Professional Certificates
- Course at a Glance
- Code: CFR
- Course Length: 3 Months
- Course Location: Online
This Three-Month Program is Delivered via EIT's Innovative LIVE ONLINE Approach.
Road construction methods have changed significantly over time. Modern techniques have been progressively improved by the study of road traffic, recycled materials, planning and management of resources available. This course will provide you the knowledge and skills in the disciplines of road construction to facilitate a faster learning curve in relevant industry positions. It covers the fundamental principles and concepts used in management, planning, design, operations and construction of roads.
This course aims to provide an understanding of road construction planning, materials and practices. You will learn:
• The factors involved in the planning of the roads.
• How to categorize and prioritize the properties of alternative road materials.
• Earthwork operations.
• How to propose drainage and pavements systems.
• Roadside aspects.
Program Details
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course.
Who Will Benefit
• State road authority and local government engineers and managers with responsibilities in the provision, approval, design, construction or maintenance of concrete roads and pavements. This also includes project managers and senior supervisors.
• Consulting engineers with involvement in road or pavement projects.
• Road and pavement construction contractors, engineers, project managers and supervisors.
• Local government engineers, project managers and senior supervisors.
• Technical operatives and engineering graduates and “cadets” looking for specialist knowledge for career development.
Duration and Time Commitment
You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending a bi-weekly webinar that runs for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This professional development program is delivered in an interactive online format and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete. Certification
Participants who achieve at least 60% in each assignment and complete all homework, plus attend 65% of the live webinars will receive the EIT Certificate of Competency in Fundamentals of Road Construction.
Program Structure
Instructor - Dr. Kym Neaylon
Kym's early civil engineering career was practically based in open cut mining, local government engineering, state government, road construction and contract superintending before he specialized in bituminous pavement surfacings for 30 years. Coming from such a practical background, his PhD dissertation was the first in Australia in the field of chip sealing. He has consulted in bituminous surfacings for most state road jurisdictions in Australia, and in New Zealand, Ethiopia and Fiji. In 8 years with the Australian Road Research Board, Kym project-led Austroads research projects in areas of chip sealing, bituminous binders, and skid resistance. Prior to that he was the Surfacings Engineer with the South Australian Government for 17 years. Kym also spent 4 years as Research Manager, Pavements and Surfacing at WSP Opus International Consultants, where he led and managed a team at Opus Research (NZ) in the fields of pavements, chip seals, asphalt, bituminous binders, finite element modelling, nanocomposites and materials laboratory testing. He is currently the Chairman of the Australian Standards committee on bitumen and related products for road making.
Why EIT?
Industry-oriented
EIT programs are specifically designed by an international body of industry experts, ensuring you gain cutting-edge skills that are valued by employers around the world.
Industry Experienced Instructors
Our instructors include highly experienced engineers with real-world knowledge, not just academics.
Flexibility
Our innovative online delivery model ensures that you have access to the best instructors and resources 24 hours a day. You can participate from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an internet connection.
Dedicated Support
You will be supported by a dedicated learning support officer for the duration of your studies, giving you a greater chance of success.
Global Reach
EIT’s current students join from over 140 countries, with expert instructors and tutors based around the globe, providing you with a truly international perspective.
Engineering Specialist
EIT is one of the only private colleges in the world specializing in engineering.
Online Delivery Mode
Why Online?
EIT recognizes that many of our potential students have work and/or family commitments which makes pursuing further study very challenging. Our online programs have been specifically designed to reduce the significant financial, time and travel commitments often required by traditional on-campus programs. Benefits of online delivery include:
- Upgrade your skills and refresh your knowledge without having to take valuable time away from work
- Learn from almost anywhere – all you need is an Internet connection
- Interact and network with participants from around the globe and gain valuable insight into international practice
- Learn from international industry experts
- Revisit recordings of webinars whenever and as often as you wish
Delivery
EIT uses an innovative, online approach to ensure that you have a supportive, interactive and practical education experience. Our delivery model involves live, interactive online webinars, practical sandbox environment and hands-on weekly problem solving exercises with support from a dedicated Learning Support Officer and academic staff.
In addition we provide additional resources and reading guides, which you examine at your convenience.
Webinars are conducted using a specialized, live, interactive software system. You will receive course materials and assessments through an online student portal which is available 24 hours a day.
All you need to participate is an adequate Internet connection, a computer, speakers and, if possible, a microphone. The software package and setup details will be sent to you prior to the program.
Brochure
Brochure
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- Course at a Glance
- Code: CSD
- Course Length: 3 Months
In this interactive 3 month LIVE ONLINE course, you will learn how to:
- Fully understand the role of a structural engineer
- Predict the behaviour of structural members under loading
- Understand the concept of stress functions such as tension, compression, shear and bending
- Perform a basic analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures
- Analyse the deformation of members under Loading
- Understand the significance of material properties in design
- Undertake the basic design of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) structures
- Undertake the basic design of steel structures
- Undertake the basic design of masonry structures
- Undertake the basic design of timber structural members
Course Details
Learning and Teaching
Benefits of Online Learning to Students
- Cost effective: no travel or accommodation necessary
- Interactive: live, interactive sessions let you communicate with your instructor and fellow students
- Flexible: short interactive sessions over the Internet which you can attend from your home or office. Learn while you earn!
- Practical: perform exercises by remotely accessing our labs and simulation software
- Expert instructors: instructors have extensive industry experience; they are not just 'academics'
- No geographical limits: learn from any location, all you need is an Internet connection
- Constant support: from your instructor(s) and a dedicated Learning Support Officer for the complete duration of the course
- International insight: interact and network with participants from around the globe and gain valuable insight into international practice
Benefits of Online Learning to Employers
- Lower training costs: no travel or accommodation necessary
- Less downtime: short webinars (60-90 minutes) and flexible training methods means less time away from work
- Retain employees: keep staff who may be considering a qualification as full time study
- Increase efficiency: improve your engineering or technical employees’ skills and knowledge
- International insight: students will have access to internationally based professional instructors and students
How Does it Work?
EIT Online Learning courses involve a combination of live, interactive sessions over the Internet with a professional instructor, set readings, and assignments. The courses include simulation software and remote laboratory applications to let you put theory to practice, and provide you with constant support from a dedicated Learning Support Officer.
Practical Exercises and Remote Laboratories
As part of the groundbreaking new way of teaching, our online engineering courses use a series of remote laboratories (labs) and simulation software, to facilitate your learning and to test the knowledge you gain during your course. These involve complete working labs set up at various locations of the world into which you will be able to log to and proceed through the various practical sessions.
These will be supplemented by simulation software, running either remotely or on your computer, to ensure you gain the requisite hands-on experience. No one can learn much solely from lectures, the labs and simulation software are designed to increase the absorption of the materials and to give you a practical orientation of the learning experience. All this will give you a solid, practical exposure to the key principles covered and will ensure that you obtain maximum benefit from your course.
Brochure
- Course at a Glance
- Code: CSE
- Course Length: 3 Months
In this interactive 3 month LIVE ONLINE course, you will learn how to:
- Maintain and troubleshoot waste water treatment systems
- Understand the different waste water treatment systems available
- Understand national and local legislation
- Apply knowledge of the latest technologies and best practice