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Certificate III in Rail Infrastructure

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Standard course fee:
$5,450.00
Estimated fee: $0.00 to $1,780.00

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Delivery Mode
Work-Based Mixed Face-to-Face
Program Type
Traineeship
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Course Outcome i Indicates expected outcome following course completion.
  • Further study: This qualification will prepare you for further study.
  • Entry-level employment: This qualification will prepare you for entry-level employment.
  • Mid-career employment: This qualification will prepare you for mid-career employment. Previous education or industry experience may be required.

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Course overview

This is a general qualification for a person engaged in the rail infrastructure environment who performs tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications in a wide variety of contexts. It may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures. It may also include responsibility for coordinating the work of others.

Job roles

Job roles and titles vary across different sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

Rail Infrastructure – Track Maintenance and Construction

  • senior track maintainer
  • ganger
  • Rail Infrastructure – Turnout Installation

  • specialist track installer
  • ganger
  • Rail Infrastructure – Track Welding

  • track welder
  • Rail Infrastructure – Track Examination

  • track examiner
  • Rail Infrastructure – Rail Testing

  • rail tester
  • Rail Infrastructure –Turnout Construction

  • turnout builder
  • points and crossings builder
  • Rail Infrastructure – Rail Track Surfacing

  • rail track surfacer
  • Rail Infrastructure – Track Drainage Maintenance

  • track drainage maintainer
  • Rail Infrastructure – Tram or Light Rail

  • tram infrastructure track worker level 4
  • light rail track worker.

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No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

How to apply

How to apply

  • Some training providers will let you enrol online while others may not. All training providers will need to see some documentation, like personal identification or school results, and all will ask you to have a Unique Student Identifier. Once you've found a training provider you like the look of, get in touch with them to see how they can help you enrol.
  • You can visit this provider’s course offering/s on provider’s website.
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How long will it take to complete this qualification?

Short Course

All short courses are currently shown as under 4 months duration, based on the Department of Education's internal data analysis. Ask your provider for more information.

Qualification

Duration information is based on 20 hours of class time per week and uses aggregated data reported to the Department by Smart and Skilled providers.

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

The duration indicates contract term which includes both formal training and full-time employment under a training contract. This is based on aggregated data reported to the Department by Smart and Skilled providers. Click here for more information about doing an apprenticeship or traineeship and ask your provider for guidance on your individual circumstances.