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Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Manage risk
Lead WHS risk management
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 buildings
Select, prepare, and administer a construction contract
Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects
Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
Read and interpret plans and specifications
Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9, Type C
Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Type B construction
Monitor costing systems on complex building and construction projects
Supervise the planning of onsite building and construction work
Select and manage building and construction contractors
Administer the legal obligations of a building and construction contractor
Manage construction work
Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction
Manage professional technical and legal reports on building and construction projects
Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to 3 storeys
Manage building and construction business finances
Manage project quality
Manage project stakeholder engagement
Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
Common Questions
The course has a total duration of 78 weeks, comprising 66 teaching weeks and 12 weeks of holidays, delivered face to face.
Students must have 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 CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building), occupational titles you may pursue include Builder, General Foreperson, Building Inspector, and Construction Manager.
After completing this course, you could enrol into a Bachelor of Construction Management.
The qualification requires 34 units in total — 27 core units and 7 elective units. A Certificate is issued where all 27 units have been deemed competent. 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 fees.
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