The Diploma of Civil Construction Design reflects the role of personnel working as designers or design para-professionals who support professional Engineers. They perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring the application of significant judgement in planning and determining the selection of equipment/roles/techniques for themselves and others. They are required to develop site specific work designs to ensure the implementation of the client’s site requirements. They demonstrate the application of a broad range of technical, managerial, coordination and planning skills.

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On successful completion students will have the knowledge and skills required for further training in the Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design or other relevant qualifications.

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Core Units: 

  • Use CAD to produce basic engineering graphics 

  • Use CAD to produce detailed engineering drawings 

  • Use CAD to create and display 3D Models

  • Manage project scope

  • Manage project cost

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Elective Units: 

  • Use CAD system to interpret technical drawings

  • Use CAD system to apply basic engineering design concepts

  • Apply the principles of civil timber structures construction

  • Apply the principles of civil masonry, crib and gabion structure construction

  • Apply the principles of civil steel structures construction

  • Apply the principles of civil concrete structures construction

  • Prepare detailed design of bicycle way

  • Prepare detailed design of open car parks

  • Prepare detailed design of civil concrete structures

  • Prepare detailed design of civil steel structures

  • Prepare detailed design of civil timber structures

  • Prepare detailed design of civil masonry, crib and gabion structures

  • Manage project time

  • Manage project quality

  • Manage project human resources

  • Manage project information and communication

  • Manage project risk

  • Manage project procurement

  • Manage project integration

  • Manage innovation and continuous improvement

  • Manage quality customer service

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Course Duration: 1 year (incl. 13 weeks holidays)
The Australian student visa allows you to work 40 hours per fortnight during academic weeks and full-time during school holidays.

 

Civil Construction Designer - Tasks & Responsibilities

Job roles and titles vary across different sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

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  • Civil Construction Designer

 

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Dipl. Civil Construction Design
Diploma of Civil Construction Design

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