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Course Overview
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Course Content
Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
Core unit
Conduct workplace communication
Core unit
Carry out measurements and calculations
Core unit
Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry material requirements
Core unit
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Core unit
Read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings for carpentry work
Core unit
Work safely at heights
Core unit
Handle carpentry materials
Core unit
Use carpentry tools and equipment
Core unit
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
Core unit
Apply basic levelling procedures
Core unit
Install windows and doors
Core unit
Install exterior cladding
Core unit
Construct eaves
Core unit
Construct and erect wall frames
Core unit
Construct ceiling frames
Core unit
Install lining, panelling and moulding
Core unit
Install flooring systems
Core unit
Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs
Core unit
Carry out general demolition of minor building structures
Core unit
Carry out setting out
Core unit
Carry out levelling operations
Core unit
Carry out concreting to simple forms
Core unit
Erect roof trusses
Core unit
Construct pitched roofs
Core unit
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
Core unit
Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground
Core unit
Calculate costs of construction work
Elective unit
Plan and organise work
Elective unit
Manufacture components for doors, windows and frames
Elective unit
Construct and install bulkheads
Elective unit
Carry out hand excavation
Elective unit
Frame and fit wet area fixtures
Elective unit
Place and fix reinforcement materials
Elective unit
Common Questions
The total course duration is 52 weeks, which is calculated on 20 hours per week of face-to-face training for 44 weeks plus 8 weeks of allocated term break.
The tuition fee for the Certificate III in Carpentry is AUD $16,000.00, with an additional material fee of AUD $2,500.00.
There are no formal prerequisites required to enter the CPC30220 – Certificate III in Carpentry course. However, applicants must meet entry requirements including a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 (or PTE score of 47), successful completion of an Australian Equivalent Year 12 qualification or higher, be aged 18 years or over, and complete an LLN and Digital Literacy test prior to signing the Letter of Offer.
Classes are delivered at Level 9, T1, 620 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, with workshop sessions conducted at 14/65 Mark Street, North Melbourne, VIC 3051.
Yes. Credit transfer is available for students with identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications. The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway is also available for candidates who have previously attained skills and knowledge from outside the formal education and training system, including work and life experience. Students may apply for RPL or credit transfers for any unit in which they can successfully demonstrate competency.
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