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RIIMPO334E - Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments

Learn the essential skills and safety protocols required to efficiently operate a skid steer loader and utilise various attachments across civil construction, mining, and extraction worksites.

Duration
1 Day
Cost
$795
Delivery Mode
Accredited

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RIIMPO334E - Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments overview

The unit RIIMPO334E Conduct Skid Steer Loader Operations Using Attachments provides the essential skills and knowledge required to operate a skid steer loader safely across the civil construction, mining, and extractive industries. This course focuses on interpreting work instructions, managing site hazards, and performing material-handling tasks using various attachments while adhering to strict legislative and organisational requirements.

What you will learn:

  • Operational Planning: Interpret work instructions, identify site hazards, assess environmental risks, and select required personal protective equipment.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Perform pre-start inspections, start-up and shutdown procedures, and identify faults to ensure equipment serviceability.
  • Safe Manoeuvring: Master techniques for loading, carrying, shifting, and placing materials while using approved communication signals.
  • Attachment Integration: Gain hands-on experience fitting, testing, and operating attachments like buckets, augers, and forks within design limits.
  • Machine Relocation: Coordinate the transport of the skid steer loader between worksites, including loading and unloading from trailers or floats.
  • Workplace Compliance: Apply traffic management requirements and complete necessary documentation, including load calculations and fault reporting.

Upon successful completion, students will be competent in conducting skid steer operations in line with industry standards, supporting career paths in civil infrastructure and mining sectors.

  • Age: Participants must be a minimum of 18 years old
  • Unique Student Identifier (USI): A valid USI must be provided prior to course commencement
  • Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital needs (LLND) must be assessed before commencing the course you are enrolled for. You need to be confident to interpret safety instructions, complete documentation and communicate directly and using vehicle radios
  • Identification: Official Photo Identification will need to be presented on the day of your course
  • Physical Capacity and Physical Fitness – Students must have sufficient physical fitness and functional capacity to undertake the demands of the practical components of the demonstrations and assessments.
By enrolling, you acknowledge that being under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a breach of safety protocols. In these instances, no refund will be issued, and full course fees will apply for any future re-booking.

The RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments unit is designed for people who operate or are preparing to operate rollers as part of mining, civil, resources or other earthmoving works.

This course is suitable for:

  • Entry-Level Workers: Individuals seeking foundational skills to operate a skid steer loader and break into civil construction, mining, or infrastructure sectors.
  • Existing Plant Operators: Experienced machinery operators looking to formalise their current skills or acquire a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment.
  • Site-Based Field Personnel: Personnel working across resources, earthmoving, or agricultural sectors who need to safely operate a skid steer and fit attachments as part of daily work.
  • Supervisors and Site Managers: Operational staff aiming to understand skid steer capacities, safe load handling limits, and site compliance.
  • Experienced Personnel (RPL/Refresher): Skilled operators requiring a Verification of Competency (VOC), refresher training, or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Industry & Organisational suitability:

  • Civil Construction & Earthmoving: Companies focused on precise trenching, site cleanup, roadwork preparation, and close-quarters material shifting.
  • Mining & Resources: Resource corporations requiring plant operators skilled in bulk material handling, stockpile management, and tool transitions within operational sectors.
  • Quarrying & Extractive Industries: Materials suppliers needing certified personnel to safely extract, load, and transport sand, aggregate, and gravel using various attachments.
  • Landscaping & Agriculture: Rural landholders, commercial landscapers, and farming contractors requiring high-versatility earthmoving solutions for land-shaping, bin feeding, and clearing.
  • Local Government & Municipalities: Local councils and road maintenance crews responsible for civic infrastructure upkeep, public asset management, and pathway developments

Completing the RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments unit provides participants with critical safety and professional competencies valued across multiple industries.

Key benefits include:

  • Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment: Graduate with a formally accredited, industry-recognised unit of competency that is legally valid across Australia.
  • Resource & Infrastructure Sector Mobility: Unlock versatile career paths across civil construction, coal mining, drilling, quarrying, and metalliferous mining operations.
  • Advanced Attachment Integration: Master the mechanical precision required to safely select, test, fit, use, and remove a diverse range of operational attachments.
  • Dynamic Load & Material Handling: Develop specialised competency in establishing load weights, maintaining stable machine positioning, and managing shifting centres of gravity during transport.
  • Precision Site Levelling & Spreading: Gain hands-on capability in specialised site tasks including material stripping, spreading, backfilling, and precise ground levelling.
  • Comprehensive Pre-Operational Checks: Acquire technical routines for conducting mandatory pre-start, start-up, park, shutdown, and post-operational inspections.
  • Proactive Hazard & Risk Management: Learn to identify environmental issues, interpret safety data sheets, and implement workplace control measures to isolate operational hazards.
  • Traffic Control & Signage Compliance: Build site-ready awareness of traffic management responsibilities, including the correct deployment of mandatory traffic signage.
  • Advanced Machine Diagnostics: Cultivate troubleshooting techniques to recognise common equipment faults, interpret indicators/alarms, and properly prepare machinery for maintenance.
  • Coordinated Site Communication: Master essential workplace communication methods, leveraging hand, audible, verbal, and two-way radio signals to synchronize travel and loading processes.
  • Emergency Response Readiness: Develop the capacity to execute compliant safety procedures during worksite fires, mechanical accidents, or unexpected site emergencies.

The RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments unit is designed for people who operate or are preparing to operate as part of mining, civil, resources or other earthmoving works.

Roles this unit may be relevant for:

  • Skid steer loader operator — Primary operator role using buckets, forks, augers, trenchers, brooms, etc.
  • Civil construction labourer — Workers who support excavation, trenching, backfilling, and site prep.
  • Earthmoving plant operator — Operators expanding their competencies to include skid steer attachments.
  • Landscaping operator — For tasks like soil moving, trenching, augering, and site shaping.
  • Mining operator — Particularly in metalliferous and extractive operations where skid steers are used in confined or surface environments.
  • Infrastructure maintenance worker — For clearing, cleaning, and material handling with attachments.
  • General labourer progressing to plant operation

Industries that this unit may be relevant in:

  • Mining
  • Civil construction — Site prep, trenching, backfilling, material movement.
  • Landscaping — Soil handling, augering, levelling, vegetation management.
  • Resources & infrastructure — Broad operational roles across quarries, processing sites, and industrial facilities.
  • Earthmoving & plant operations — For operators using skid steers with multiple attachments.
  • Infrastructure maintenance — Cleaning, clearing, and material handling tasks.
  • Construction services — Small‑plant operations on commercial and residential sites.
While this unit provides skills relevant to the roles listed above, completion does not guarantee employment or specific job placement.

On completing RIIMPO334E Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments, students will be able to:

  • Plan and prepare for skid steer loader operations
  • Operate skid steer loader in line with established requirements
  • Load, carry and place materials to complete work activity
  • Select, remove, fit and use attachments for loader
  • Relocate the skid steer loader
  • Conduct housekeeping activities

This course includes the following nationally recognised unit(s) of competency:

  • RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments is a standalone unit of competency within the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package

It may be delivered individually or as part of a qualification or skill set.

Qualifications that include this unit are:

Unit CodeUnit Name
RIIMPO334E Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments
  • Participants will need sufficient English skills to interpret safety instructions, complete documentation and communicate during classroom and practical demonstrations and assessments.
  • A pre-course LLND assessment ensures you have the reading, writing, numeracy and communication skills needed to successfully complete the course.
  • Digital Literacy – you will require digital technology proficiency sufficient to use and navigate various forms of digital and electronic tools, platforms and technology to communicate and demonstrate understanding of course information and skills.

There are no prerequisites for this unit.

The following methods will be used to assess competency for RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments:

  • Assessor Checklists
  • Theoretical Assessments including short answer and multi-choice questions
  • Individual and team based practical and scenario assessments

The RIIMPO334E-Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments unit is a nationally recognised competency, accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Successful participants will receive a Statement of Attainment for National Training Register – RIIMPO334E Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments issued by an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) upon demonstrating competency in all assessment requirements.

Training and Assessment delivered under the auspices and in partnership arrangement on behalf of Health Security & Education Pty Ltd, RTO 40907

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and training materials will be provided on the day of your course.

Our Forrestdale Training Facility has a compact kitchen area with an automated tea/coffee machine.

  • A fridge and microwave are provided for participants to store and heat their own snacks/meals.
  • A vending machine is stocked with quick snacks, healthy options and bottle/canned drinks.
  • Alternatively, there are a variety of food outlets and cafes close by if you wish to purchase food/drinks. We recommend purchasing before the course starts as businesses may change advertised operating hours without notice.
Please bring your own water bottle – we have a cold-water unit for refills.

Courses include practical demonstrations and assessments that all participants are required to be involved in.

All participants are required to wear:

  • Long pants
  • Long sleeved shirts
  • Steel cap safety boots
  • Prescription glasses if worn.

We also encourage you to dress accordingly for weather conditions and suggest the following items:

  • Hat
  • Sunglasses
  • Additional clothing to keep dry/warm if raining or windy

On the day of your course, you will be required to provide official photo identification on arrival at our Forrestdale Training Centre or other training locations.

