RII31815 Certificate III in Drilling Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for RII31815 ended on 21 September 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 23 September 2021 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule

Product type
Qualification
Training package
RII — Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
Currency period ends
21 September 2020
Latest release
Release 2 · 11 December 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
RII31813
Superseded by
RII31820 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. RII31815Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Drilling Operations
  2. equivalent
  3. RII31820CurrentCertificate III in Drilling Operations

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • RII31813RII31815equivalent13 December 2015

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • RII31815RII31820equivalent22 September 2020

    Supersedes and is equivalent to RII31815 - Certificate III in Drilling Operations

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What RII31815 is made of

training.gov.au lists 59 units for RII31815: 8 core and 51 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 8 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBWHS301Maintain workplace safetynot current
MSAPMSUP172AIdentify and minimise environmental hazardsnot current
RIIBEF301DRun on-site operationscurrent
RIICOM201DCommunicate in the workplacenot current
RIINHB301DSet up and prepare for drilling operationsnot current
RIIRIS301DApply risk management processesnot current
RIISAM209DCarry out operational maintenancenot current
TAEDEL301AProvide work skill instructionnot current

Elective units 51 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBDIV301Work effectively with diversitynot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
HLTAID006Provide advanced first aidnot current
PMASUP236Operate vehicles in the fieldcurrent
RIIBHD301DConduct surface blast hole drilling operationsnot current
RIIBHD304DSet up and prepare for open-cut drilling operationsnot current
RIIBHD305DConduct down-hole hammer drillingnot current
RIIBLA201DSupport shotfiring operationsnot current
RIIBLA202FSupport underground shotfiring operationscurrent
RIIBLA205DStore, handle and transport explosivesnot current
RIIBLA301DConduct surface shotfiring operationsnot current
RIIBLA303DConduct underground development shotfiringnot current
RIIBLA304DConduct underground production shotfiringnot current
RIICTT303DControl micro tunnelling and pipe-jackingnot current
RIIERR301DRespond to mine incidentnot current
RIIERR302ERespond to local emergencies and incidentscurrent
RIINHB205EAssist continuous flight auger drillingnot current
RIINHB206EAssist large diameter auger drillingcurrent
RIINHB208DAssist diamond core drillingnot current
RIINHB209DAssist guided boringnot current
RIINHB210DAssist surface directional drillingnot current
RIINHB211DAssist mud rotary drillingnot current
RIINHB213DAssist cable tool drillingnot current
RIINHB219DAssist with air drillingnot current
RIINHB302DConduct reamingcurrent
RIINHB303DInstall product pipecurrent
RIINHB304DConduct air drillingnot current
RIINHB305EConduct continuous flight auger drillingcurrent
RIINHB306EConduct large diameter auger drillingcurrent
RIINHB307DConduct conventional core drillingcurrent
Show the remaining 21 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
RIINHB308DConduct wireline core drillingcurrent
RIINHB309EConduct guided boringcurrent
RIINHB310DConduct surface directional drillingcurrent
RIINHB311DConduct mud rotary drillingnot current
RIINHB312DConduct raise boringcurrent
RIINHB313DConduct cable tool drillingnot current
RIINHB315DConduct top-hole hammer drillingcurrent
RIINHB316DConduct underground in-seam directional drillingcurrent
RIINHB317DInstall underground in-seam directional drilling standpipescurrent
RIINHB318DInstall and operate water and gas control equipmentcurrent
RIINHB319DInstall de-watering conduit and gas drainage equipmentnot current
RIINHB320DConstruct monitoring borescurrent
RIINHB322DConstruct multiple aquifer production boresnot current
RIINHB323DConduct horizontal directional drillingcurrent
RIINHB324DCarry out grouting or cementing operationsnot current
RIINHB325DConstruct and complete single aquifer production boresnot current
RIIOGD304DApply effective coal seam gas control practicescurrent
RIIOGD305DApply blow out prevention operational proceduresnot current
RIIOGD405DCarry out well control and blow out preventionnot current
RIIQUA201DMaintain and monitor site quality standardsnot current
RIIVEH305EOperate and maintain a four wheel drive vehiclenot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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