Certificate IV in Building and Construction

The Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) (CPC40120) prepares builders, site managers and construction business managers to apply structural knowledge, building codes and standards to Class 1, 10 and Class 2–9 Type C constructions, and to plan and supervise safe building and construction work. Related occupational titles include Builder, Construction Supervisor, Site Manager, Site Supervisor and Leading Hand, covering residential construction (up to 3 storeys) and commercial construction (Class 2–9, Type B and C). The course is delivered in the classroom, on a live building site, and through scheduled supervised online learning, at The Wales Institute's Perth and Melbourne campuses. It runs over 52 weeks — 40 weeks of training and assessment across four 10-week terms plus 12 weeks of holidays — requiring 14 hours of classroom/site training and 6 hours of supervised online learning per week, plus roughly 5 hours of unsupervised study. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and credit transfer are available and may affect course fees and duration; graduates may progress to the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction.