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Course Overview
Eligibility
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Course Content
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 Buildings
Core unit – prerequisite for CPCCBC4010
Manage work health and safety in the building and construction workplace
Core unit
Select, prepare and administer a construction contract
Elective unit
Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
Elective unit
Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
Elective unit
Select, procure and store construction materials for building and construction projects
Elective unit
Plan building or construction work
Core unit
Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects
Core unit
Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
Core unit
Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
Core unit – has prerequisite requirements
Read and interpret plans and specifications
Core unit
Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
Elective unit
Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
Core unit
Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects
Core unit
Minimise waste on the building and construction site
Core unit
Arrange building applications and approvals
Elective unit
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9, Type C Buildings
Core unit – prerequisite for CPCCBC4010
Apply project quality management techniques
Elective unit
Use building science principles to construct energy efficient buildings
Elective unit
Common Questions
The qualification is delivered as full-time study over the course of 40 weeks, with an additional 10 weeks allocated as breaks/holidays. Students are expected to undertake 20 hours per week of study (70% face-to-face and 30% online), and may require approximately 5 hours of self-directed learning per week (indicative only).
International students must have an IELTS band score of overall 6 (Academic or General) or equivalent in line with the Department of Education and the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) regulations. Learners are also required to be competent in written and spoken English and will undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test prior to commencing the training.
Graduates may work as a Builder, Construction Supervisor, Site Manager, Site Supervisor, or Leading Hand. The qualification reflects the role of builders, site managers and managers of small to medium-sized building businesses who apply knowledge of structural principles, codes, standards, and legal requirements to Class 1 and 10, to a maximum of two storeys and Class 2 to 9 Type C constructions.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in 19 units of competency: 11 core units and 8 elective units.
Yes. Upon enrolment, Orange College's code of practice states that all candidates for assessment will be offered RPL. 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. Credit Transfer is also available — if a certificate or statement of results is produced and verified, a credit transfer process will be initiated by Orange College in relation to the units as per the training plan.
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