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52 Weeks (48 Teaching Weeks + 4 Weeks Holidays)
Training and Assessment will be conducted through a combination of blended learning environments. Classroom / face to face Workshop Sessions.
Level 10, 50 Grenfell St Adelaide 5000 SA
Face to Face
Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Apply WHS requirements, policies, and procedures in the construction industry
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
Conduct workplace communication
Carry out measurements and calculations
Read and interpret plans, specifications, and drawings for carpentry work
Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry material requirements
Handle carpentry materials
Use carpentry tools and equipment
Apply basic levelling procedures
Carry out levelling operations
Carry out setting out
Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs
Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground
Carry out concreting to simple forms
Install flooring systems
Construct and erect wall frames
Install exterior cladding
Install windows and doors
Install lining, panelling, and moulding
Construct ceiling frames
Erect roof trusses
Construct pitched roofs
Construct eaves
Work safely at heights
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
Carry out general demolition of minor building structures
Plan and organise work
Calculate costs of construction work
Place and fix reinforcement materials
Construct bulkheads
Frame and fit wet area fixtures
Set up, operate, and maintain indirect action powder-actuated power tools
Construct, erect and dismantle formwork for stairs and ramps
Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
Common Questions
After completing the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry, graduates can pursue job roles including Carpenter – Commercial, Carpenter – Formwork, Carpenter – Residential, and Carpenter and Joiner.
The course has a total duration of 52 weeks, comprising 48 teaching weeks and 4 weeks of holidays.
Students must demonstrate English proficiency as guided by Macallan College's English Proficiency Policy and Procedures. This includes an IELTS overall score of 6.0 (or equivalent) with no individual section score less than 5.5, or a Pre-entry Oxford English online test result of no less than B2.2 with a minimum score of 71. All applicants from AL3 countries must sit an IELTS test.
After completing the Certificate III in Carpentry, students could enrol into the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) or the Certificate IV in Building and Construction. For other relevant qualifications, students can refer to www.training.gov.au.
The qualification requires a total of 34 units — 27 core units and 7 elective units. A Certificate is issued where all 34 units have been deemed competent, while a Statement of Attainment is issued when only some units are deemed competent and the course is not completed in full. Issuing of your Certificate and/or Statement of Attainment occurs within 30 days of your last unit being deemed competent, however this may be delayed if you have not provided your Unique Student Identifier (USI) or have any outstanding debt.
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