Two separate tickets, 1–2 days each plus assessment, on real machines at our Mansfield depot. The precision and volume machines for civil, roadworks and mining sites.
Dozer and grader sit a step above the entry-level plant tickets, and the pay usually reflects that. A dozer moves volume: clearing, stripping topsoil, pushing bulk material and cutting rough shape into a site. A grader does the opposite job, taking that rough shape and trimming it to a tolerance a surveyor will sign off on. Grader work in particular is one of the harder skills on a civil site and good operators are consistently in demand across roadworks, subdivisions and mining.
They look like neighbours and they are not. The dozer is a volume machine and the grader is a precision machine, and operators tend to be better at one than the other.
Volume and force. Clearing, topsoil stripping, bulk push, ripping and building haul roads. The skill sits in blade control, load management across a push, and reading ground so you are not bogging or over-working the machine.
Precision and patience. Trimming to design levels, road base, camber and drainage falls, and finishing surfaces to tolerance. It is the machine with the steepest learning curve on most civil sites, and the one operators build a career on.
Worth knowing before you book: these courses are shorter than our entry-level plant units because they assume you already have earthmoving experience behind you. If you have never operated plant at all, start with skid steer and excavator and come back to these.
Interpreting pegs, marks, string lines and level information, identifying underground services and overhead hazards, and assessing ground conditions and drainage before you cut.
Blade types and control, push technique across a cut, ripping, stripping and stockpiling, working on grade and slopes, and managing traction and machine load.
Mouldboard control, circle and blade positioning, cutting and spreading material, achieving camber and crossfall, finish trimming to tolerance and working to survey marks.
Pre-start and post-operation checks, track and undercarriage or tyre inspection, greasing and operator-level upkeep, fault reporting, and safe park-up on grade.
Four stages, and the last one catches people out.
Check the age and ID requirements above, then book online or call us. You will complete a short language, literacy and numeracy check before training so we can put the right support in place.
Structured theory followed by seat time on the machine at our Mansfield depot, or at your own workplace if you can provide the plant. Assessment happens at the end of the course.
On successful completion Great Heavy issues a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for each unit you complete. A plastic industry wallet card can be issued on request.
Your Statement of Attainment proves you have been trained and assessed. Most sites will still run their own verification of competency on their machines and conditions before you start. That is normal and it is not a second course.
This is the point most people get wrong, so it is worth being blunt about it. Civil construction plant units are not high risk work licences. There is no class to apply for, no application to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, and no card with an expiry date on it. What you receive is a Statement of Attainment against a national unit of competency, which is recognised in every state and territory and does not expire.
Forklifts are the exception. If you want to run a counterbalance forklift you need an LF class high risk work licence, which is a different pathway with a WHSQ application at the end of it. That is covered on our forklift licence course page.
These are the two machines students most often ask for extra time on, particularly the grader. There is no penalty for that and no rush to an assessment you are not ready for. We can arrange additional practical sessions, extended learning time, one-on-one seat time with a trainer, alternative ways of working through the theory, and recognition of prior learning if you already have hours up. Ask at booking rather than on the day.
Dozer or grader: one to two days plus assessment, per machine.
At your workplace, on your own machines.
$950 covers training, assessment and issue of your Statement of Attainment for that unit. On-site training requires your employer to supply the machine and a suitable work area.
Nav was very prompt and quick. Stress free trainer. Very friendly and informative. She has the best knowledge about the industry.
Operators building out a full plant set often come back for one more ticket once they are working. Our roller course is a common next addition.
These courses run shorter than our entry-level plant units because they assume some earthmoving background. You do not need dozer or grader hours specifically, but if you have never operated plant of any kind, talk to us first. Starting on a skid steer or excavator will make far better use of your money.
No. You receive a Statement of Attainment for RIIMPO323E, RIIMPO324F or both. These are civil construction units of competency, not high risk work licences. There is no WHSQ application and nothing that expires.
Because the tolerance is tighter. A dozer needs to move material efficiently. A grader needs to leave a surface at the right level, camber and finish, often within millimetres, and that takes seat time to build. Most operators need more practice on the grader, which is why we would rather you asked for extra sessions than rushed the assessment.
Yes, at $950 each. Let us know at booking and we will schedule them together where dates allow.
Two forms of identification, steel-capped or safety boots, long sleeves and long pants, and sun protection. Bring water.
The Statement of Attainment is the nationally recognised evidence of training and assessment that sites ask for. Mining and major civil sites will then run their own verification of competency and site induction on top, which is standard and expected.
All practical training and assessment runs at our Mansfield depot, 359 Wecker Road, Mansfield QLD 4122, about 20 minutes from the Brisbane CBD with on-site parking. On-site training at your own workplace is available where you can provide the machinery.
Real machines, real ground, and a nationally recognised ticket at the end of it.
Mansfield depot · 359 Wecker Road, Mansfield QLD 4122 · Open Mon–Sun 7:00am–5:00pm