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Orbus³ currently provide training for a range of highly sought after nationally accredited civil construction qualifications. Contact us if you need a formal qualification and currently work in plant operations, road construction and maintenance or pipe laying. Maybe you want to further your skills by completing a higher level qualification?

We offer the following full qualifications 

• RII20120 Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation
• RII30120 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations
• RII30820 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations
• RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction Pipe Laying
• RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction Bridge Construction and Maintenance
• RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction Road Construction and Maintenance
• RII40720 Certificate IV in Civil Construction Supervision/Operations
• RII50420 Diploma of Civil Construction Management
• BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management

Your training may also include Recognition of Prior Learning [RPL], combined with a range of theoretical and practical activities. The RPL process ensures your relevant experience is recognised and you only undertake the training that is necessary to achieve a competency or a qualification.

Training will take place both on and off site under the guidance of one of our highly skilled and accredited trainers. You will also receive ongoing supervision from your employer to ensure you are getting the experience required to help you achieve your qualification which can take up to three years to attain depending on experience and aptitude.

You may need to gain a formal Statement of Attainment for a specific piece of plant or area of expertise.

Orbus³ offer a full range of short courses covering plant operations, health and safety as well as high risk licences.

The civil construction industry has been identified as an industry that requires priority skills support in Australia. This means the Federal and State Governments, as well as industry bodies, provide support in a variety of ways for those choosing to study in this area.

The amount and level of funding varies and could be available to you. Contact us to find out if you are eligible.

Recognition of Prior Learning [RPL] is an important process that ensures your relevant skills, knowledge and experience are recognised. You only need to undertake the training that is necessary to achieve a competency or qualification.

You will need to provide various forms of evidence to prove your skills, experience and competency in any relevant units within the qualification you have chosen.

• You can perform a task/job/activity to an industry standard
• You can do it in a consistent way, over time
• You have sufficient knowledge to enable you to perform it in a range of situations

• Your skills are formally acknowledged with a nationally recognised qualification
• You don’t have to waste time studying something you can already do
• You could open up more career pathways
• You may complete your qualification more quickly

• The cost will vary depending on the qualification and the amount of RPL you undertake
• You may be required to undertake ‘Gap Training’ to complete the qualification – this is an additional cost to the RPL process
• Overall the RPL can reduce the cost of your qualification
• Government contributions or other funding may be available in particular circumstances
• RPL will never cost you more than the training it replaces and can cost you a lot less – it will certainly take up less of your time

To have your skills formally recognised in the national system, assessors must ensure you have the skills and knowledge to meet the required standards. Our trainers assist you through this process. They will follow a comprehensive process that covers the content of the unit(s) or qualifications you can be recognised for. This process must be completed prior to the commencement of any training.

The nature of the civil construction industry requires its workers to be on the move, and sometimes outside internet coverage. Access to a desk or training room may not always be possible, but you still want to further your career by gaining skills and qualifications.

So we designed Smart Mobile Learning. This innovative training is delivered via a specially configured iPad or tablet, supplied by Orbus³. Trainees use their device to access our fully compliant training resources and assessments.

Sometimes civil construction projects are in remote areas with limited internet access. No problem – our training resources and assessments can be accessed both online and offline 24/7.

Our trainers are also equipped with the latest mobile technology and regularly visit students on site to provide support and use the latest technology capturing audio and video responses progressively.