Enhance your career in the water industry with this intermediate-level course and develop the specialised skills and knowledge needed to move into supervisory positions.
NWP40515 Certificate IV in Water Industry Operations
Subsidised | $3,355 |
Concession | $2,665 |
Full fee | $6,625 |
Take the next step in your career in the water industry with this intermediate-level course. You will develop the knowledge and skills needed to work as a supervisor across a range of specialisations including network operations or trade waste. This growing industry is expected to have up to 10,000 job openings over the next five years.
This course will give you a broad range of skills and knowledge needed to undertake supervisory positions and responsibilities. If you choose to specialise your studies in networks you will develop the skills required to operate, construct, and maintain water and waste water networks. Or if you complete the trade waste specialisation you will learn about the compliance, licencing, and regulations of trade waste management. Our experienced staff will give you the one-on-one help you need to succeed.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work as a supervisor in your specialty area. You will also gain the knowledge and skills needed to complete further study in this field and advance your career.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 9 elective units from the list below.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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NWPGEN002Ensure compliance with water industry standards, guidelines and legislationUnit code: NWPGEN002 |
Ensure compliance with water industry standards, guidelines and legislation | |
NWPGEN005Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and proceduresUnit code: NWPGEN005 |
Coordinate and monitor the application of environmental plans and procedures |
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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BSBCUS401Coordinate implementation of customer service strategiesUnit code: BSBCUS401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to advise, carry out and evaluate customer service strategies. |
Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies | |
BSBMGT402Implement operational planUnit code: BSBMGT402 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement the operational plan by monitoring and adjusting operational performance, planning and acquiring resources and providing reports on performance as required. |
Implement operational plan | |
BSBSMB407Manage a small teamUnit code: BSBSMB407 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select, induct, train and develop staff members to enhance business operations within the parameters of all relevant legislative requirements. |
Manage a small team | |
BSBWHS404Contribute to WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk controlUnit code: BSBWHS404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the processes of identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards, assessing WHS risks, and developing, implementing and evaluating risk controls according to legislative and organisational requirements. |
Contribute to WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control | |
BSBWOR301Organise personal work priorities and developmentUnit code: BSBWOR301 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise own work schedules, to monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and to maintain required levels of competence. |
Organise personal work priorities and development | |
BSBWOR404Develop work prioritiesUnit code: BSBWOR404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and obtain feedback on own work performance and access learning opportunities for professional development. |
Develop work priorities | |
BSBWRT401Write complex documentsUnit code: BSBWRT401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan documents, draft text, prepare final text and produce documents of some complexity. |
Write complex documents | |
NWPGEN010Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systemsUnit code: NWPGEN010 |
Contribute to continuous improvement of quality systems | |
NWPGEN011Use maps, plans, drawings and specificationsUnit code: NWPGEN011 |
Use maps, plans, drawings and specifications | |
NWPGEN013Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processesUnit code: NWPGEN013 |
Apply principles of chemistry to water systems and processes | |
NWPNET002Prepare and restore work siteUnit code: NWPNET002 |
Prepare and restore work site | |
NWPNET005Optimise network systemsUnit code: NWPNET005 |
Optimise network systems | |
NWPNET025Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assetsUnit code: NWPNET025 |
Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets | |
NWPNET017Supervise and report on conduit inspectionsUnit code: NWPNET017 |
Supervise and report on conduit inspections | |
NWPNET033Coordinate and monitor water asset constructionUnit code: NWPNET033 |
Coordinate and monitor water asset construction | |
NWPSOU003Identify and confirm blue-green algaeUnit code: NWPSOU003 |
Identify and confirm blue-green algae | |
NWPTRD001Evaluate, implement and monitor standard low risk trade waste discharge approvalsUnit code: NWPTRD001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills required to assess and process applications for standard low risk trade waste discharges from retail commercial and light industrial organisations; monitor compliance with the trade waste discharge approval issued; and renew, amend, suspend or revoke trade waste approvals. |
Evaluate, implement and monitor standard low risk trade waste discharge approvals | |
NWPTRD011Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislationUnit code: NWPTRD011 |
Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation | |
NWPTRD012Investigate, rectify and report on trade waste incidentsUnit code: NWPTRD012 |
Investigate, rectify and report on trade waste incidents | |
NWPTRD023Coordinate, implement and report on trade waste monitoring proceduresUnit code: NWPTRD023 |
Coordinate, implement and report on trade waste monitoring procedures | |
NWPTRD024Establish connections of water and wastewater systemsUnit code: NWPTRD024 |
Establish connections of water and wastewater systems | |
NWPTRT051Assess and improve treatment for pathogen removalUnit code: NWPTRT051 |
Assess and improve treatment for pathogen removal |
Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.
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Eagle Farm | Anytime | up to 2 years | Self-paced | Mixed mode Print based | Full fee: $6,625 Subsidised: $3,355 Concession: $2,665 |
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