CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry

CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry

Category:
Carpentry and Building Construction @ Melbourne/

Duration: Two Years Full-time

Course Description

Available at: Melbourne Campus

This qualification provides a trade outcome in carpentry, covering work in residential and commercial applications.

The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as a specialist field of work. The training and assessment leading to recognition of skills for the purpose of this courses are undertaken in a real/actual or a very closely simulated workplace environment

Course Entry Requirements

  • Completion of Year 12 or equivalent
  • International: IELTS 5.5 with a minimum 5.0 in each band, or equivalent TOEFL iBt 46, TOEFL PBT 527, or PTE 42
  • At least 18 years of age at the commencement of the course

Other entry requirements apply. Refer to Fee/Other Entry Requirements/Application section below.

Program Structure

To attain Certificate III in Carpentry, you will need to complete;

Total number of units = 34

  • 27 Core Unit
  • 7 Elective Units

Unit: CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry

This unit specifies the outcomes required to carry out work health and safety (WHS) requirements through safe work practices in all on- or off-site construction workplaces. It requires the performance of work in a safe manner through awareness of risks and work requirements, and the planning and performance of safe work practices with concern for personal safety and the safety of others. The unit covers fundamental WHS requirements necessary to undertake work tasks within any sector in the construction industry. It includes the identification of hazardous materials, including asbestos, and compliance with legislated work safety practices. It does not cover removal of asbestos, which is a licensed activity. It applies to workers in the construction industry.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with other workers in a construction workplace environment. The unit includes gathering, conveying and receiving information through verbal and written forms of communication. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake basic measurements and calculations to determine task and material requirements in a construction work environment. A person working at this level would be expected to complete tasks assigned to them, under supervision.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and perform calculations to determine material requirements for a construction project.
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to estimate materials, overheads, labour and time requirements and establish costs for the provision of products and services for construction work. The unit supports tradespersons and those in independent construction job roles to cost a construction project or part of a construction project. It applies to construction work on residential and commercial sites.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to read and interpret plans and specifications for carpentry work in order to plan and sequence the work, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to select and safely use and maintain carpentry tools and equipment, meeting all relevant requirements of national construction codes, Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools and equipment. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely manually handle and store carpentry materials, meeting all relevant requirements of work health and safety (WHS) and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes preparing material for mechanical handling and applying environmental management principles associated with carpentry materials. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to identify perimeter site boundaries and survey indicators to establish, measure and set up profiled set-outs for buildings and structural components of building work, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes setting out pads, posts, slabs, strips, and stumps and installing string lines to profile the footings of a building and associated structures on a site.
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to carry out levelling in a single plane for the purpose of establishing correct and accurate set-out of building components. It includes the set-up, testing and use of levelling devices, and establishing and transferring heights using a range of levelling equipment. The unit supports workers in the construction industry who use a variety of common methods and equipment when working with others and as a member of a team. It applies to levelling work on residential and commercial work sites.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to carry out levelling operations to establish correct and accurate set-out of buildings and components, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. It includes: 1. using the rise and fall and height of collimation methods 2. setting up, testing and using levelling devices 3. undertaking closed and open traverses using a range of levelling equipment 4. calculating distances using stadia lines.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to carry out general demolition work of minor building structures to facilitate alterations, extensions and additions to a building in residential and commercial sites. It includes work being completed to schedules, plans and specifications. This unit is designed for those working as a member of a team safely demolishing existing building structures and disposing of the waste materials. It applies to concreters, carpenters and other construction workers working as members of a team.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to erect and dismantle formwork for slabs on ground, rebates to slabs on ground, and steps to strip footings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes: establishing required levels on site and constructing formwork using boxing materials, including timber, metal, masonry, fibre cement sheeting or reconstituted timber products, and fixings to contain wet poured concrete until it is completely cured stripping the formwork and preparing and storing it for re-use.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to work safely on construction sites where the worker has the potential to fall from one level to another. This unit of competency does not cover the erection of scaffold or work platforms, but it does include identifying and reporting common faults with scaffold or work platform systems. Work at heights is undertaken in a range of construction work, including new construction, renovation, refurbishment and maintenance. This unit also applies to workers in other industries who need to control the two separate risks associated with people and objects falling from heights.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding to provide work platforms for various occupational applications. This unit is restricted to modular scaffolding to a height of 4 metres and includes: placement of safety barriers the application of knowledge to handle, erect and dismantle a range of restricted height scaffolding systems. It applies to workers who work in a range of industries. It involves working in a team environment.
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate specific types of elevated work platforms (EWPs) safely and effectively in different locations, including on uneven terrain. The unit includes locating, setting up, operating and shutting down scissor lifts and self-propelled boom lifts with a boom length under 11 metres. The unit supports construction workers in the safe and effective operation of electrical, hydraulic and mechanical EWPs. The unit does not cover truck-mounted EWPs, powered telescoping devices, hinged devices or articulated devices, or any combination of these used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated to perform work and which has a boom length of 11 metres or more. It applies to construction work on residential and commercial work sites in new construction, renovation or refurbishment, and maintenance projects.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to participate in preparing a job safety analysis (JSA) for general hazards, and a safe work method statement (SWMS) for high risk work hazards on construction sites as specified in work health and safety (WHS) legislation. It includes meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely install formwork, reinforcement and place and finish concrete for the construction of minor slabs, pathways and other minor works to a specified design finish, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to place and fix reinforcement for concrete work as part of construction processes. It includes: 1. planning and preparing for the work 2. final preparation for placement 3. placing and fixing reinforcement 4. checking the reinforcement 5. completing clean-up activities. It applies to concreters working as members of a team.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and organise basic work tasks on a construction site. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set out, construct and erect load-bearing and non-load-bearing wall frames for the different types of loadings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes setting out, cutting and fabrication of timber frames and preparation of steel frames and the erection, connection and bracing of frames.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare, set out and install lining and panelling to masonry and timber and/or metal framed walls, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes installation of mouldings to provide decorative finishes.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to install supporting framework for fixtures and flashings for wet area construction of a bath, shower base, and prepare for wet area linings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes setting out, cutting and fabrication of frames and installation of frames in bathroom, laundry, shower, toilet and en suite wet areas.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set-out, construct and erect timber ceiling frames to accommodate ceiling joists, hanging beams, strutting beams, combined hanging/strutting beams, and combined strutting/counter beams, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes selection of members and setting out of ceiling frames in conjunction with roof members.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to construct bulkheads for decorative purposes, to contain fittings, such as range hoods and cupboards, to conceal services, and to help facilitate changes in ceiling heights, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes preparing for sheeting bulkheads with plasterboard, lining boards, reconstituted timber products and metal or plastic decorative panels; and installation of bulkheads which may be hung from, incorporated into, or fastened onto a structure in situ.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set out and install timber and steel flooring systems to support the internal and external walls of a residential building, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation and National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) standard for steel-framed construction in bushfire areas. The unit includes installation of flooring systems in bedrooms, living areas, kitchens, bathrooms, balconies and decks.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare and install window and door units, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply material finishes to an external framed wall surface for the purpose of weatherproofing and securing the building, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes application of both sheet and linear style claddings in a range of materials.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to select, set out, erect and brace timber and steel roof trusses in preparation for the installation of waterproof roof coverings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, National Association of Steel-framed Housing (NASH) Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes erection of manufactured roof trusses in accordance with AS 4440 Installation of nail-plated timber roof trusses.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to set out, construct and erect pitched roofs to accommodate roof coverings for weatherproofing purposes, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes determining the required materials and process, and constructing scotch valley gable, broken hip and valley roof structures.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare, set out and construct eaves, including the cutting and fixing of fascia and barges to provide a finish between the wall and the roof, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes: 1. construction of boxed and raked eaves 2. finishing of gable ends including verge and flush.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry. The unit is suitable for those with basic skills and knowledge undertaking routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to manufacture components for doors, windows and frames, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to construct, assemble and install timber external stairs of one or more flights to provide access into a building or structure, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes external stairs: 1. installed from ground level to a landing 2. constructed with open risers and with housed strings or metal 3. brackets to accommodate treads 4. freestanding or installed against an existing wall 5. incorporating timber treads, stringers and balustrading.