  • Official photo identification includes Driver Licence, Passport or Australian State or Territory issued Photo Card.

Expired identification will not be accepted.

Participants must possess a level of physical fitness that allows them to safely meet the demands of practical demonstrations and assessments. Training provides the hands-on experience you need to acquire the skills for assessment, from basic machine operation and daily workload management to solving unexpected site challenges and working effectively as part of a team. In assessments, you will demonstrate that you can operate the equipment safely, manage your responsibilities, and respond to real-world situations just as you would on worksites.

Course practical requirements:

  • Climbing & Access: Ability to safely mount and dismount large machinery (often 1–2 metres off the ground) using three points of contact on ladders or steps.
  • Stamina for Long Shifts: Capacity to remain seated and alert in a high-vibration environment for several hours at a time.
  • Full Range of Motion: Flexibility to bend, kneel, and reach into tight compartments to perform daily “pre-start” safety inspections and basic maintenance.
  • Hand-Eye-Foot Coordination: Good motor skills to operate dual joysticks, levers, and foot pedals simultaneously to control complex machine movements.
  • Lifting & Manual Handling: Strength to lift, carry, and position heavy tools or machine attachments (up to 20kg) as part of regular work tasks.
  • Steady Footing: Ability to walk, stand, and maintain balance on uneven, slippery, or sloping terrain found on active worksites.
  • Sensory Awareness: Clear vision (with or without glasses) to judge distances and peripheral movement, and hearing to respond to two-way radio calls or site alarms.
  • Environmental Resilience: Capacity to work comfortably in outdoor settings, which may include exposure to heat, dust, and loud noise.
  • We will capture training, demonstrations and assessment by taking photographs or video or sound recordings.
  • We will include in our enrolment package to you a photographic/media consent form which details the collection and use of your personal image in any way by Risk Management Training Solutions Pty Ltd (RMTS) for print and digital communications, publications, productions or presentations as well as for identification purposes and as evidence of participation and assessment activity.
  • Your completed consent form will be placed on file and retained by RMTS. We will also advise you in this form on how you can withdraw your consent.

To ensure the safety of all participants and maintain the integrity of our assessment processes, all students must be fit to participate in practical training and assessment activities. These requirements reflect and mirror industry safety expectations, including those used in mining and other high‑risk environments.

Our fitness‑for‑assessment procedure includes:

  • Self‑Declaration: By enrolling and attending, you confirm you are not under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs.
  • Medication Disclosure: If you are taking medication that may cause drowsiness or impair your physical or cognitive abilities, you must advise your assessor. We will work with you to determine if reasonable adjustments or rescheduling can be considered.
  • Impairment Screening: To maintain a safe site, trainers may conduct impairment checks, including breathalyser (BAC) and drug screening, to ensure a safe training environment.
  • Removal for Safety: Any participant assessed as unfit to safely participate and operate machinery, will be removed from the session for the safety of themselves and others.
  • Refund Conditions: Attending training under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a breach of safety protocols. In these instances, no refund will be issued, and full course fees will apply for rebooking.
By enrolling, you acknowledge and agree to these safety protocols, ensuring you are prepared for the demands of operating in a high-risk work environment.
  • Delivered over 1 day.

Exact daily schedules—including start and finish times, break periods, and assessment windows—will be provided upon completion of enrolment, allowing us to tailor information to your specific training group and location.

RMTS trainers and assessors deliver a blend of supervised learning, theoretical assessment activities, and realistic scenario‑based training to ensure learners can confidently apply their skills in real‑world environments. Each training day is structured to balance knowledge development with hands‑on practice, including multiple opportunities to participate in realistic simulations and skill‑building exercises.

This course is delivered at a range of workplaces and training sites to provide realistic, industry-specific learning environments.  See our locations below:

  • Forrestdale office
  • On site
  • In your workplace/office

RMTS can deliver many of our courses at your nominated site or in your workplace.

Why send staff off‑site when RMTS can deliver high‑impact training right at your location?

Contact us to tailor a site-specific program and create a delivery plan built specifically for your operational needs.

Experience dynamic learning at Forrestdale, Perth with great facilities in a great location

The cost of the Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments course reflects the high level of industry expertise, resources, and workplace-based training provided.

 

 

TitleFee
Full Fee1 795.00
Location Please request course fees for your workplace or onsite delivery
  • RMTS Fee Policy - Full fees are payable upfront to secure your enrolment
  • Corporate Bookings - We are able to provide an invoice upon receipt of your purchase order
  • Location - Fees displayed are applicable to training conducted at our Forrestdale Training Facility or nominated alternative location only

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