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Whether you’re small and local, or a large state-wide business, shire council, mining company or civil construction enterprise, we can provide all your workforce and training requirements including skilled, qualified and motivated staff and apprentices.

Why Skillinvest?

For over three decades, our experienced consultants have been providing civil construction businesses and organisations with apprentices for domestic and commercial sites.

For young people aspiring to a career in civil construction, we actively encourage them to start their training and skills development while at secondary school. Many students who transition successfully into full-time apprenticeships have often started training while at school completing VET in Schools, a structured work placement, school-based apprenticeship, or a combination of all three.

Skillinvest is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO Code 4192) delivering a range of nationally recognised civil construction certificates and qualifications for your apprentices and existing workforce. Select from established courses or we can tailor a training package or course to suit your business needs.
We also offer a number of short courses including White Card training under licence from WorkSafe Victoria.

Services we offer:

  • Recruit and manage someone for your business
  • Development and training of your staff
  • Apprenticeships

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Frequently Asked Questions About Careers in Civil Construction

What are some of the day-to-day duties when you work in Civil Construction?

The work of a Civil Construction Worker is varied and can depend on the projects you are working on, some duties might include:

  • Planning and organising work
  • Carrying out measurements and calculations
  • Reading and interpreting plans and specifications
  • Communicating in the workplace
  • Applying risk management processes
  • Using hand and power tools
  • Operating small plant and equipment
  • Conducting earthworks
  • Maintaining sealed roads
  • Control traffic and implement traffic management plans
  • Maintain drainage systems
Where do Civil Construction Workers work?

Civil Construction Workers work on Civil Construction and Infrastructure projects across a variety of sites and industries.

Civil Construction Workers are in demand, from on-the-ground base level positions to higher level management roles.

Why would I enjoy a career in Civil Construction?

You may enjoy a career in Civil Construction if you:

  • Are physically fit
  • Like practical hands-on work
  • Like working outdoors
  • Enjoy working as part of a team
How do I start a Career in Civil Construction?

To begin a career in Civil Construction you usually need to study a Certificate III in Civil Construction. From there you can progress to a Certificate IV in Civil Construction.

Civil construction employer

“I am very pleased of the high quality apprentice training program (Cert III in Civil Construction) that we have partnered with Skillinvest to deliver. The combination of the formal knowledge, skills and theory that is imparted by yourself and the field-based experience that Sprayline Road Services offers is, in my opinion, unparalleled across our industry.”

Julian Govan, Sprayline Road Services

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Skillinvest has more than 30 years of experience in the employment and training industry supporting organisations from a wide range of industries including Civil Construction, Building and Construction, Manufacturing and Engineering, Business Management, Automotive, IT and Communications plus many more.

We offer full and part-time civil construction apprenticeships, nationally accredited courses and short courses to help individuals and businesses achieve their goals. Through our long-established industry networks and partnerships, we’ll help you find and nurture qualified, skilled and motivated talent to suit and support your individual business needs.