BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

Certificate III in Carpentry - CPC30220

Qualification Description

This is a trade qualification for carpenters in residential and commercial workplaces. It includes setting out, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, installing and repairing products made using timber and non-timber materials.

Most Often Employed as:

89.4% Technicians and Trades Workers
4.5% Labourers
3.1% Managers

Certificate III in Concreting - CPC30320

Qualification Description

This is a qualification for concreters working in concreting operations on residential and commercial projects.

Occupational titles include:

concreter
concrete tilt panel fabricator.

This qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as a specialist field of work in concreting.

The construction industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in an actual workplace or very closely simulated workplace environment, and this qualification requires all units of competency to be delivered in this context.

Most Often Employed as:

10% Managers

Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying - CPC33020

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the trade qualified role of a bricklayer, blocklayer or paver who may have responsibility for undertaking heritage bricklaying, refractory bricklaying, bricklaying, blocklaying and paving work in residential, industrial and commercial contexts, in both existing and new constructions.

Occupational titles could include:

Bricklayer
Blocklayer
Paver.

The bricklaying, blocklaying and paving industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in a real or closely simulated workplace environment and this qualification requires all units of competency to be delivered and assessed in this context.

Most Often Employed as:

90.0% Technicians and Trades Workers
3.6% Machinery Operators and Drivers
2.7 Labourers

Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing - CPC31420

Qualification Description

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of workers who undertake waterproofing for residential and commercial construction work. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as the specialist field of work, construction waterproofing. Waterproofers apply membranes and special coatings to protect contents and the structural integrity of buildings.

Occupational titles may include:

Waterproofer.

State and territory jurisdictions may have different licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm those requirements.

Most Often Employed as:

55.8% Technicians and Trades Workers
21.1% Managers
12.1% Labourers

Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling - CPC31320

Qualification Description

This qualification provides a trade outcome in wall and floor tiling for residential and commercial construction work. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as the specialist field of work, wall and floor tiling. Tilerswork with materials likeceramic, glass, slate, marble and clay.Theycut these materials and lay tiles onwallsand floors, both interior and exterior.Theymay also add decorative touches to their basic work.

Occupational titles may include:

Tiler
Wall and Floor tiler.

This qualification is suitable for an Australian apprenticeship pathway.

Most Often Employed as:

85.7% Technicians and Trades Workers
5.0% Managers
3.5% Labourers

Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining - CPC31220

Qualification Description

This qualification provides a trade outcome in wall and ceiling lining for residential and commercial construction work. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as the specialist field of work wall and ceiling liner. Wall and ceiling liners apply and fix linings for non-structural walls and ceilings.

Occupational titles may include:

Wall and ceiling liner
Drywaller
Plasterer.

This qualification is suitable for an Australian apprenticeship pathway.

Most Often Employed as:

92.2.7% Technicians and Trades Workers
3.5% Professionals
3.4% Labourers

Certificate III in Painting and Decorating - CPC30620

Qualification Description

This qualification provides a trade outcome in painting and decorating for residential and commercial construction work.

Occupational titles may include:

Painter and Decorator.

Licensing, legislative and regulatory or certification requirements for painting and decorating work differ between States and Territories. Please consult with the relevant regulatory authority.

This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship pathway.

Most Often Employed as:

89.3% Technicians and Trades Workers
2.8% Managers
2.5% Labourers

Certificate III in Cabinet Making - MSF31113

Qualification Description

This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required to perform a range of skills at trade-level for those working in furniture making and those involved in the manufacture and installation of fitted furniture typically in a kitchen, bathroom and related context. Installation skills may be applied to new or renovation work. The work is in a defined range of skilled operations, usually within a range of broader related activities involving known routines, methods and procedures, where some discretion and judgement is required in the selection of equipment, services or contingency measures and within known time constraints.

This qualification offers a generic Certificate III in Cabinet Making, as well as two pathways targeting the skill requirements of free-standing furniture makers and kitchen and bathroom cabinet makers and installers.

