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59 weeks (including 10 weeks breaks/holidays)
Blended learning model, combining 70% face-to-face delivery with 30% Guided Online Learning and Training (GOLT)
Full-time · 20 hours per week (14 hours face-to-face + 6 hours guided online-based learning), plus up to 15 hours of self-directed learning per week (indicative only)
20 Jul 2026
Course Overview
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AccreditedCourse Content
Handle and prepare bricklaying and blocklaying materials
Core unit
Use bricklaying and blocklaying tools and equipment
Core unit
Carry out masonry veneer construction
Core unit
Carry out cavity brick construction
Core unit
Lay masonry walls and corners
Core unit
Lay multi-thickness walls and piers
Core unit
Install flashings and damp proof course
Core unit
Construct masonry arches
Core unit
Construct curved walls
Core unit
Construct masonry structural systems
Core unit
Carry out setting out
Core unit
Apply basic levelling procedures
Core unit
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
Core unit
Work safely at heights
Core unit
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
Core unit
Plan and organise work
Core unit
Conduct workplace communication
Core unit
Carry out measurements and calculations
Core unit
Read and interpret plans and specifications
Core unit
Apply WHS requirements, policies, and procedures in the construction industry
Core unit
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Elective unit
Carry out concreting to simple forms
Elective unit
Construct masonry steps and stairs
Elective unit
Carry out basic demolition
Elective unit
Lay paving
Elective unit
Construct decorative brickwork
Elective unit
Install glass blockwork
Elective unit
Place and fix reinforcement materials
Elective C unit
Common Questions
This qualification is delivered as full-time study over the course of 59 weeks, with 10 weeks allocated as breaks/holidays. Duration may vary based on mode of delivery and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT).
Students are required to have an IELTS band score of overall 6.0 (Academic or General) or equivalent in line with the Department of Education and the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) regulations. Students must also be competent in written and spoken English and will undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test prior to commencing the training.
Orange College adopts a blended learning model, combining 70% face-to-face delivery with 30% Guided Online Learning and Training (GOLT). Students are required to attend 14 hours of face-to-face training and assessment per week, including simulation, tutorials, and supervised support sessions, plus 6 hours of guided online-based learning, making up a 20-hour structured learning week. In addition, learners may need to engage in up to 15 hours of self-directed learning per week (indicative only).
This qualification reflects the trade qualified role of a bricklayer, blocklayer or paver who may have responsibility for undertaking heritage bricklaying, refractory bricklaying, bricklaying, blocklaying and paving work in residential, industrial and commercial contexts, in both existing and new constructions. Occupational titles may include Bricklayer, Blocklayer, and Paver.
Yes. Orange College offers both Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). If a certificate or statement of results is produced and verified, a credit transfer process will be initiated in relation to the units as per the training plan. RPL is an assessment process that assesses an individual's non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual has achieved the required learning outcomes, competency outcomes, or standards for entry to, and/or partial or total completion of, a qualification.
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