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Overview

The building and construction industry is a forever growing market that covers the most innovative and contemporary construction projects in WA. Gaining the best qualifications for this industry will open your opportunity to exciting and fulfilling career paths such as starting your own building company or advancing your role to project lead a team.

The CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) is a perfect course for workers in the building and construction industry who want to progress their careers to become registered builders, project managers, Site foreman’s and more. This course is the gate way to your opportunity to work on commercial to low-rise construction projects.

This course will enable you to gain these skills:

  • Building codes and standards
  • Structural principles
  • Supervise construction-planning processes
  • Legal obligations
  • Estimating, preparing and administering building and construction contracts
  • Monitor costing systems
  • Develop policies and procedures
  • Overseeing the work and its quality and managing construction work in building projects
  • This includes residential and commercial with the following limitations:
  • Residential construction limited to NCC Class 1 and 10 buildings to a maximum of 3 storeys
  • Commercial construction limited to NCC Class 2 to 9 buildings, Type C and B construction

Entry Requirements

While there is no pre-requisite for this qualification, the following entry requirements will apply:

Master Builders Association of WA

  • Hold a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience in the building and construction industry.
  • Are currently under employment within the building and construction industry as there is a need for supervisor observations and signing off assessment tasks.
  • Have a sound level of English language, literacy and numeracy (LLN).

Government PIT Funding

  • Must have left school.
  • Must have permanent place of residence in Western Australia.
  • Must be an Australian Citizen.
  • A permanent visa holder or holder of visa subclass 309, 444, 785, 790, 820 or 826;
  • A dependent or spouse of the primary holder of a visa subclass 457; or
  • A Bridging Visa E holder (subclasses 050 and 051) and you have made a valid application for a visa of subclass 785 or 790.
  • Student must not have an active Apprenticeship or Traineeship registered under WAAMS.
  • Must identify as an existing worker*

*An individual working 20 hours or more under a single employer. This includes self-employed.

Course Delivery Options

Course Duration: 16 months

Timetable: 4 days per month, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Time: 8am – 4.30pm

All course material will be provided by Master Builders Association of WA; however, a laptop/tablet will be necessary to complete the course requirements.

Student Support

Students are supported not only by the trainers/assessors throughout the qualification journey, but also by a dedicated Training Administration Officer.

Course Fees

CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) offered by Master Builders is funded under Jobs and Skills WA Priority Industry Training Programs.

Non-concessions: $1,200**

Concession: $400**

**The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees.

Please review Master Builders Association of WA Refund and Cancellation Policy (page 18), as well as other relevant information, via the Student Handbook.

Course intake Dates

31st August 2023
7th November 2023

Course Structure

CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) consist of 27 units of competency with 24 core units and 3 elective units that have been divided into 16 Modules.

CPCCBC4012 Read and interpret plans and specifications

CPCCBC4014 Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

CPCCBC4001 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 buildings

CPCCBC4053 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9, Type C buildings

CPCCBC5001 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Type B construction

CPCCBC4010* Apply structural principles to residential and commercial construction

CPCCBC5018* Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to three storeys

CPCCBC4010* Apply structural principles to residential and commercial construction

CPCCBC5018* Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to three storeys

CPCCBC4010* Apply structural principles to residential and commercial construction

CPCCBC5018* Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to three storeys

CPCCBC4013 Prepare and evaluate tender documentation

CPCCBC4004 Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

CPCCBC4005 Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

CPCCBC4003 Select, prepare and administer a construction contract

CPCCBC5002 Monitor costing systems on complex building and construction projects

CPCCBC5007 Administer the legal obligations of a building and construction contractor

CPCCBC5019 Manage building and construction business finances

CPCCBC5019 Manage building and construction business finances

CPCCBC5013 Manage professional technical and legal reports on building and construction projects

CPCCBC4009 Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects

CPCCBC4008 Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects

CPCCBC5003 Supervise the  planning of on-site building or construction work

CPCCBC5003 Supervise the  planning of on-site building or construction work

CPCCBC4052 Lead and manage teams in the building and construction industry

BSBWHS513 Lead WHS risk management

CPCCBC5005 Select and manage building and construction contractors

CPCCBC5010 Manage construction work

CPCCBC5005 Select and manage building and construction contractors

CPCCBC5010 Select and manage building and construction contractors

BSBPMG532 Manage project quality

BSBOPS504 Manage business risk

CPCSUS5001 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability

CPCCBC5011 Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction

CPCCBC4018 Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects

Student Support Day

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements.

CPCCBC4010 Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions

  • CPCCBC4053 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings
  • CPCCBC4001 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 buildings

CPCCBC5018 Apply structural principles to the construction of buildings up to 3 storeys

  • CPCCBC5001 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Type B construction
  • CPCCBC4053 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9, Type C buildings

Assessment

Each unit of competency will require an assessment submission.  Assessment tasks will vary for each unit of competency and completion of private study and allocated tasks outside of the block training will be required.

Certification

Upon successful completion of all the course and assessment requirements, Master Builders Association of WA (RTO 5101) will issue a Certificate for the Nationally Recognised Qualification. and Records of Results.

How to Enrol

There is a lot to consider before signing up to study the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building). To ensure you have sufficient information to make an informed decision on enrolling, we have provided you with answers to some of the most asked questions from previous students and enquiries.

Although the course does not have any pre-requisites, Master Builders WA require our students to have 5 years relevant work experience within the construction industry and be currently employed within the industry as there is a need for supervisor observations and sign off of tasks.

All our course delivery is face to face.

Yes, this is called recognised prior learning (RPL) which is a process that assesses your competency—acquired through formal and informal learning—to determine if you meet the requirements of the course.

MBAWA can deliver individual units of competency from the Diploma and we run many different short accredited and non-accredited courses to meet the needs of the building and construction industry. Chat with a staff member regarding your specific learning goals.

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Contact Master Builders via diploma@mbawa.com or call 08 9476 9800 for more information.