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1.8 Years
Face-to-Face 15 hrs / week; Distance 5 hrs / week
Blended (Face-to-Face and Distance) · 20 hours per week (15 hrs face-to-face + 5 hrs distance)
Monthly (you may commence any Monday)
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Gold Coast
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
Provides skills to apply health and safety policies and procedures in the workplace, including identifying hazards, understanding health and safety legislation and responding to emergencies and incidents.
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
Learn how to erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding to provide work platforms for various occupational applications.
Work safely at heights
Training required to work safely on construction sites where a worker has the potential to fall.
Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres
Learn how to operate specific types of elevated work platforms (EWPs) safely and effectively in different locations, including on uneven terrain.
Calculate costs of construction work
Learn how to estimate materials, overheads, labour and time requirements and establish costs for the provision of products and services for construction work.
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
Learn how to work with others, accept responsibility for your own workload, identify development needs, comply with environmental regulations and understand the importance of sustainability.
Plan and organise work
Learn how to plan and organise basic work tasks on a construction site.
Conduct workplace communication
Learn how to communicate effectively with other workers and team members, including gathering, conveying and receiving information through verbal and written forms of communication.
Carry out measurements and calculations
Carry out measurements and perform simple calculations to determine task and material requirements for painting & decorating jobs.
Read and interpret plans and specifications
Learn how to read and interpret plans and specifications, including recognition of commonly used symbols and abbreviations, identification of key features and comprehension of written job specifications.
Erect and maintain trestle and plank systems
Learn how to safely erect and monitor trestle and plank work platforms.
Handle and store painting and decorating materials
Learn how to read safety data sheets, how to handle, sort and store painting and decorating materials keeping in mind environmental and sustainable practices.
Use painting and decorating tools and equipment
Learn how to use tools of the trade safely and effectively, including planning and preparation, identifying and selecting tools and cleaning up the site.
Remove and replace doors and door and window components
Learn how to plan and prepare for work, removal and replacement of doors and door and window furniture, and completion of clean-up activities.
Prepare existing coated surface for painting
Learn to restore, repair and prepare different material surfaces for the application of paint.
Apply paint by brush and roller
Learn how to apply brushed or rolled paint coatings to different materials to form a protective and decorative painted finish, including preparation, mixing, application and clean-up.
Apply texture coat paint finishes by brush, roller and spray
Learn how to apply texture coat paint finishes to different surfaces using brush, roller and spray.
Apply paint by spray
Learn how to apply paint by spray onto different surfaces to form a protective paint finish.
Match specific paint colours
Learn to colour-match new and existing painting finishes.
Apply stains and clear timber finishes
Learn how to apply stains and clear timber finishes to different material surfaces, including previously stained or finished timber, to form a protective and decorative finish.
Remove and apply wallpaper
Learn how to apply wallpaper to walls of different materials to form a protective and decorative finish.
Apply decorative paint finishes
Learn skills to apply decorative paint finishes to a range of different material surfaces, including mirror paint finishes, broken colour effects, modern acrylic and basic stencilling.
Remove graffiti and apply anti-graffiti coatings
Learn the best methods to remove graffiti and apply preventative materials to different surfaces to form graffiti-resistant surface systems.
Apply protective paint coating systems
Learn how to apply specialised paint coating systems as a protective measure against atmospheric conditions, sanitation and hygiene risks and the impacts of high traffic areas.
Work safely with lead-painted surfaces in the painting industry
Learn how to safely treat lead paint hazards, including hazard identification, preparation of the work area, removal of contaminated material, encapsulation of contaminated material and clean-up.
Apply intumescent coatings
Learn when and how to apply intumescent coatings to a range of material surfaces.
Prepare uncoated surfaces for painting
Learn to prepare uncoated surfaces for the application of paint.
Work safely to encapsulate non-friable asbestos in the painting industry
Learn how to safely encapsulate non-friable asbestos hazards and dispose of it safely.
Contribute to WHS risk management
Learn how to identify and assess hazards, control risks and manage workplace compliance requirements.
Common Questions
The course runs for 93 weeks in total, broken down into 65 weeks of study, 7 weeks of supervised study, and 21 weeks of holidays.
Students must pass a minimum of one of the following English requirements: an Upper Intermediate Certificate or higher, a Certificate IV level or higher qualification in Australia, IELTS 5.5-6, FCE Grade B or C, CAE 160-179, TOEFL 72-94, TOEIC 400-485 (listening) / 385-450 (reading), or the Entrepreneur Education English Test at Upper Intermediate level. All English evidence must be within a 2-year validity period.
Graduates of the Certificate III in Painting and Decorating can pursue careers as a Painter & Decorator, Labourer, or Business Owner.
The course is delivered via Face-to-Face learning at 15 hours per week and Distance education at 5 hours per week. The online learning portal used is Canvas, where students can access course materials, assessment requirements, and communicate with their Mentor.
Start dates are monthly and students may commence any Monday. Students who do not start on a preferred start date will complete orientation and then commence class at the start of the next unit. The CRICOS Course Code is 104994K and the course is located on the Gold Coast campus.
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