Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) CPC50220

This qualification is developed for aspiring building professionals, aiming to equip them with essential skills in structural principles, risk and financial management, estimating, and administering building and construction contracts. It's particularly relevant for those who will engage in managing construction work in both residential and commercial building projects.

Graduates of this qualification will find themselves adept in roles that involve selecting contractors, overseeing work quality, and ensuring project compliance within the building industry.

This comprehensive training ensures that graduates are not only proficient in their technical skills but also prioritize safety and regulatory compliance in their professional roles.

If you are already working in the industry, this nationally recognised qualification is a great way to formalise your current experience and climb the career ladder.

This course is designed for building and construction professionals who want to gain skills to manage medium rise construction projects.

Diploma of Building and Construction s is also an ideal way to formalise your current work experience if you are already in the industry but need a qualification to advance.

You will be supported through your study by industry professionals who have years of experience in the Building and Construction Industry.

During this course, you'll learn how to:

• Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 buildings
• Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings
• Apply health and safety precautions on a work site
• Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Type B construction
• Manage business risk
• Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
• Read and interpret plans and specifications
• Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
• Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
• Select, prepare and administer a construction contract
• Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
• Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
• Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to three storeys
• Administer the legal obligations of a building and construction contractor
• Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects
• Manage construction work
• Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction
• Manage project quality
• Manage project risk
• Supervise the planning of on-site building and construction work
• Select and manage building and construction contractors
• Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
• Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects
• Lead WHS risk management
• Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
• Manage professional technical and legal reports on building and construction projects
• Monitor costing systems on complex building and construction projects
• Manage building and construction business finances

• Project
• Video
• Role Play
• Written Assessment
• Multiple choice quiz

The duration for the course is maximum 30 months. As a self-paced online course, the time it will take you to complete is flexible and dependent on ability and time available.

Recommended Local Entry Requirements

Students will need to be at least 18 years old. Students under 18 will need a parent or guardian to complete the parent or guardian declaration on the Enrolment Form.

Students residing in WA/NT under the age of 18, who are not currently studying for their year 12 certificate cannot be enrolled.

It is recommended that students have completed either a relevant apprenticeship or have some relevant on-the-job experience.

Students are recommended to have the language, literacy, and numeracy skills that ensure the ability to read and comprehend technical terms and communicate effectively through email.

These skills are equivalent to:

• Successfully completed Year 12 OR
• ACSF Level 3 OR
• Successful completion of a nationally recognised Certificate III qualification or higher OR
• 3 years of relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication

Tools, equipment, and skills required:

• Access to AutoCAD software
• White Card
• Attend construction sites to complete two major portfolio assignments to gather evidence of the construction of a low-rise residential and a low-rise commercial premises
• Access to a modern computer with high-speed internet
• Access to Microsoft Office
• Access to a device with audio & video capabilities
• Basic computing skills
• Students will need to purchase the following equipment as part of their course: Kent scale rule NO.63M, pencils F and H, set squares
• Other items that students may consider but are not required: Drawing board, T square

Practical Tasks

There is no structured work placement, however, the student requires access to a low-rise residential or commercial construction site to complete practical tasks, roleplays, and work-based projects under the supervision of a licenced builder.

All students, experienced builders, or tradesmen who step foot on any construction site, must hold a White Card. The site manager obtains this information before conducting site work practices. A White Card applies to all workers carrying out construction work.

This includes:

• Self-employed tradespeople
• Labourers
• Apprentices
• Supervisors
• Project managers

Students require the White Card and will learn the basic principles of health and safety in the construction industry, as well as information to prevent workplace injury and illness, workplace injury management, and worker's compensation considerations.

PLEASE NOTE: The White Card is not offered by Open Colleges.

Within Module 3, students are required to provide examples of their White Card. If students have not obtained this, they will be directed within the learning, to show evidence.

Students are required to submit a 'permission to access a site form' as part of an assessment in Module 3. For example, one of the activities is to visit a public space and record Fire Safety implementation in a public space, The Faculty interpretation of the amount of time required for each practical onsite task.

Assessable task: Building codes and standards : 1 - 2 hrs

• Establish Fire Safety requirements to determine passive and active fire protection requirements in a public space

Assessable task: Structural principles for domestic projects : 1 - 2 hrs

• Freehand sketch of a gable roof section. The sketch should include structural performance characteristics and knowledge of the materials used.
• Complete 2-D, freehand, cross-section drawings showing x 2 structural wall types of your choosing for a low-rise building

Assessable task: Structural principles for commercial projects : 1 - 2 hrs

• On-site freehand sketch of a window framing structure - section

Assessable task: Conduct an on-site task, dilapidation report for the condition of the existing building : 1 - 2 hrs

Information about obtaining a signature by a builder:

Regarding the signing off by a builder, learners have had much better results in locating and securing a builder, by sharing the above-mentioned tasks which you need to perform on-site. This component of the course is an important document and then signed off, this also approves insurance cover issued by Open Colleges, in the unlikely event something were to happen on-site that may cause injury.

Additional Requirements:

Students need to have a reasonable level of fitness, as the role may involve a variety of physical tasks, such as:

• Handling and moving heavy items safely / using construction equipment that requires physical control and coordination.
• Standing, bending, or crouching for extended periods during construction activities.
• Safely ascending and descending to work at heights.
• Moving around construction sites that may have irregular surfaces or obstacles