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Qualification Details

CPC40110 - Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) Qualification is offered by Get Qualified Australia via our RTO partners using a combination of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Skills Recognition.

Wherever possible, the qualification will be fully assessed using your career experience without the need for further study. If required, gap training is available from our RTO partners.

Description

This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required of individuals who want to meet the needs of builders and managers of small to medium-sized building businesses.

The builder may also be the appropriately licensed person with responsibility under the relevant building licensing authority in the State or Territory. Builder licensing varies across States and Territories and additional requirements to attainment of this qualification may be required.

Occupational titles may include:

• Builder
• Construction manager.

The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry.

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 and this qualification requires all units of competency to be delivered in this context.

Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement.

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

 

 

Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Packaging Rules

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:

• 16 units of competency:

• 13 core units

• 3 elective units.

The elective units must be selected as follows:

• all three elective units may be selected from the elective units listed below
• two of the three elective units may be selected from Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma from another endorsed Training Package or from CPC08, provided that at least one unit is from Certificate IV and the industry context is maintained.

Some units in this qualification may have prerequisite requirements, which must be met when packaging the qualification. Users are referred to the list of CPC08 units with prerequisite unit requirements available in this Training Package for this purpose.

 

Core units  

• BSBSMB406A Manage small business finances

• CPCCBC4001A Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for low rise building projects

• CPCCBC4002A Manage occupational health and safety in the building and construction workplace

• CPCCBC4003A Select and prepare a construction contract

• CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

• CPCCBC4005A Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

• CPCCBC4006B Select, procure and store construction materials for low rise projects

• CPCCBC4007A Plan building or construction work

• CPCCBC4008B Conduct on-site supervision of building and construction projects

• CPCCBC4009B Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects

• CPCCBC4010B Apply structural principles to residential low rise constructions

• CPCCBC4011B Apply structural principles to commercial low rise constructions

• CPCCBC4012B Read and interpret plans and specifications

 

Elective units  

• BSBWOR402A Promote team effectiveness

• BSBITU201A Produce simple word processed documents

• BSBITU202A Create and use spreadsheets

• BSBITU301A Create and use databases

• BSBMGT403A Implement continuous improvement

• BSBPMG411A Apply project quality management techniques

• BSBPMG415A Apply project risk management techniques

• BSBPMG522A Undertake project work

• BSBSMB401A Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business

• BSBSMB402A Plan small business finances

• BSBSMB404A Undertake small business planning

• BSBSMB405B Monitor and manage small business operations

• BSBWOR401A Establish effective workplace relationships

• BSBWRT401A Write complex documents

• CPCCBC4013A Prepare and evaluate tender documentation

• CPCCBC4014A Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

• CPCCBC4015A Prepare specifications for all construction works

• CPCCBC4016A Administer a construction contract

• CPCCBC4017A Arrange resources and prepare for the building or construction project

• CPCCBC4018A Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects

• CPCCBC4019A Apply sustainable building design principles to water management systems

• CPCCBC4020A Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures

• CPCCBC4021A Minimise waste on the building and construction site

• CPCCBC4022A Supervise tilt-up work

• CPCCBC4024A Resolve business disputes

• CPCCBC4025A Manage personal work priorities and professional development

• CPCCBC4026A Arrange building applications and approvals

• CPCCBC4051A Supervise asbestos removal

• CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry

• CPCSUS4001A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

• CPCSUS4002A Use building science principles to construct energy efficient buildings

• CPCSUS4003A Maximise energy efficiency through applied trade skills

• HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

• TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace

 

 

Licencing Information

Check with relevant state and territory licensing and regulatory authorities. State and territory jurisdictions may have different regulatory requirements.

 

 

Employability Skills

Employability skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication 

• Communicates work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures
• Participates in ensuring compliance with standards, regulations and policies
• Communicates effectively with a range of relevant parties through a range of media
• Establishes on-site communication systems
• Facilitates site meetings
• Articulates complex ideas clearly
• Interprets a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant regulatory, legislative and licensing requirements, codes and standards, plans, drawings and specifications, schedules, site files, contracts, orders, development approvals and organisational policies and procedures
• Analyses and evaluates reports and reference materials
• Understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols and language
• Maintains and checks logs, records and documents
• Prepares a range of documents, including construction contracts, plans, sketches and drawings and specifications, reports, tenders, schedules, building applications and submissions and file notes
• Reports and records hazards, risks and project costs
• Negotiates conflict and dispute resolution
• Analyses a range of data, including company and stakeholder resource consumption and waste product volumes

 

Teamwork 

• Conducts briefings with team members
• Coordinates a range of team members and activities
• Keeps team informed of work practices, quality requirements and required actions
• Relates positively to fellow workers and the management team
• Relates to people from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities
• Seeks expert advice where appropriate
• Works collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
• Understands various stakeholders' roles
• Supervises and checks others' work, monitors work processes and ensures safe work practices

 

Problem solving 

• Assesses structural integrity of residential and commercial low rise buildings
• Performs various calculations relating to rise and fall amounts, estimating resource acquisition and costs; measuring levels, heights and gradients; structural analysis; drawing dimensions; setting out of construction projects; comparisons of alternative water management systems; waste management minimisation strategies; and thermal efficiency, rated capacity and working load limits
• Examines tools and equipment prior to use for damage, missing components or other defects
• Identifies and rectifies faults
• Responds effectively to hazards, risks and emergencies
• Analyses problems and applies appropriate remedial solutions
• Resolves business disputes
• Deals with customer complaints and disputes
• Deals with contract variations
• Takes action to minimise contract penalties
• Analyses rejected building applications and determines the likely success of an appeal or a resubmission
• Devises approaches, implements and reflects on environmental and water, energy and resource efficiency management policies and procedures relevant to work site to improve environmental sustainability, and shares alternative approaches as required

 

Initiative and enterprise 

• Evaluates properties of construction materials and selects appropriate materials based on evaluation
• Develops compliant, alternative solutions to construction problems
• Assesses thermal efficiency of buildings and reviews design solutions for effectiveness and compliance
• Identifies opportunities for improved water management
• Evaluates effective strategies for insulating structures
• Develops waste management strategies and dispute resolution procedures
• Identifies environmental and resource efficiency improvements, applies knowledge about resource use to organisational activities and customer service, and develops resource efficiency tools

 

Planning and organising 

• Plans and coordinates various work operations
• Prepares project schedules
• Participates in effective implementation of organisation's operational plans
• Plans and organises on-site activities and implements procedures associated with building and construction work
• Identifies and organises resource requirements and obtains supply information
• Supervises various administrative and work processes, including claims and payments, insurance coverage, payroll systems and tax systems
• Collects, analyses and organises workplace information and data
• Plans and organises inspections
• Organises testing of construction materials to ensure suitability

 

Self management 

• Manages own performance to ensure required levels of service standards, work quality and professional competence
• Manages work priorities and professional development
• Uses feedback to improve own performance
• Organises and completes daily work activities

 

Learning 

• Is open to new ideas and techniques
• Seeks feedback on personal performance
• Uses information effectively to improve work performance
• Learns from colleagues as part of effective teamwork

 

Technology 

• Operates office equipment
• Uses computer equipment and relevant software
• Uses cameras
• Assesses new and emerging technologies for application to construction processes
• Uses a range of tools and equipment, including technical instruments and surveying equipment
• Maintains tools and equipment as required
• Uses technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of managing work

 

 

Pathway Information

This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship pathway.