Trenching and Shoring | Chisholm TAFE

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Re-skill and find work in the construction industry

Chisholm is now offering an accredited Trench shoring skill set delivered at Cranbourne campus. This skill set is available to people who wish to transition into the construction industry or those already in the industry who are seeking to re-skill. This training is government-subsidised.

After completion of the training, participants will be able to:

• install trench support
• support plant operations
• conduct local risk control

Participants will learn a range of skills, including:

• selecting and wearing personal protective equipment
• inspecting work area conditions to identify potential hazards
• identifying and considering all possible risk treatment options
• determining and preparing shoring method
• locating services from plans
• locating and advising operators of service markers
• exposing, marking services, and erecting barriers to prevent damage
• communicating with plant operator and ensure the excavation of trenches complies with requirements
• setting out positioning of shoring
• erecting shoring within the trench
• securing shoring in position and ensuring structural conformity
• checking and removing shoring from trench
• cleaning up work area

After successfully completing this course, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the following nationally accredited units:

• RIICCM210D Install trench support
• RIICCM206D Support plant operations
• RIIRIS201E Conduct local risk control

Course code: CONISS021
On campus: Cranbourne
Online: Not available Online
International: Not available for International students
Length: Part Time, 16 hours.
Start dates: 25-26 March, 19-20 April, 24-25 May and 9-10 June 2021

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Study units

Unit code	Unit Description
RIICCM210D	Install trench support
RIICCM206D	Support plant operations
RIIRIS201E	Conduct local risk control

Career pathways

Nationally recognised training	Trenching and Shoring
Possible job outcome	civil construction worker

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Admission requirements

Must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) registered and have completed a pretraining review prior to enrolment., Parental agreement for students under 18 years of age required, Satisfy eligibility criteria if the candidate wishes to access government funding (if applicable), Students must be 15 of school leaving age or have a transition from school form, Students must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of year 9 or equivalent

Fees

Fees
Indicative course fees
	Student eligible for government-subsidised training Course fees for students eligible for Skills First funding		Full fee paying Fees for a student not eligible for Skills First funding or concession.
	Concession Fees for student eligible for Skills First funding and concession.	Non-concession Fees for a non-concession student eligible for Skills First funding.
Maximum full course tuition fee* (GST exempt)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total course materials and associated fees (GST inc)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Student Services fee (GST inc and maximum payable each year)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Payable	N/A	N/A	N/A

*The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Material fees are also subject to change given individual circumstances. Please note: Fees will be subject to change if the course runs over two or more calendar years. You will also be required to pay the Student Services fee for each year of enrolment. The ancillary fee is now incorporated into the Student Services fee. Find out about help with fees.

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