TAFE Queensland

Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance)

Break ground on a career in civil construction with this practical course specialising in road construction and maintenance. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, there is stable future growth predicted for earthmoving plant operators including excavator, bulldozer, and grader operators. This large occupation is expected is create around 30,000 jobs over the next five years.

In this course you'll gain a range of hands-on skills including how to carry out manual excavation, manually spread and compact materials, support plant operations, carry out basic levelling, and repair potholes. You'll also learn how to handle resources and infrastructure materials, safely dispose of nontoxic materials, implement a traffic management plan, drain and dewater civil construction sites, as well as identify, locate and protect underground services.

Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work in the civil construction industry as road construction worker. It will also prepare you for further studies in this area.