This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as designers or design paraprofessionals 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.
NVR Education welcomes all students who meet our entry requirements. Typically, you are an international student who is:
NVR Education Australia has the following entry requirements International students must:
International students must:
This qualification will be delivered over 78 weeks, including 54 weeks of training and assessment spread over 09 terms of 6 weeks and 24 weeks of holidays. Holidays are 2 weeks after each term, with the exception of the 4 week mid and end of year breaks. See dates here: https://www.nvr.edu.au/fees-and-dates/
Class sessions are planned to ensure that students have a mixture of practical and theoretical components and those classes cater for a wide variety of learning styles. Additionally, workplace practices and environments are simulated and used to conduct skills-based assessments in accordance with unit requirements.
This course is delivered in a Blended Learning approach. Students are required to study for at least 20 hours per week by attending scheduled classes and completing structured Self-Paced Learning activities each week. Students must also undertake additional research, reading, and practice activities to successfully complete their unit/s of competency.
Timetable information will be finalised closer to the course start date at Orientation. Students may commence this course at the start of any intake.
Students who complete this course may be able to seek employment in a range of Civil Construction Design roles across a range of industries, such as:
For more information about outcomes and employment prospects for this qualification, see:
https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/learn-and-train/courses/RII50520
Students who complete this course may wish to further their study into RII60520 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design or Higher Education qualifications.
The RII50520 Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design requires the successful completion of twenty (20) elective units. Electives for this qualification should chosen to ensure that students achieve a broad range of skills and knowledge in Civil Construction Design.
Units included in this qualification are:
Unit Code |
Unit Name |
Classification |
| BSBINS501 | Implement information and knowledge management systems | Elective (Group A) |
| BSBPEF501 | Manage personal and professional development | Elective (Group A) |
| BSBPMG537 | Manage project procurement | Elective (Group A) |
| MEM30031A | Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements | Elective (Group B) |
| MEM30033A** | Use CAD to create and display 3-D models | Elective (Group B) |
| RIICWD501E | Prepare detailed design of foundations | Elective (Group C) |
| RIICWD505E | Prepare detailed design of landscaping | Elective (Group C) |
| RIICWD530E | Prepare detailed design of surface drainage | Elective (Group C) |
| RIICWD531E | Prepare detailed design of sub-surface drainage | Elective (Group C) |
| RIICWD536E | Prepare detailed design of civil masonry | Elective (Group C) |
| MEM23004A | Apply technical mathematics | Elective (Group D) |
| MEM30005A* | Calculate force systems within simple beam structures | Elective (Group D) |
| MEM30006A* | Calculate stresses in simple structures | Elective (Group D) |
| MEM30012A | Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment | Elective (Group D) |
| MSL924003 | Process and interpret data | Elective (Group D) |
| MSL925004^ | Analyse data and report results | Elective (Group D) |
| RIILAT402E | Provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams | Elective (Group D) |
| CPPBDN6106 | Produce building information modelling for building design projects | Elective (Other) |
| CPPCOM4001 | Manage own work, professional development and ethical behaviour | Elective (Other) |
| MEM23109~ | Apply engineering mechanics principles | Elective (Other) |
* Pre-requisite is MEM30012A, ** Pre-requisite is MEM30031A, ^ pre-requisite is MSL924003, ~ pre-requisite is MEM23004
Note that for international students, satisfactory course progress is required in order to meet visa requirements. More information can be found in the International Student Handbook that also includes information on the specific support that is available to international students. Students who are identified as being at risk of not meeting course progress requirements will be provided with additional support as recorded in an intervention strategy. The student handbook can be found online at www.nvr.edu.au/policies-and-procedures
Upon acceptance of a student’s application for enrolment, a letter of offer and written agreement, will be forwarded to students. Students must read through all provided information as it will provide all necessary information about the course of study. A Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) letter will be issued once the signed acceptance of the offer and written agreement are received.
Orientation will be provided the week before your course starts. Orientation will include information about the campus, living in Australia, accessing our support services and methods for achieving success throughout the course, including course progress requirements.
This course outline should be read in conjunction with International Student Handbook. This can be found online atwww.nvr.edu.au/policies-and-procedures.
All students will be provided with a range of learning support options and resources to help them achieve competency. This includes:
Assessment methods used for this qualification will provide a range of ways for individuals to demonstrate that they have met the required outcomes including:
At the beginning of each unit, trainers will outline the assessment tasks that must be completed.
The costs for this course are as follows:
A detailed payment plan and payment arrangements are provided in the letter of offer and written agreement. Course fees do not include computer software or textbooks, which are to be purchased at the student’s own cost. Non-payment of course fees may result in cancellation of enrolment.
The College provides laptop with required system specifications on campus and offers extended resource access hours for students to complete their assessments. Prospective students enrolling in Civil Construction Design qualifications who wish to bring their own device (BYOD) must ensure their laptop meets our minimum technical specifications for all scheduled classes and assessments. Full details regarding hardware and software requirements will be provided during your pre-enrolment Course Entry Interview.
Enrolment at NVR includes an email account with access to Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Microsoft Teams and additional classroom tools).
International students are also required to take out Overseas Health Insurance Cover before arriving in Australia. NVR Education provides details of OSHC providers in the International Student Handbook.
Additional costs associated with living in Australia are outlined in the International Student Handbook. Students should carefully review these costs in relation to budgeting. Further information can be found at www.nvr.edu.au/policies-and-procedures/.
Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning) as per the information included in our International Student Handbook, which is available at www.nvr.edu.au/policies-and-procedures.
For international students, the granting of course credit may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course.
The result of an application for credit and any changes to fees or course duration will be advised to students in writing.
If course credit is granted following issuance of the Confirmation of Enrolment, students will receive a new Confirmation of Enrolment showing a reduced duration.
For any questions about course credit, contact us at the details shown below.
Students wishing to enrol, and who meet the entrance requirements of the course, need to complete an Enrolment Form and email to admin@nvr.edu.au, along with the required documentation listed in the Enrolment Form.
The Enrolment Form and our International Student Handbook, which contains more information about the enrolment process, can be found at: https://www.nvr.edu.au/policies-and-procedures/
Call our office on 02 8970 4043 or email us at info@nvr.edu.au
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