RII40215 Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for RII40215 ended on 21 September 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
RII — Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
Currency period ends
21 September 2020
Latest release
Release 4 · 8 July 2020 · 4 releases in all
Supersedes
RII40213
Superseded by
RII40220 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. RII40215Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)
  2. equivalent
  3. RII40220Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)
  4. equivalent
  5. RII40226CurrentCertificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)

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.

  • RII40213RII40215equivalent13 December 2015

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

  • RII40215RII40220equivalent22 September 2020

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

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What RII40215 is made of

training.gov.au lists 40 units for RII40215: 7 core and 33 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 7 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
RIIBLA205DStore, handle and transport explosivesnot current
RIIERR401DApply and monitor surface operations emergency preparedness and response systemsnot current
RIIMEX405DApply and monitor systems and methods of surface coal miningnot current
RIIMPO403DMonitor interaction of heavy and light vehicles and mining equipmentcurrent
RIIRIS402ECarry out the risk management processcurrent
RIIWHS402DExamine and maintain mine safetynot current
RIIWHS404DImplement and monitor health and hygiene management systemsnot current

Elective units 33 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCUS401Coordinate implementation of customer service strategiesnot current
BSBINM401Implement workplace information systemnot current
BSBINN301Promote innovation in a team environmentnot current
BSBLED401Develop teams and individualsnot current
BSBMGT401Show leadership in the workplacenot current
BSBMGT402Implement operational plannot current
BSBSUS301Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBWOR404Develop work prioritiesnot current
RIIBHD301DConduct surface blast hole drilling operationsnot current
RIIBLA201DSupport shotfiring operationsnot current
RIIBLA301DConduct surface shotfiring operationsnot current
RIIBLA308DConduct electronic blasting operationsnot current
RIICOM301ECommunicate informationcurrent
RIIERR403DLead rescue teamnot current
RIILAT402DProvide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teamsnot current
RIIMPO301EConduct hydraulic excavator operationscurrent
RIIMPO302EConduct hydraulic shovel operationscurrent
RIIMPO303EConduct rope shovel operationscurrent
RIIMPO304DConduct wheel loader operationsnot current
RIIMPO308FConduct tracked dozer operationscurrent
RIIMPO310FConduct grader operationscurrent
RIIMPO312EConduct scraper operationscurrent
RIIMPO329FConduct dragline operationscurrent
RIIMPO336EConduct belly dump truck operationscurrent
RIIMPO337EConduct articulated haul truck operationscurrent
RIIMPO338EConduct rigid haul truck operationscurrent
RIIMPO401DSupervise mobile plant operationscurrent
RIIMPO402DApply the principles of earthworks constructioncurrent
RIIRIS403DManage and coordinate spill responsenot current
RIIWHS301EConduct safety and health investigationscurrent
Show the remaining 3 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
RIIWHS403EApply the work health and safety management systemcurrent
TAEASS401Plan assessment activities and processesnot current
TAEASS402Assess competencenot current

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