The following additional qualification descriptors are approved for this qualification:

Pathway 1:

MSF31113 Certificate III in Cabinet Making

(Furniture)

Pathway 2:

MSF31113 Certificate III in Cabinet Making

(Kitchens and Bathrooms)

The MSS30312 Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices is available for employees at this level who already possess technical skills and who require additional manufacturing practice skills above those available in this qualification.

Depending on the state and territory where work is undertaken licensing may relate to this qualification where the candidate is required to work on-site assisting in kitchen and bathroom installation. The licensing requirement will usually involve construction induction training. Where licensing is required the unit CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry should be selected. If no licensing requirement exists e.g. where all work will be off-site then the unit MSAPMOHS200A Work safely should be selected.

Most Often Employed as:

87.7% Technicians and Trades Workers
6.7% Labourers
2.4% Managers

Certificate IV in Building and Construction - CPC40120

Qualification Description

This 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, and who plan and supervise safe building and construction work, prepare and administer contracts, and who apply quality principles to building and construction projects.

Building relates to construction and Site Management is about managing the factors around construction, such as the deployment of crews with specialised skills (including builders), product compliance, deployment of contract specialised skills, weather and site location.

Occupational titles depending on packaging options selected may include:

Builder
Construction Supervisor
Site Manager
Site Supervisor
Leading Hand

The qualification is designed to enable two specialised occupational outcome pathways depending on elective options which will be reflected as:

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) or
Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Site Management)

Completion of the general construction induction training program specified by the model Code of Practice for Construction Work is required for any person who is to carry out construction work. Achievement of unit CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.

Most Often Employed as:

60.9% Technicians and Trades Workers
15.7% Managers
6.8% Labourers

Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) - CPC50220

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of building professionals who apply knowledge of structural principles, risk and financial management, estimating, preparing and administering building and construction contracts, selecting contractors, overseeing the work and its quality and managing construction work in building projects including residential and commercial with the following limitations:

Residential construction limited to National Construction Code Class 1 and 10 buildings to a maximum of 3 storeys.
Commercial construction limited to National Construction Code Class 2 to 9 buildings, Type C and B construction.

Occupational titles may include:

Builder
General Foreperson
Building Inspector

The construction industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment. To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have access to a live building and construction workplace to meet the requirements detailed in the Assessment Requirements of core unit CPCCBC4008 Supervise communication and administration processes for building and construction projects.

Most Often Employed as:

47.3% Technicians and Trades Workers
27.4% Managers
8.5% Labourers

Diploma of Building and Construction (Management) - CPC50320

Qualification Description

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of senior managers within building and construction firms.

Occupational titles may include:

Project manager
Construction manager
Estimating manager
Sales manager.

Additional units of competency may be required to meet builder or project manager registration requirements in various States and Territories.

Most Often Employed as:

43.3% Technicians and Trades Workers
21.5% Managers
12.2% Professionals

Advance Diploma of Building and Construction (Management) - CPC60220

Qualification Description

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of builders or senior managers within the building and construction industry who apply knowledge of building, construction and sustainability systems and processes, structural principles, codes, standards and legal obligations to construction projects including high rise.

Occupational titles may include:

Construction manager.

Most Often Employed as:

2.3% Clerical and administrative workers

Advance Diploma of Civil Construction Design- RII60520

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of an individual working as a senior civil works designer or a para-professional designer, who supports professional engineers. They perform tasks that are broad, specialised, complex and technical and include strategic areas and initiating activities. They are responsible for the design of complex projects to ensure the implementation of the client’s site requirements and are required to demonstrate self-directed application of theoretical and technical knowledge and initiate solutions to technical problems or management requirements.

Most Often Employed as:

29.1% Professionals
27.0% Technicians and Trades Workers
13.7% Labours

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Certificate III in Carpentry - CPC30220

Qualification Description