CPC50210 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
This qualification is designed to meet the needs of builders, including selecting contractors, overseeing the work and its quality, and liaising with clients.
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 title may include:
Builder.
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 included 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.
Subjects
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:
18 units of competency:
13 core units
5 elective units.
The elective units must be selected as follows:
a minimum of 3 elective units must be from Group A units below
a maximum of 2 further elective units may be from Group B units below
1 elective unit may be from Diploma level in from CPC08 or another endorsed Training Package, provided that the industry context of the qualification is maintained
2 elective units may be from any Certificate IV in CPC08
1 elective unit may be from any Advanced Diploma in CPC08 .
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.
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:
Communication
Analyses, evaluates and interprets a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant regulatory, legislative, licensing requirements, codes and standards, plans, drawings and specifications, contracts, reports, reference materials, building approvals, awards and workplace agreements
Maintains and reports records and information
Understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols and language
Communicates effectively with a range of relevant parties and provides expert testimony
Establishes site communication procedures
Prepares complex business documents, including project expenditure schedules and reports, such as technical and legal reports, drawings and project briefs
Advises others regarding their obligations as well as company procedures
Negotiates dispute resolution
Sketches service layouts
Implements feedback systems
Teamwork
Demonstrates leadership within work teams and business units
Collaboratively and effectively develops and implements operational plans
Supervises work processes and systems, and delegates to others as required
Works with others to overcome problems and achieve outcomes
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships
Seeks advice from senior management as required
Works collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
Relates to people from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities
Problem solving
Analyses construction, environmental management, and energy conservation problems and applies appropriate and compliant remedial solutions
Assesses structural integrity of medium rise buildings
Ensures processes that identify faults and required remedial action
Develops strategies to address project delays
Performs various complex calculations relating to cost-benefit analysis, rise and fall amounts, pessimistic overdraft requirements, statistical analysis, costs, set out of construction work, structural analysis and service installations
Analyses reasons for cost variations and takes remedial action
Establishes and implements dispute resolution procedures
Maintains site safety and manages risks
Provides advice on dispute resolution
Uses and analyses data in decision making
Initiative and enterprise
Develops and initiates strategies to use resources effectively
Ensures effective systems' development
Implements effective project quality management and continuous improvement processes
Recommends improvements to environmental management and energy conservation plans
Develops strategies that maximise resource effectiveness
Develops and reviews workplace sustainability policy
Planning and organising
Supervises planning processes and organisation of on-site building or construction work projects, including instituting procedures and systems
Develops sound and safe practices in relation to structural procedures on site
Coordinates and manages construction and demolition processes
Monitors building or construction costing systems
Manages preparation of project expenditure schedules
Supervises materials' procurement systems
Manages selection, engagement and performance of building and construction contractors
Administers legal obligations of building or construction contracts
Establishes construction work policies, practices and procedures
Prepares and implements environmental management and energy conservation plans, including workplace sustainability policy
Advises and coordinates design process and obtains planning approval
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
Takes responsibility as required by the work role
Uses discretion and judgement when required in complex environments
Deals with contingencies
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
Manages induction and pre-engagement training processes
Technology
Operates office equipment
Uses computer equipment and relevant software
Understands building construction materials and technologies
Understands construction equipment and its use
Operates and tests levelling equipment
Uses technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of managing work
