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11343NAT

Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering

In partnership with Pivodel

Build your capability in Digital Engineering with this advanced qualification designed for professionals across design, construction, and asset management. Learn how digital tools, data and workflows are applied to deliver real project outcomes.

 

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WAYS TO STUDY Online
NEXT INTAKE Start date: 05 Oct 2026 Duration: 2 years View all intakes
WHAT YOU'LL PAY
Subsidised

There are a range of government funded courses available for eligible students. Learn more

$0
Full Fee

This is the total course fee. Read more about student loans and payment plans.

$24,000
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Course overview

The Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering is designed for built environment professionals who are ready to step into advanced roles in digital project delivery.

As Australia’s first nationally recognised qualification in Digital Engineering, this course has been developed in direct response to industry demand for professionals who can confidently work across digital tools, data and project workflows in real-world construction and infrastructure environments.

Delivered in partnership with Pivodel, the course focuses on how Digital Engineering is applied in practice to support collaboration, manage information, and deliver better project outcomes across the asset lifecycle.

Through this qualification, you will develop the skills to:

  • support digital governance and project standards
  • manage information and data requirements
  • coordinate digital models across teams
  • contribute to integrated, multidisciplinary project delivery

This qualification is suited to experienced practitioners across the built environment, including engineers, BIM practitioners, project managers, architects, surveyors and client-side professionals working with asset data or digital delivery.

Learning is aligned to current industry practice and built around real project scenarios, ensuring your skills are directly applicable on site and across project teams.

Successful completion of this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to confidently apply Digital Engineering principles, and support progression into roles focused on digital delivery, information management, and coordinated project outcomes.

What can I do?

  • BIM Coordinator
  • Digital Engineer
  • Digital Engineering Manager
  • BIM Manager
  • Information Manager

Course outcome:

11343NAT Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering

Industry-led Online Learning

Delivered by industry practitioners at Pivodel, with a focus on how Digital Engineering is applied in real project environments. Learn in a flexible online format designed to reflect how modern team’s work.

Capability Focused Training

Build practical skills beyond software use, including managing data, coordinating models, and supporting digital delivery across project teams. Focused on how Digital Engineering is applied in day-to-day roles.

Future-ready construction workforce

If you’re eligible, you may be able to complete your digital engineering training at little or no cost through the TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech. Led by TAFE Queensland, the Centre is a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments, supporting emerging construction technologies and a future-ready workforce.

Apply for an eligibility assessment 

What you will study

The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 1 elective unit from the list below.

  • UNIT CODE
  • UNIT NAME

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343001
    Implement digital engineering governance and compliance on construction projects
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343001
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish a digital engineering execution plan. This includes an assessment of organisation capabilities and projection of digital engineering requirements to develop strategies to ensure compliance with the relevant digital engineering regulations and standards on construction projects.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Implement digital engineering governance and compliance on construction projects

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343002
    Provide digital engineering support on construction projects
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343002
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide digital engineering support on construction projects. This includes the identification of projects risks based on digital engineering requirements and contract terms, planning for the delivery of digital engineering services and management of digital engineering requirement changes during the project.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Provide digital engineering support on construction projects

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343003
    Establish digital engineering data production requirements
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343003
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish digital engineering data production requirements. This includes generating and managing digital data throughout the lifecycle of construction projects.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Establish digital engineering data production requirements

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343004
    Establish rules based design coordination for construction projects
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343004
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required establishing rules based design coordination methods governed by engineering principles to enable design and delivery. This includes performing rule-based design coordination and facilitate collaboration among the design team while managing design coordination risks on a project.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Establish rules based design coordination for construction projects

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343005
    Federate design engineering models
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343005
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to integrate and coordinate various discipline-specific models to create a unified digital representation of a construction project. This process ensures that different discipline-specific models and third-party information are accurately represented and provided within a single cohesive representation.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Federate design engineering models

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343006
    Establish visual scripting for a construction project
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343006
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement visual scripting in a construction project. This includes the capability to proficiently plan, create, manipulate data and geometry through computational design.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Establish visual scripting for a construction project

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343007
    Design parametric components for construction projects
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343007
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create parametric building information management components that support design documentation and engineering based visual scripting. This includes the development of an implementation and management plan for the use building information management parametric components in design engineering.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Design parametric components for construction projects

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343008
    Formulate a design model for a construction project
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343008
    Unit description :
    This unit outlines the skills and knowledge required to produce design models in a Construction project. This will require planning, implementing and producing design models that articulate the design intent while adhering to project requirements.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Formulate a design model for a construction project

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343009
    Coordinate digital engineering asset information
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343009
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess, track and contribute to the development of asset management data for the asset owner. This includes the ability to implement asset management data requirements in project documentation on a construction project.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Coordinate digital engineering asset information

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343010
    Establish digital engineering systems interoperability
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343010
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to produce digital engineering systems for interoperability information exchange. This includes the ability to plan, test and document workflows to support interoperability of design and construction information.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Establish digital engineering systems interoperability

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343011
    Implement a common data environment for construction projects
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343011
    Unit description :
    This unit covers skills and knowledge required to Implement a common data environment for design delivery of construction projects. This includes the planning and creation of a common data environment including testing, documenting and implementation through guidance and training.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Implement a common data environment for construction projects

