The Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology enables you to gain knowledge and skills in preparation for employment as a design drafter in the field of Engineering. As an Engineering technician you would support or supplement the work of a professional engineer by preparing drawings and specifications, designing smaller elements of a project, calculating and costing projects, coordinating and programming tasks, testing materials and developing quality control techniques.

Graduates may work in the public or private sectors in positions such as: laboratory technician research assistant construction supervisor CAD draftsperson working under the supervision of a professional engineer. Many Melbourne consulting organisations visit RMIT to provide seminars about their operations and advise students to contact them about job prospects. We've previously been visited by GHD, SKM, Kingston City Council and a variety of civil contracting companies.