RPL for Certificate III in Driving Operations

Certificate III in Driving Operations takes 15 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for TLI31222 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 15 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you TLI31222. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what TLI31222 involves →

The 15 units you complete, chosen from these 153

You do not do all 153. Certificate III in Driving Operations is 5 core units, which everyone does, plus 10 chosen from the 148 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Worth knowing: 1 of them have a prerequisite unit, so the order you gather evidence in matters.

Core units — everyone does these

• TLIB0002 — Carry out vehicle inspection
• TLIC1051 — Operate commercial vehicle
• TLID0020 — Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
• TLIF0025 — Follow work health and safety procedures
• TLIF2010 — Apply fatigue management strategies

Electives — you choose from these

• CPCCON3054 — Operate concrete agitator trucks
• CPPWMT3003 — Identify and respond to hazards and emergencies in waste management
• CPPWMT3006 — Receive, transfer and dispatch waste
• FWPCOT3315 — Transport forestry logs using trucks
• HLTWHS006 — Manage personal stressors in the work environment
• MSMPMC322 — Deliver concrete to site
• RIIWHS204E — Work safely at heights
• TLIA0004 — Complete receival and despatch documentation
• TLIA0005 — Connect and disconnect reefer units
• TLIA0013 — Maintain container and freight records
• TLIA0017 — Process receipt and delivery of containers and cargo
• TLIA0018 — Transfer cargo
• TLIA0026 — Check and control records and documentation
• TLIA0029 — Monitor temperature controlled stock
• TLIB0003 — Use and maintain minor mechanical equipment
• TLIB0012 — Maintain and use hand tools
• TLIB0015 — Clean transportation units and facilities for passenger use
• TLIB0016 — Clean up plant, equipment and worksite
• TLIB0043 — Pack-up mobile crane tools and lifting equipment
• TLIB2001 — Check and assess operational capabilities of equipment
• TLIB2073 — Clean road tankers
• TLIB3014 — Load and unload wheeled or tracked crane
• TLIB3015 — Undertake site inspection
• TLIC0012 — Drive a heavy vehicle through hazardous alpine areas
• TLIC0017 — Operate a concrete agitator
• TLIC0018 — Operate a tip truck
• TLIC0021 — Operate car carrier vehicle
• TLIC0023 — Operate four wheel drive vehicle
• TLIC0028 — Operate a battery electric bus or coach
• TLIC0029 — Operate a battery electric heavy vehicle
• TLIC0031 — Apply low risk car driving behaviours
• TLIC0033 — Apply low risk heavy vehicle driving behaviours
• TLIC2002 — Drive light rigid vehicle
• TLIC2049 — Operate heavy vehicle on unsealed roads
• TLIC3003 — Drive medium rigid vehicle
• TLIC3004 — Drive heavy rigid vehicle
• TLIC3005 — Drive heavy combination vehicle
• TLIC3010 — Pilot or escort oversized and/or overmassed loads
• TLIC3011 — Transport passengers with disabilities
• TLIC3042 — Operate coach/bus
• TLIC3063 — Operate vehicle carrying special loads
• TLIC3083 — Operate a front lift mobile compaction/collection vehicle
• TLIC3084 — Operate a lift on/lift off collection vehicle
• TLIC3085 — Operate a liquid waste collection vehicle
• TLIC3086 — Operate a multi-lift collection vehicle
• TLIC3087 — Operate a rear loading mobile compaction/collection vehicle
• TLIC3088 — Operate a roll on/roll off collection vehicle
• TLIC3089 — Operate a side loading mobile compaction/collection vehicle
• TLIC4006 — Drive multi-combination vehicle
• TLID0001 — Load and unload vehicles carrying special loads
• TLID0002 — Care for livestock in transit
• TLID0006 — Move materials mechanically using automated equipment
• TLID0007 — Operate specialised load shifting equipment
• TLID0011 — Use bulk transfer equipment (dry)
• TLID0012 — Operate a vehicle-mounted loading crane
• TLID0014 — Load and unload explosives/dangerous goods
• TLID0015 — Load and unload goods/cargo
• TLID0016 — Operate a forklift
• TLID0017 — Operate container side lifter
• TLID0018 — Prepare for transport of dangerous goods
• TLID0019 — Shift loads using manually-operated equipment
• TLID0021 — Store and handle dangerous goods and hazardous substances
• TLID0041 — Plan and conduct specialised lift
• TLID0042 — Handle furniture and effects
• TLID0044 — Pack and unpack furniture and effects
• TLID0045 — Coordinate furniture removal
• TLID2022 — Conduct weighbridge operations
• TLID2045 — Operate specialised light load shifting equipment
• TLID2047 — Prepare cargo for transfer with slings
• TLID3015 — Identify and label explosives/dangerous goods
• TLID3023 — Use specialised liquid bulk gas transfer equipment
• TLID3024 — Use specialised liquid bulk transfer equipment (gravity/pressurised)
• TLID3031 — Rig load
• TLID3035 — Operate a boom type elevating work platform
• TLID3036 — Lift and move load using a mobile crane
• TLIE0002 — Process workplace documentation