  • UNIT CODE
  • NAT11343012
    Implement programming practices for digital engineering solutions
    UNIT CODE :
    NAT11343012
    Unit description :
    This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement programming practices for design projects. This includes producing standardised guidelines and procedures for writing, reviewing, managing code within the digital engineering domain.
  • UNIT NAME
  • Implement programming practices for digital engineering solutions

Ways to study
Choose your study location

  • You will study online however your classes will be delivered in real time via a scheduled timetable. You will interact with your teachers and other students using programs like Zoom. Learn more

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STUDY MODE START DATE DURATION WORKLOAD WHAT YOU'LL PAY
Online virtual classroom
05 Oct 2026
2 years
1.5 hour Zoom session per fortnight plus up to approx 20 hours self-directed learning per week
  • Subsidised: $0

    There are a range of government funded courses available for eligible students. Learn more

  • Full fee: $24,000

    This is the total course fee. Read more about student loans and payment plans.

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Online virtual classroom

  • Online Time

    How much of the course will be delivered online. 

    100%
  • On Campus Time
    0%
START DATE

The date the course starts. Apply early as intakes fill up quickly. 

05 Oct 2026
DURATION

The total length of time it takes to complete the course.

2 years
Workload

The average amount of time students will need to allocate to study each week.

1.5 hour Zoom session per fortnight plus up to approx 20 hours self-directed learning per week
WHAT YOU'LL PAY
  • Subsidised: $0

    There are a range of government funded courses available for eligible students. Learn more

  • Full fee: $24,000

    This is the total course fee. Read more about student loans and payment plans.

Class format

Some courses include classes at scheduled times while others can be completed in your own time.

Teacher-led, Scheduled
VIRTUAL CLASS

Scheduled online classes using video conferencing software (such as Zoom).

Yes
ASSESSMENT

The primary location assessments will take place. Some courses also require vocational placement.

Online
TEACHER COMMS

The different ways you can contact your teacher throughout the course.

  • Phone, Email, Zoom
You will be able to access your learning materials 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the first day of your study period for the relevant units of competency. You must be enrolled to access your learning materials.

Online self-directed study allows you to enjoy the freedom and flexibility of choosing when and where you study. Direct your own learning with all your study materials online, allowing you to manage your own workload and fit your studies around your lifestyle. Learn more 

 

Online virtual classroom study allows you to enjoy the freedom of choosing where you study, with no on-campus commitments. Virtual classes are delivered online, to a scheduled timetable, allowing you to interact with fellow students and high-quality educators from the comfort of a location that best suits you. You will be expected to undertake additional self-directed study in order to complete the course requirements. Learn more 

 

Online with on campus practical allows you to enjoy the freedom and flexibility of choosing when and where you study to complete the online component of your course followed up by a scheduled practical component on campus.

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Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering (11343NAT)

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Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering

COURSE CODE: 11343NAT
Payment Options

How can I pay for this course?

No matter what your circumstances, TAFE Queensland has a payment option to suit you. If you are unsure of what’s right for you, get in touch. We’re here to help. 

Payment plan

If you have difficulty paying for the full cost of a course upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.

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Upfront payment

This may be the full fee for the course, or the student contribution amount if you are eligible for a subsidy or concession.

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Entry requirements

Skills check

You will be invited to complete a Skills Check following your application submission, before enrolling to your studies. This helps you to decide if your course is right for you and allows us to understand your current abilities in English, Maths, as well as using Digital technology. 

The recommended benchmark levels for this course are 4 in English, 4 in Maths and 4 in Digital Technology.

Access and instructions on how to complete the Skills Check will be emailed to you once you have submitted your application.

Read the Skills Check FAQs.


Selection criteria

You must

  • hold a minimum qualification of a Diploma in building, construction, engineering or information technology

or

  • have a minimum of 3 years work experience in a building, construction, engineering or information technology related role
 
TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech funded places
To apply for a TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech funded place you must meet the following criteria:
  • be employed by a business with under 200 employees
  • permanently reside in Queensland
  • be employed in a role that can directly benefit from advanced digital technology, digital engineering or construction innovation skills.
  • have employer endorsement to apply for the funded position

Resources required

It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader. This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations.

You will also be required to have access to 

  • webcam
  • microphone

In addition you will need to install student version licenses of digital engineering software, some will incur an additional cost, generally under $100 (subject to change). You will be advised of the software and installation process during the course.

Important information

For more information, please visit www.pivodel.com

Group bookings for organisations
If you're looking to upskill a team, we offer tailored group intakes to companies and industry partners. We can align delivery to your project needs and workforce development goals. Contact us to discuss cohort sizes, scheduling and support options.

Assessment methods

Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.

Pathways

University pathways

If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.

Learn more about University Pathways

  • James Cook University
  • Southern Cross University
  • University of Canberra
  • Griffith University
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • University of Southern Queensland

How to apply

Direct application

If you're ready to get started, simply hit the Apply Now button on your preferred course information page and get your application underway online. 

Course disclaimer

All information was accurate at time of publication, however TAFE policies, tuition fees, available subsidies, and course content is subject to change without notice. Course commencement is dependent on sufficient enrolment numbers. Timetable information is subject to change prior to commencement and/or during the duration of your course.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) and credit transfers

Fast track your way to a formal qualification by earning credit for the things you already know. We can assess your skills, directly apply credits from previous successful study, and give you advanced standing in your course.

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