Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services
RIICCM202E

Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services

Know what is under the ground before you dig

Unit of Competency Blended
Nationally Recognised Training
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$250
Total course fee
  • National Code: RIICCM202E
  • Delivery: Blended
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Course Overview

Hitting a live service is one of the most serious risks in civil work. This nationally recognised unit covers interpreting service plans, using locating equipment, marking out services and protecting them during excavation. Delivered on site across Sydney.

Entry Requirements

To enrol in this course, you must meet the following requirements:

  • 18 years or older
  • Language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills assessment (free)
  • Free pre-training review before enrolment
  • Unique Student Identifier (USI)
  • Steel cap boots, hi-vis and hard hat

Course Structure

Delivery

We come to you. Training and assessment are delivered at your workplace on your own plant, anywhere in Sydney. Where you do not have a suitable site or machine, we can arrange access to one. Practical training and assessment are always conducted face to face on the machine.

What You'll Cover

  • Reading and interpreting service plans and Before You Dig information
  • Using cable and pipe locating equipment
  • Identifying and marking out underground services
  • Safe digging practices near services
  • Protecting exposed services
  • Reporting damage and responding to a strike

How You're Assessed

  • Practical demonstration
  • Observation by your assessor
  • Written or verbal questioning
Assessment Note

Result is Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). Two assessment attempts are included in your course fee at no extra cost. Further attempts are charged at $150 per unit.

Fees & Funding

$250 AUD full course fee

Includes all training and assessment, learner materials, your free pre-training review and LLND assessment, two assessment attempts, and issue of your Statement of Attainment.

Refund Policy

Full refund if you withdraw more than five weeks before your course starts, or if we are unable to deliver. Five business day cooling off period applies from the date of enrolment.

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$250 AUD

Complete the theory online in your own time before we arrive, then spend your time on site on the machine rather than in a classroom.

What's Included

• Online theory before we arrive
• On-site practical training
• Assessment on the day
• All learner materials
• Statement of Attainment

Career Outcomes

This qualification may lead to the following career opportunities. Please note: completion of training does not guarantee employment.

  • Civil construction worker
  • Excavator operator
  • Plant operator
  • Construction labourer

Already have the skills?

If you already hold this unit from another RTO, Credit Transfer is free. If you have the skills but not the paperwork, RPL is charged from $150 per unit.

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