Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Bituminous Surfacing

Certificate III in Bituminous Surfacing

Qualification
National Code:
RII31009
State Code:
W674
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0309 - Civil Engineering
Original TGA Release Date
22/06/2011
Approved Date
11/01/2010
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
638
Duration
2 Semesters
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
22/06/2011
VET Act Conditions
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 22/06/2011 Current Approved
Description

This qualification reflects the role of a skilled operator working in bituminous surfacing in civil construction, who applies a broad range of skills in a varied work context, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. The individual may provide theoretical advice and support a team.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Successful completion of twenty five (25) Units of Competency made up of:
- fourteen (14) mandatory units, and
- eleven (11) elective units of which:
- at least ten (10) must come from the electives listed in the RII31009 qualification outline including at least three (3) bituminous surfacing units at Certificate III level (CBS3) OR at least two (2) bituminous surfacing units at Certificate III level (CBS3) and one (1) at Certificate IV level (CBS4)
- up to one (1) unit may come from Certificate II, III or IV level from this or any other Training Package

Units chosen must be relevant to the job function.
Care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisites specified within imported units, or units chosen as electives, are compiled with.
1. Mandatory Units

All fourteen (14) units must be completed

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
WB066 RIICCM201A Carry out measurements and calculations 16 Unit of competency
WB150 RIICOM201A Communicate in the workplace 20 Unit of competency
WB014 RIICBS202A Hand spread asphalt 16 Unit of competency
WB725 RIISAM201A Handle resources and infrastructure materials and safely dispose of non toxic materials 16 Unit of competency
WB354 RIIOHS302A Implement traffic management plan 16 Unit of competency
WB267 RIIIMG301A Maintain site records 8 Unit of competency
WB726 RIISAM204A Operate small plant and equipment 30 Unit of competency
D9328 RIIBEF201B Plan and organise work 16 Unit of competency
WB068 RIICCM203A Read and interpret plans and specifications 32 Unit of competency
WB653 RIICBS203A Safely handle bituminous materials 16 Unit of competency
WB569 RIICCM207A Spread and compact materials manually 12 Unit of competency
WB018 RIICBS207A Take samples of materials used in road surfacing 8 Unit of competency
WB452 RIISAM203A Use hand and power tools 60 Unit of competency
WB350 RIIOHS201A Work safely and follow OHS policies and procedures 30 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units

Eleven (11) units to be completed
The following outlines ONE example of a training program for this qualification.
Please refer to the Training Package for the full details of available units.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
WB022 RIICBS304A Compact asphalt with rollers 36 Unit of competency
WB023 RIICBS305A Conduct asphalt paver operations 44 Unit of competency
D9322 RIIRIS201B Conduct local risk control 20 Unit of competency
WB561 RIICBS303A Conduct materials transfer vehicle operations 48 Unit of competency
WB026 RIICBS310A Conduct patching operations 52 Unit of competency
WB017 RIICBS206A Conduct pavement sweeping operations 16 Unit of competency
WB021 RIICBS302A Conduct paver screeding operations 48 Unit of competency
WB019 RIICBS208A Conduct road maintenance operations 28 Unit of competency
WB013 RIICBS201A Conduct tack coat spraying operations 16 Unit of competency
D0717 BSBFLM312B Contribute to team effectiveness 30 Unit of competency
WB353 RIIOHS205A Control traffic with stop-slow bat 4 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W334 BCC30207 Certificate III in Civil Construction (Bituminous Surfacing) Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D796 RII30912 Certificate III in Civil Construction Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code RII31009 taken from the Resource and Infrastructure Industry Training Package RII09 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. RII09 was released onto the National Training Information Service (NTIS) on the 2 September 2009 .

1. This qualification is the copyright of DEEWR.
2. Further information on this training package is available through www.ntis.gov.au, or contact TVET Australia Product Services, Melbourne Victoria, on Telephone: (03) 9832 8188.
3. This qualification was entered on to the STARS by VET Teaching & Learning Directorate, WA Dept of Training & Workforce Development, on 11/01/2010.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
(TR07680) BITUMINOUS SURFACING (LEVEL 3) Traineeship

No new enrolments - teach out only