Qualification Details

The RII31820 - Certificate III in Drilling Operations reflects the role of a Trainee Driller or Driller. This role involves performing a broad range of tasks in a wide variety of drilling contexts. This position will involve discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services, or contingency measures. Drillers will often oversee the role of an accompanying Drillers Assistant while reporting to a Senior Driller or site Supervisor.

Qualification Details:

Please refer to Training.gov.au for all qualification requirements, which includes a list of units of competency.

Delivery Methods:

Recognised Prior Learning (RPL)

Australasian Drilling Institute (ADI) offers this qualification through a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway.

The RPL process recognises your existing experience gained through life or work for which you may not have obtained a formal qualification. We will work with you to identify your existing skills and assess if you can then achieve a full or partial qualification. This also helps to avoid unnecessary duplication of training, saving you time and money.

Under an RPL pathway you will be required to gather and submit valid, current (preferably under 6 months old, however
assessment of currency remains the discretion of the Assessor), authentic and sufficient evidence to demonstrate your existing
drilling knowledge and skills to meet the qualification requirements.

RPL Entry Requirements: Participants should already be employed as a Trainee Driller or Driller; or have prior drilling experience and have access to a drill site/sufficient evidence where competencies can be demonstrated and/or verified.

The expected completion timeline for this Qualification is 12 months.

For more information: RPL Info Pack

ETA Blended delivery

Australasian Drilling Institute (ADI) offers this qualification through a Blended Endorsed Trainer Assessor delivery. This delivery is ideal for existing employees working for a drilling company that has an existing Partnering Agreement with ADI. It includes ADI’s online modules that cover the learning and assessment of underpinning industry knowledge such as Legislation, workplace health and safety and environmental requirements.

The second component will require a workplace Trainer Assessor who is employed by your Company and endorsed by ADI to submit and mark Competency Based Observations (CBO’s). CBO’s are completed on-the-job, consisting of a series of predetermined photos and/or videos of you demonstrating your drilling knowledge and skills to meet the qualification requirements.

The expected completion timeline for this Qualification is 12 months, however the logistics around ETA delivery can result in extended completion times.

For more information: ETA Info Pack