Advanced Diploma of Civil & Structural Engineering

Join the next generation of senior civil and structural engineering experts. Embrace a well -paid, intensive yet

enjoyable career by taking this comprehensive and practical program. It is delivered over 24 months by live distance

learning and presented by some of the leading civil and structural engineering instructors in the world today.

Civil and structural engineering encompasses a range of disciplines, including road, rail and drainage systems,

dams, harbours, bridges, buildings and other structures. Civil and structural designers and drafters plan, design,

develop and manage construction and repair projects.

This qualification develops your skills and knowledge in the design and drafting of engineering plans to recognised

standards. You will learn about different areas of civil engineering, including construction, project management,

design and testing. You will also learn about the design and drafting of concrete, steelwork, roads and pipes, also hydrology, stormwater drainage and foundations.

While it is essential that those who work in the supervisory or management levels of this discipline have a firm

understanding of drafting and planning principles, this qualification goes much further. To be effective on the job, you

will need to know how to apply knowledge of fundamental civil and structural engineering concepts, including

geotechnical engineering, hydraulic engineering, engineering maths, and properties of materials. Throughout the

program this subject matter will be placed into the context of engineering management. Our aim is to ensure that

you are an effective, knowledgeable and skilled supervisor or manager, someone who can work beyond a “plan and

design” brief to ensure that a project is delivered effectively.

This qualification aims to provide theoretical and practical education and training such that graduates may gain

employment at the engineering associate (“paraprofessional”) level within the building and construction industry.

There are eight threads in the program, delivered in 4 Stages, to give you maximum, practical coverage. These

threads comprise environmental issues, engineering technologies, drawing, 2D and 3D CAD design, building

materials, civil and structural sub-disciplines (roads, steel, concrete, pavement, drainage, soil, water supply,

sewerage), construction sites and engineering management.

This program avoids too much emphasis on theory. This is rarely needed in the real world of industry where time is

short and immediate results, with hard-hitting and useful know-how, are required as a minimal requirement. T he

instructors presenting this advanced diploma are highly experienced engineers from industry who have done the

hard yards and worked in the civil and structural areas. The format of presentation — live, interactive distance

learning with the use of remote learning technologies — means that you can hit the ground running and be of

immediate benefit to your company or future employer.

This program is composed of 4 Stages, delivered over 24 months. It is possible to achieve the advanced diploma qualification within the time period because the study mode is part-time intensive.

There are 8 threads around which the program is structured:

• Environmental issues
• Engineering technologies
• Drawing
• 2D and 3D CAD design
• Building materials
• Roads, steel, concrete, pavement, drainage,

soil, water supply, sewerage

• Construction sites
• Engineering management

The Stages will be completed in the following order:

STAGE 1:

MEM16008A Interact with computing technology

MEM16006A Organise and communicate information

MEM30001A Use (CAD) system to produce basic engineering drawings

MEM30002A Produce basic engineering graphics

41972 Use basic construction in engineering

41975 Use basic mathematics in engineering

41980 Use physics in engineering

41981 Use statics in engineering

41978 Use materials in engineering

MEM22002A Manage self in the engineering environment

STAGE 2:

41968 Produce basic concrete drawings

41969 Produce basic steel drawings

41976 Use basic soils in engineering

41974 Use basic fluids in engineering

41983 Use surveying in engineering

41982 Use strength of materials in engineering

41979 Use mathematics in engineering

MEM30004A Use (CAD) to create and display 3-D models

MEM22007A Manage environmental effects of engineering activities

STAGE 3:

VU21137 Produce advanced engineering drawings for a reinforced concrete structure

VU21139 Produce advanced engineering drawings for a steel structure

VU21142 Produce drawings to enable urban road construction

VU21141 Produce engineering drawings for a rural road

41962 Use soils in engineering

41987 Use fluids in engineering

41960 Use basic structural analysis in engineering

41963 Use structural analysis in engineering

41984 Use 3D CAD in engineering

STAGE 4:

VU21125 Apply construction principles to civil engineering works

VU21143 Produce engineering drawings for a stormwater reticulation scheme

VU21133 Produce an engineering design for a sewerage reticulation scheme

VU21131 Produce an engineering drainage design of pipes and culverts

VU21134 Produce an engineering design for a reinforced concrete structure

VU21122 Produce an advanced engineering design for a reinforced concrete structure

VU21135 Produce an engineering design for a steel structure

VU21123 Produce an advanced engineering design for a steel structure

Anyone who wants to gain a solid working knowledge of the key elements of civil and structural engineering that can be applied at the supervisory and paraprofessional level. See “Entrance Requirements”

This program is particularly well suited to students for who on-campus attendance is less desirable than the flexibility offered by online delivery. When work, family and general lifestyle priorities need to be juggled this world class program becomes an attractive option to many students world-wide.

Even those who are highly qualified in civil and structural engineering may find it useful to attend to gain practical know-how.

• Site Supervisors
• Senior Trades Managers
• Trades Workers
• Construction Managers
• Maintenance Engineers or Supervisors
• Leading hands

• Consulting Engineers

This Engineering Institute of Technology advanced diploma is an accelerated, practical, work-oriented program. It is designed for engineers and technicians who have some background in the field. This includes those who have technical or ‘trade’ qualifications who want to move to the next career step, those with substantial relevant work experience who need to formalise and enhance their achievements, and those with higher level qualifications in a related field who wish to develop specialist knowledge. Practical work experience in related areas of engineering would help enormously. contact EIT for further requirements