Course Duration & Mode (2 years)

Duration

This qualification is delivered over a period of two (2) years. Course duration; 104 weeks including term breaks and holidays. 80 contact weeks (20 scheduled classroom hours p/w)

Model

International: Full-time face-to-face classroom mode.

Fee / Other Entry Requirements / Application

Course Fee

International Students

Enrolment Fee: $250 (non-refundable)
Tuition Fee: Please refer to our latest Fee Schedule

NOTE: Total fee that a student has to pay typically includes tuition and non-tuition fees.  All applicable fees will be advised in writing, and agreed to, prior to enrolement. A current Fee Schedule is also provided on this website.
Tuition fees once agreed will not change for the duration of the course.Some of the fees (e.g. the Enrolment Fee above) may not be refundable. Refer to our Fee Refund Policy for information on refunds.

Contact us if you have any questions or queries regarding this course, the enrolment process, or any other aspect of your enrolment.

Other Entry Requirements

All of the following requirements must be met;

International Applicants (Overseas Students)

  • Completion of Year 12 or equivalent

  • International: IELTS 5.5  with a minimum 5.0 in each band, or equivalent TOEFL iBt 46, TOEFL PBT 527, or PTE 42

  • At least 18 years of age at the commencement of the course

ALTEC College conducts pre-enrolment needs analysis to best tailor the course and support services to all the candidates. A pre-enrolment interview may also be required. Information for student support, including LLN and learning support, can be found here.

Application

International students: ALTEC College offers various intakes throughout the year. International students can enter the course at any of these intakes, subject to meeting entry requirements. The intakes are also published in ALTEC College’s Academic Calendar.

 

Pathways

Preferred pathways for candidates considering this qualification include:

  • School leavers with interest in building and construction OR

  • Candidates with some building and construction or related experience

Pathways from the qualification

After achieving this qualification candidates may undertake:

  • Participants who complete CPC30220 may go on to enrol in CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction with other institutes or progress to a diploma. Altec College shall provide students with pathway information and options.

Please Note: The pathways are not prerequisites; rather a reference point that can be utilised by ALTEC when determining the suitability for enrolment with prospective learners. For additional details please refer Entry Requirements.

Assessment Methods

ALTEC College will use a range of assessment methods for this course to produce valid decisions and recognise that learners demonstrate competence in a variety of ways. Assessments for this course have been designed for classroom-based face‐to‐face delivery and assessment. Assessment methods include written tasks, practical tasks, projects, case studies, knowledge test, and observation supported by activities such as role plays, presentations, and group and individual work.

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