Graduates, cadets & scholarships

Our Road Design Training Centre...

If your interest lies in road design then the Department of Transport and Main Roads would like to fast track your training and get you qualified and on the job faster - and we pay for your course expenses!

It all happens through our Road Design Training Centre.

What can the Road Design Training Centre offer me?

Established in Toowoomba in July 2006, the Road Design Training Centre provides an accelerated training program for road design cadets. Through the centre, cadets study an Associate Degree in Engineering (Civil), receive Transport and Main Roads specific training and gain practical, on-the-job experience.

Cadets are employed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland during the program and become qualified designers in just two years. We partner with the University of Southern Queensland to make it all happen.

What are the benefits of joining the Road Design Training Centre?

1. The Road Design Training Centre uses cutting edge technology to deliver the very best in training.
2. You will gain an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering in a minimum of two years and will be eligible for exemptions from two university subjects.
3. You get paid to study. 
4. Your HELP debt and university expenses such as textbooks are reimbursed by the department on the successful completion of each subject.
5. Upon graduation you will have the opportunity to work in any one of our Queensland locations (subject to availability).

Am I eligible?
The cadetship is an entry-level program that requires all applicants:

• to have studied four semester units and achieved an exit assessment of 'Sound Achievement' or better in the Queensland Senior Secondary School subject: English.  It is recommended that applicants should also have satisfactorily completed the subject: Mathematics B (Mathematics A is assumed).

or,

• be able to demonstrate that they have achieved an equivalent standard in these subjects at another institution

and,

• have achieved a Queensland Overall Position (OP) band or, an equivalent rank based on qualifications and previous work experience, at or above the specified cut-off level.

To find out if you are eligible to apply for the Associate Degree in Engineering (Civil), You can contact:

• University of Southern Queensland ph: 1800 640 678 or visit www.usq.edu.au
• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) ph: 1300 467 822 or visit www.qtac.edu.au

To be eligible for permanent appointment to the Queensland Public Service applicants must provide proof of Australian citizenship or permanent residency.  To be eligible for temporary appointment applicants must provide proof that they can legally work in Australia.

Find out more:

• Check out our FAQ below
• Our Cadetship recruitment for the RDTC has now closed, if you would like to be informed when we begin recruiting again please contact us

• FAQ
• To find out more about what's in it for you, have a look at our 'Employment Benefits' page.
• Have a look at our 'Job Profiles' page to read specific information on the range of Transport and Main Roads occupations.
• Read what our current Cadets have to say about Transport and Main Roads in 'Meet Our Team.'  
• Have a look at the types of projects you could be a part of.