CPC40508 - Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Site Management)

Recognise your experience

If you already have industry experience, then utilising Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to turn your existing skills into a nationally recognised qualification is an ideal way of achieving industry accreditation while broadening your career opportunities.

As this is not a course, you do not need to complete the units listed below. Instead, you simply need to prove that you’re competent in the units shown. Our Facilitators will help make this process as easy and smooth as possible for you. 

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15 units of competency

  • 9 core units

  • 6 elective units

The elective units must ensure the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome and are to be chosen as follows:

  • all six elective units may be selected from the elective units listed below
  • two of the six elective units may be selected from a Certificate IV qualification in another endorsed Training Package or from CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package
  • one of the six elective units may be selected from either Certificate III or Diploma level.

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  

Unit code

Unit title

BSBWOR402A

Promote team effectiveness

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

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  

Unit code

Unit title

BSBCUS301B

Deliver and monitor a service to customers

BSBITU201A

Produce simple word processed documents

BSBITU202A

Create and use spreadsheets

BSBITU301A

Create and use databases

BSBMGT403A

Implement continuous improvement

BSBPMG404A

Apply quality management techniques

BSBPMG407A

Apply risk management techniques

BSBPMG522A

Undertake project work

BSBWOR401A

Establish effective workplace relationships

BSBWRT401A

Write complex documents

CPCCBC4005A

Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

CPCCBC4014A

Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

CPCCBC4015A

Prepare specifications for all construction works

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

CPCCBC4024A

Resolve business disputes

CPCCBC4025A

Manage personal work priorities and professional development

CPCCBC4026A

Arrange building applications and approvals

CPCCBC4028A

Prepare design brief for construction works

CPCCBC4051A

Supervise asbestos removal

CPCCCO4001A

Supervise concreting work

CPCCOHS1001A

Work safely in the construction industry

CPCSUS4001A

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

HLTHIR403C

Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

TAEDEL402A

Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace

Not applicable.

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  • Back to Basics - Provider Code 4346

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