Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) CPC40120

The Certificate IV in Building and Construction meets the education requirements for registration as a licensed builder in all state and territory building licensing requirements.

ACT, TAS, NT, SA, & QLD – depending on the license required.

This course is specifically designed to cater to individuals who are planning to enter the construction industry, focusing on roles that involve direct involvement in various construction activities.

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.

With Open Colleges, you can study whenever you want, wherever you want and make your way through the course at a pace that suits you.

This course is perfect if you have no experience but would like to launch a career in Building and Construction.

The Certificate IV is also an ideal way to formalise your current work experience if you are already in the industry but need a qualification to get ahead.

Students completing CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) may undertake further study in the following qualifications delivered across Open Colleges:

• Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

During this course, you'll learn how to:

• Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 building
• Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C
• Apply health and safety precautions on a work site
• Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
• Read and interpret plans and specifications
• Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
• Select, prepare and administer a construction contract
• Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
• Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
• Plan building and construction work
• Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects
• Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
• Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects
• Manage work health and safety in the building and construction workplace
• Select, procure and store construction materials for building and construction projects
• Apply project quality management techniques
• Minimise waste on the building and construction site
• Resolve business disputes
• Use building science principles to construct energy efficient buildings
• Manage finances for new business ventures

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

The duration for the course is maximum 18 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

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