• TLIE0003 — Consolidate manifest documentation
• TLIE0008 — Calculate mass, area and quantify dimensions
• TLIE0009 — Carry out basic workplace calculations
• TLIE1003 — Participate in basic workplace communication
• TLIE2007 — Use communications systems
• TLIE3004 — Prepare workplace documents
• TLIE3009 — Use pilot and escort communication
• TLIE3016 — Estimate/calculate load shifting requirements for a mobile crane
• TLIE3021 — Work and communicate effectively with others
• TLIE3028 — Complete a work diary in the road transport industry
• TLIF0005 — Apply a fatigue risk management system
• TLIF0009 — Ensure the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)
• TLIF0021 — Administer the implementation of fatigue management strategies
• TLIF0022 — Conduct housekeeping activities
• TLIF0024 — Develop and maintain a safe workplace
• TLIF0026 — Manage in-vehicle technology distractions
• TLIF0080 — Implement and monitor the safety duties of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)
• TLIF2006 — Apply accident-emergency procedures
• TLIF2012 — Apply safe procedures when handling/transporting dangerous goods or explosives
• TLIF2018 — Operate firefighting equipment
• TLIF2019 — Ensure a safe on-board passenger and working environment
• TLIF3013 — Coordinate breakdowns and emergencies
• TLIF3015 — Work safely as a non-electrical licensed worker near electrical assets
• TLIF3060 — Control traffic as a pilot vehicle operator
• TLIF3091 — Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements
• TLIF4065 — Ensure compliance with Australian Dangerous Goods Code
• TLIG0002 — Lead a work team
• TLIG0003 — Work effectively with others in a team
• TLIG2007 — Work in a socially diverse environment
• TLIH0004 — Identify major roads, services and attractions
• TLIH0005 — Interpret road maps and navigate pre-determined routes
• TLIH0006 — Plan and navigate routes
• TLII0005 — Apply customer service skills
• TLII3003 — Provide customer service in transport vehicles/vessels
• TLII3009 — Provide on-board services to customers
• TLII3010 — Provide travel information to customers
• TLIJ0003 — Apply quality systems
• TLIJ2001 — Apply quality procedures
• TLIJ3005 — Sample, inspect and test products to specifications
• TLIK2010 — Use infotechnology devices in the workplace
• TLIL0004 — Apply conflict and grievance resolution strategies
• TLIL0005 — Assess and confirm customer transport requirements
• TLIL0007 — Complete workplace induction procedures
• TLIL2008 — Complete routine administrative tasks
• TLIL2060 — Complete induction to the transport industry
• TLIL4009 — Manage personal work priorities and professional development
• TLIL4034 — Arrange alternative passenger transport
• TLILIC0001 — Licence to transport dangerous goods by road
• TLILIC0003 — Licence to operate a forklift truck
• TLILIC0024 — Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)
• TLILIC2014 — Licence to drive a light rigid vehicle
• TLILIC2015 — Licence to drive a medium rigid vehicle
• TLILIC2016 — Licence to drive a heavy rigid vehicle
• TLILIC3017 — Licence to drive a heavy combination vehicle
• TLILIC3018 — Licence to drive a multi-combination vehicle
• TLIO0001 — Undertake emergency response action to a security threat
• TLIO0002 — Apply and monitor workplace security procedures
• TLIO0003 — Follow security procedures when working with goods and cargo
• TLIO0005 — Provide revenue protection measures
• TLIO1002 — Follow security procedures when working with passengers and personnel
• TLIO3012 — Manage disruptive and/or unlawful behaviour
• TLIP2024 — Conduct financial transactions
• TLIP2029 — Prepare and process financial documents
• TLIP2032 — Maintain petty cash account
• TLIU1009 — Monitor plant and equipment in an environmentally sustainable manner
• TLIU2012 — Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
• TLIU3014 — Operate vehicle in an environmentally sustainable manner
• TLIU3015 — Identify wastes and hazards in the waste management industry
• UEGNSG007 — Assess the operational capability of gas safety equipment on a delivery vehicle
• UEGNSG020 — Load, unload, exchange and connect industrial gas cylinders
• UEGNSG031 — Prepare to work in the gas industry
• UEGNSG041 — Apply safe working practices in the gas supply industry

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in International Freight Forwarding (Operator) (TLI31321, 13 units)
• Certificate III in Light Rail Driving (TLI31421, 16 units)
• Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations (TLI30122, 23 units)
• Certificate III in Passenger Train Guard (TLI30521, 20 units)
• Certificate III in Stevedoring (TLI30219, 13 units)
• Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations (TLI30325, 14 units)

More RPL in transport and logistics

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in transport and logistics.

When you are ready, see what TLI31222 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.