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Get started in civil construction with the RII30820 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations. This nationally recognised training course accompanies an apprenticeship and teaches you how to work safely on a civil construction site. The course covers levelling, trenches, concreting, earthworks — and you’ll also have the opportunity to learn how to operate a range of heavy vehicles (depending on your chosen electives) including backhoes, graders, dozers, and excavators. Enquire now for more information about how to enrol and where to study..

Work as a process operator or technician at factories, power and processing plants with the PMA30120 Certificate III in Process Plant Operations. This nationally recognised qualification has a technical focus and you’ll graduate with a range of skills directly related to your actual job role. The course includes: workplace safety, communication, and sustainability as well as job specific electives — confined spaces, workplace records and permits, machine and equipment maintenance, IT and data systems, piplelines and plant schematics, vehicle operation.Enquire now for career outcomes, training dates, and the next opportunities for enrolment..

Become a production operator at a processing facility for metals or coal with the RII30420 Certificate III in Resource Processing. This nationally recognised qualification begins with the critical communication, safety, and environmental protocols of resources industry worksites — you’ll learn how to work in accordance with issued permits, quality standards, and safety procedures. You’ll then gain the technical skills you need to work as a production operator including pipeline pigging, transferring bulk fluids in (and out) of storage, managing startup and shut down of boilers, using automated plant/machinery, instruments that emit ionising radiation, and much more. Enquire now for the list of entry requirements, graduation competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates..

If you’re passionate about land conservation how about the AHC31424 Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management? This nationally recognised qualification opens the doors to a wide range of career choices including site restoration, rehabilitation and renewal, rural landscape management, marine monitoring, wildlife and habitat maintenance. You can also choose electives to support specialisations in indigenous land management, ecological restoration, land parks and wildlife, conservation earthworks, pest control, marine, fire, mined land rehabilitation. Enquire now for the full list of study units, land conservation career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment dates..

If you need foundational knowledge of conservation and traditional land management practices try the AHC21024 Certificate II in Conservation and Ecosystem Management. This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to recognise Australian fauna, flora, pests, weeds, landforms and soil types. You’ll also be treating weeds, collecting native seeds, assisting with planned burning, maintaining native habit refuges, and collecting data and samples. Enquire now for the full list of study units, entry requirements, and upcoming enrolment dates..

Become a trade qualified engineer with the MEM40119 Certificate IV in Engineering. This nationally recognised training course begins with basic engineering trade skills: reading technical drawings, taking engineering measurements, performing computations, working safely in engineering, planning and completing work tasks, using hand tools and computing technologies. You’ll then begin ferrous (and non-ferrous) melting and casting operations, testing foundry related materials, advanced welding to code standards, and other technical skills. Enquire now for the full list of graduation competencies, entry requirements, and upcoming enrolment dates..

Get a job at underground mines extracting iron ore, copper, tin, nickel, gold, silver and zinc with the RII30320 Certificate III in Underground Metalliferous Mining. This nationally recognised training course introduces you to the environmental and safety protocols of underground mine sites and qualifies you for operator and production roles. The course covers: assessing ground conditions, maintaining site quality standards, identifying environmental and heritage concerns, work team communication, risk management and WHS procedures, shotfiring operations, blasting operations, and underground production. Enquire now for the full list of study units, mining competencies, and enrolment centres near you..

Become a production operator at open-cut mines and quarries with the RII30120 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations. This nationally recognised qualification begins with the essential communication skills, environmental and safety protocols required at mining industry jobsites — personal safety, following WHS procedures, applying risk management processes while digging or drilling, identifying environmental and heritage issues. You’ll then gain the technical skills you need to begin working as a production operator: assessing ground conditions, building and maintaining routes for autonomous operations, surface blast hole drilling, dredging, surface miner operations, controlling automated plant/machinery, and much more. Enquire now for the list of study units, job appointment possibilities, and upcoming course dates..