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Course Overview
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Course Content
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 Buildings
Core unit
Manage work health and safety in the building and construction workplace
Core 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; prerequisite requirement must be met before assessment
Read and interpret plans and specifications
Core 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
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9, Type C Buildings
Core unit
Apply project quality management techniques
Elective 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
Use building science principles to construct energy efficient buildings
Elective unit
Arrange building applications and approvals
Elective unit
Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
Elective unit
Common Questions
The qualification is delivered as full-time study over 40 weeks, with classes scheduled for 26 weeks and 14 weeks of break/extra tutorials/reassessment period as per the requirement of individual students. Study load is 20 hours per week (70% face-to-face and 30% online), plus an indicative 5 hours of self-directed learning per week.
International students must achieve an IELTS band score of overall 6.0 (Academic or General) or equivalent in line with the Department of Education and DOHA regulations. Online IELTS will not be accepted. Additionally, learners are required to be competent in written and spoken English and will undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test prior to commencing training.
Graduates of the CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) may pursue occupational titles including Builder, Construction Supervisor, Site Manager, Site Supervisor, and Leading Hand. The qualification prepares graduates to work in roles managing small to medium-sized building businesses, applying knowledge of structural principles, codes, standards, and legal requirements to Class 1 and 10 and Class 2 to 9 Type C constructions.
To achieve the CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) qualification, a learner must complete and demonstrate competency in 19 units of competency, including 11 core units and 8 elective units. Note that an asterisk (*) against a unit code indicates a prerequisite requirement that must be met before assessment of that unit.
Yes. Upon enrolment of all learning programs, Mars Institute'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, competency outcomes, or standards for entry to, and/or partial or total completion of, a qualification.
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