Accredited course Outline

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Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering

Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering

Accredited course
National Code:
52889WA
State Code:
BGR66
TGA Status:
Current
DTWD Status:
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/11/2021
Field of Education
0309 - Civil Engineering
AQF Level
Diploma of
Nominal Hours
780
Duration
2 Semesters
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
Accredited Date
09/09/2021
Expiry Date
30/09/2026
VET Act Classifier
B
VET Act Conditions
Description

The participants emerge from the course able to demonstrate specialised technical and theoretical knowledge, with some depth in Civil and Structural Engineering. This program is designed to meet the specialised needs of industry. On successfully completing the total of 18 units of competency, students will graduate with the Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering.

Graduates of the Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering will be able to:
- Apply knowledge, skills, modern tools and techniques in the defined civil engineering discipline
- Use software to draw basic steel and concrete drawings
- Conduct basic calculations for structures and fluids
- Conduct simple test and experiments in fluids, strength of materials and soils
- Communicate effectively through verbal, written, technical and graphical presentations
- Apply professional standards, code of practices, regulations and norms for planning and designing of projects in civil engineering.
- Ensure effective use of resources in the context of environment sustainability and applicable occupational safety and health.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team

Schedule
There are no electives available in the course. Certain units include prerequisite unit(s). Provided that the course is delivered in the recommended order of delivery, the prerequisite units will have been assessed prior to commencement of the unit(s) with prerequisites. The eighteen (18) Units of Competency need to be completed.
1. Core Units

The eighteen (18) Units of Competency need to be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
AZ039 DCSOEE609 Operate in an engineering environment 40 Module
AZ036 DCSBCD617 Produce basic concrete drawings 40 Module
AZ021 DCSBSD611 Produce basic steel drawings 40 Module
AZ023 DCSBCE602 Use basic CAD in engineering 40 Module
AZ032 DCSCON605 Use basic construction in engineering 40 Module
AZ011 DCSENV618 Use basic environmental concepts in engineering 40 Module
AZ033 DCSBFE613 Use basic fluids in engineering 40 Module
AZ034 DCSBME604 Use basic mathematics in engineering 50 Module
AZ045 DCSBSE612 Use basic soils in engineering 40 Module
AZ200 VU22678 Use building information modelling (BIM) technologies for a project 60 Module
AZ020 DCSCAD616 Use CAD in engineering 40 Module
AZ010 DCSGRE603 Use graphics in engineering 40 Module
AZ040 DCSMAT608 Use materials in engineering 40 Module
AZ035 DCSMTH610 Use mathematics in engineering 50 Module
AZ017 DCSPHY606 Use physics in engineering 40 Module
AZ030 DCSSTA607 Use statics in engineering 50 Module
AZ013 DCSSOM615 Use strength of materials in engineering 50 Module
AZ014 DCSSUR614 Use surveying in engineering 40 Module
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
3746 52725WA Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering Accredited course
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