RII40115 Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for RII40115 ended on 10 March 2021 — 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 12 March 2022 — 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule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
10 March 2021
Latest release
Release 5 · 25 January 2021 · 5 releases in all
Supersedes
RII40113
Superseded by
RII40120 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. RII40115Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations
  2. equivalent
  3. RII40120CurrentCertificate IV in Surface Extraction 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.

  • RII40113RII40115equivalent13 December 2015

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

  • RII40115RII40120equivalent11 March 2021

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

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What RII40115 is made of

training.gov.au lists 64 units for RII40115: 4 core and 60 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 4 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBSUS301Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
RIICOM301ECommunicate informationcurrent
RIIGOV401DApply, monitor and report on compliance systemsnot current
RIIRIS401DApply site risk management systemnot current

Elective units 60 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCUS401Coordinate implementation of customer service strategiesnot current
BSBFIA412Report on financial activitynot current
BSBINM401Implement workplace information systemnot current
BSBLED401Develop teams and individualsnot current
BSBMGT401Show leadership in the workplacenot current
BSBMGT402Implement operational plannot current
BSBSMB402Plan small business financesnot current
BSBSMB403Market the small businessnot current
BSBSMB404Undertake small business planningnot current
BSBWHS401Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirementsnot current
BSBWOR404Develop work prioritiesnot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
ICTICT308Use advanced features of computer applicationsnot current
RIIBHD401DSupervise blast hole drilling operationscurrent
RIIBLA301DConduct surface shotfiring operationsnot current
RIIBLA308DConduct electronic blasting operationsnot current
RIIBLA401EManage blasting operationscurrent
RIIBLA402EMonitor and control the effects of blasting on the environmentcurrent
RIIBLA403Design blastscurrent
RIICAR401DSupervise rehabilitation operationsnot current
RIICCR401EDevelop and maintain positive community relationscurrent
RIIENV401ESupervise dust and noise controlcurrent
RIIERR201EConduct fire team operationscurrent
RIIERR205DApply initial response First Aidcurrent
RIIERR301DRespond to mine incidentnot current
RIIERR302ERespond to local emergencies and incidentscurrent
RIIERR310DProvide support for rescue operationsnot current
RIIERR401DApply and monitor surface operations emergency preparedness and response systemsnot current
RIIERR403DLead rescue teamnot current
RIILAT402DProvide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teamsnot current
Show the remaining 30 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
RIIMEX401DApply pit plancurrent
RIIMEX402DSupervise dredging operationsnot current
RIIMEX404EApply and monitor systems for stable miningcurrent
RIIMEX405DApply and monitor systems and methods of surface coal miningnot current
RIIMEX407Apply and monitor the ground control management plancurrent
RIIMPO401DSupervise mobile plant operationscurrent
RIIMPO403DMonitor interaction of heavy and light vehicles and mining equipmentcurrent
RIIPRO401DSupervise processing operationscurrent
RIIPRO402DSupervise recycled materials operationscurrent
RIIQUA401EApply a quality management system on sitecurrent
RIIRAI401DApply and monitor mine services and infrastructure systemscurrent
RIIRAI402DApply and monitor site plant and resource management plancurrent
RIIRIS301DApply risk management processesnot current
RIIRIS403DManage and coordinate spill responsenot current
RIISAM401DApply site plant, equipment and infrastructure maintenance management plannot current
RIISAM402DSupervise operation of electrical equipment and installationsnot current
RIISAM403ECommission/recommission plantnot current
RIISRM401DApply and monitor the site stockpile management plancurrent
RIISTD401Monitor quarry laboratory operations and the quality of resultscurrent
RIIWBP401DApply and monitor site waste and by-products management plancurrent
RIIWHS301EConduct safety and health investigationscurrent
RIIWHS401ESupervise work in confined spacescurrent
RIIWHS402DExamine and maintain mine safetynot current
RIIWHS403EApply the work health and safety management systemcurrent
RIIWMG401DApply and monitor the site water management plancurrent
TAEASS301Contribute to assessmentnot current
TAEASS401Plan assessment activities and processesnot current
TAEASS402Assess competencenot current
TAEASS403Participate in assessment validationnot current
TAEDEL301Provide work skill instructionnot 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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