RII50520 is the nationally recognised Diploma of Civil Construction Design. It prepares you for work as a civil engineering draftsperson. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced RII50515. Employers posted about 203 civil engineering draftsperson jobs in June 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier.
Register data synced 19 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
203last month
Civil engineering draftsperson roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced RII50515 in 2021
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 123.8% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Diploma of Civil Construction Design line up. Civil engineering draftspersons are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for civil engineering draftspersons are holding steady. About 203 civil engineering draftsperson jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,300 job ads, while 3,760 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 3122
Combined monthly online job ads across Civil Engineering Draftsperson, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates civil engineering draftspersons and civil engineering technicians as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Civil Engineering Draftsperson and Civil Engineering Technician as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Civil engineering draftsperson jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 16,035 workers in May 2025, 16,872 by May 2030 (up 5.2%) and 17,842 by May 2035 (up 11.3%).
16,035
workers, May 2025
16,872
workers, May 2030
17,842
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
More people are choosing the Diploma of Civil Construction Design every year. Across Australia, 1,680 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 3,760, up 123.8% in a year. National data for RII50520 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
60
2021
515
2022
1,280
2023
1,680
2024
3,760
2025
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework
What does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Diploma is typically 1 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to RII50520 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists
What does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for RII50520 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging
What is in the qualification
The Diploma of Civil Construction Design is 20 units, chosen from 67 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Four of them, marked below.
BSBINS501Implement information and knowledge management systems
BSBOPS505Manage organisational customer service
BSBPEF501Manage personal and professional development
BSBPMG531Manage project time
BSBPMG532Manage project quality
BSBPMG536Manage project risk
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BSBPMG537Manage project procurement
BSBSTR601Manage innovation and continuous improvement
BSBTWK502Manage team effectiveness
CPPSIS5032Capture new spatial data
CPPSIS5035Obtain and validate spatial data
CPPSIS5036Integrate spatial datasets
MEM23004AApply technical mathematics
MEM23007AApply calculus to engineering tasks
MEM30005ACalculate force systems within simple beam structures
MEM30006ACalculate stresses in simple structures
MEM30012AApply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment
MEM30031AOperate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
MEM30032AProduce basic engineering drawings
MEM30033AUse computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models
MSL924003Process and interpret data
MSL925004Analyse data and report results (has prerequisites)
MSL954004Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan
MSL973021Conduct field-based acceptance tests for construction materials
MSL973022Conduct laboratory-based acceptance tests for construction materials
MSL974026Perform tests to determine the properties of construction materials (has prerequisites)
MSL975031Supervise sampling, inspections and testing at construction sites (has prerequisites)
MSL975044Perform complex tests to measure engineering properties of materials (has prerequisites)
RIICRC404EInspect and report on pavement condition
RIICWD501EPrepare detailed design of foundations
RIICWD502EPrepare detailed design of lighting
RIICWD504EPrepare detailed design of environmental controls
RIICWD505EPrepare detailed design of landscaping
RIICWD506EPrepare detailed design of canals
RIICWD507DPrepare detailed geotechnical design
RIICWD508EPrepare detailed design of rural roads
RIICWD509EPrepare detailed design of urban roads
RIICWD510EPrepare detailed design of busways
RIICWD511EPrepare detailed design of sub-divisions
RIICWD512EPrepare detailed design of motorways and interchanges
RIICWD513EPrepare detailed design of rail civil infrastructure
RIICWD514EPrepare detailed design of dams
RIICWD515EPrepare detailed design of airfield civil works
RIICWD516EPrepare detailed design of bicycle ways
RIICWD517EPrepare detailed design of industrial hardstands
RIICWD518EPrepare detailed design of open car parks
RIICWD519EPrepare detailed design of intermodal facilities civil works
RIICWD520EPrepare detailed design of rigid pavements
RIICWD521EPrepare detailed design of flexible pavements
RIICWD522EPrepare stabilised material mix design
RIICWD523EPrepare asphalt mix design
RIICWD524EPrepare design of spray seal surfacing
RIICWD525ESelect pavement surfacing
RIICWD526EPrepare detailed traffic analysis
RIICWD527EPrepare detailed design of traffic signals
RIICWD528EPrepare detailed design of traffic management systems
RIICWD529EPrepare detailed design of underground services
RIICWD530EPrepare detailed design of surface drainage
RIICWD531EPrepare detailed design of subsurface drainage
RIICWD532EPrepare detailed design of tunnels
RIICWD533EPrepare detailed design of civil concrete structures
RIICWD534EPrepare detailed design of civil steel structures
RIICWD535EPrepare detailed design of civil timber structures
RIICWD536EPrepare detailed design of civil masonry, crib and gabion structures
RIICWD537EPrepare detailed design of marine structures civil works
RIILAT402EProvide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams
RIIMPO402DApply the principles of earthworks construction
training.gov.au national register, RII50520 release 2
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Get Course maps RII50520 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3122) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 19 September 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 20 Sept 2026.
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