CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

To complete the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building), candidates must accomplish twenty-seven (27) UNITS comprising:

• 24 core units
• 3 elective units, consisting of:

a maximum of one unit may be from any training package or accredited course as long as it ensures the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contributes to a valid, industry supported vocational outcome.

Prerequisite units

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must reflect current occupational and learning outcomes of this AQF qualification level.

The latest release of the qualification and packaging rules can be found at the following link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CPC50220/qualdetails

Target groups for the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) are international students who are:

• Individuals seeking to pursue a career in building and construction
• Individuals seeking to enter a new industry sector.
• Individuals seeking a pathway to higher-level qualifications.

Characteristics of the target group are as follows:

Students will usually be new entrants. However, credit and/or RPL can be provided for those with existing skills and knowledge, allowing such students to complete the course in a shorter timeframe.

Students will be from a range of countries and may be living in Australia for the first time or may have been here in the recent or more distant past. 

Many will speak English as a second language, although an entry-level has been set to ensure students are able to complete course work. 

Typically, persons entering this qualification will not have any work or study experience. Students are expected to typically fall into the age range of 18 – 35 as people still establishing or changing careers.

A blended delivery mode (Face-to-face delivery and Supervised Online Activities) has been adopted for this course.

Classroom: Level 4, 440 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE, Victoria 3000.
Workshop: 29 Lentini Street, Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029

This qualification will be delivered over 52 weeks, including 48 weeks of training and assessment over four 12-week terms, along with 4 weeks of holiday breaks.

Pre-requisite:

There is no pre-requisite or entry requirement set for the CPC33020 Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying.  

However, international students desiring to get admitted to Unified College need to meet the following entry requirements:

Age, Education and English Language Proficiency:

International students must: 

• Be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent.
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:

• Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
• Completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO; or
• Successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed that they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

All international learners will be required to undertake pre-training review which aims to identify their training needs through questions on previous education or training,

relevance of the courses to learner, relevant experience and interview conducted by Institute’s enrolment officer using Unified College pre-enrolment kit and enrolment interview. Interview also aims to identify suitability of the course, any support needs and possible RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) opportunities. 

Through pre-training review learner will demonstrate that they have necessary skills to successfully complete the course.

Candidates undertaking this course must possess sound language, literacy and numeracy skills, as the qualification requires them to interpret construction drawings and specifications, perform measurements and calculations, and understand workplace health and safety documentation and instructions.

All learners are required to undertake a Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy (LLND) assessment conducted by the Institute. The LLND assessment is mapped against the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) at Level 3, which is considered appropriate for this qualification.

If learners do not meet the English and LLND requirements, they will be required to complete additional Language, Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital Literacy Test (LLND) training and an English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) before enrolling in this course. This additional ELICOS training will incur extra course fees.

To enter this qualification, applicants should have successfully completed year 12 or secondary studies, equivalent to Australian senior secondary school examination, in their home country.

All learners enrolling into Unified College’s courses must have basic computer literacy. They are required to demonstrate their computer literacy during pre-training review.

Those learners who do not possess basic computing skills will be referred to taking basic computer training, e.g., International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL), before enrolment. Please note that a fee is charged for ICDL (Please refer to https://icdl.org/ for more details).

Unified College will provide access to computers/laptops with access to internet during classroom hours. However, to work on assignments and tasks for self-study, all learners are expected to have access to a laptop or a computer with Windows 7 or later operating system. Students must also have an active email address and be contactable by a mobile phone or a landline and by post (which requires an active mailing address) for communications. 

All learners are expected to have access to MS Office applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Completing the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) may enable learners to have following career outcomes:

• Builder
• General Foreperson
• Building Inspector.

Note: Above career pathway information is based on the qualification description on National Training Register (www.training.gov.au) and our market research. It does NOT imply any job guarantee or job role at the end of the course.

The Institute does NOT claim any employment outcome or job guarantee associated with its courses as it will be misleading.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into higher education qualifications in construction or building. 

Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning). The granting of course credit may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course. 

This process is outlined in Course Credit Transfer and RPL Policy and Procedures which can be found in Unified College website.