Understanding CPC08 Codes

There are agreed conventions for the national codes used for training packages and their components.  The codes and titles relating to the CPC08 Construction and Property Services Training Package are explained below.

Training Package codes

Each Training Package has a unique five-character national code assigned when the training package is endorsed, for example CPC08.  The first three characters are letters identifying the training package industry coverage, and the last two characters are numbers identifying the year of endorsement.

 

Qualification codes

 

Each CPC08 qualification has a unique title and eight-character code, for example CPC20408 or CPC31108.

• The first three letters identify the training p ackage
• The first number identifies the qualification level or AQF alignment
• The next two numbers identify the position in the sequence of the qualification at that level within the qualifications framework for the training package as a whole
• The last two numbers identify the year in which the qualification was endorsed (note: where qualifications are added after the initial training package endorsement, the last two numbers may differ from other Training Package qualifications as they identify the year in which those particular qualifications were endorsed)
• The title summarises the occupational focus for the qualification.

The diagrams below provide further clarification using AQF 2 and 3 qualifications for concreting and steelfixing.

 

 

Unit of competency codes

 

Each unit of competency within a training package has a unique title and code.  The unit title should clearly articulate the workplace outcome represented by the unit, i.e. 'design industrial gas systems'.

Unit codes are assigned when the training package is endorsed, or when new units of competency are added to an existing endorsed training package.  Codes for units of competency are made up of 11 characters which are a mixture of uppercase letters and numbers, for example CPCCCM2001A and CPCPPS5001A. 

• The first three letters signify the training package
• Then follows three letters which relate to the industry sector, function or skill area
• Then follows four numbers which are unique to the unit of competency (note: the first number in the code represents the level of the qualification it will be packaged within)
• The last character is always a letter and identifies the unit of competency version.  The ‘A’ in the example above indicates that this is the original unit of competency.  An incremented version identifier (eg B, or C) usually means that minor changes have been made which have not altered the outcome.

The diagrams below provide further clarification using units from the construction and plumbing and services sectors which are packaged at the certificate III and diploma levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPC08 units of competency are coded to represent the training package and stream or functional area, as shown below.  A full listing of streams for both the construction and plumbing and services sectors is available HERE.

TP identifier		3 letter sector and stream identifier				Unique 4 digit code		Version identifier
CPC	+	CCO	=	Construction + Concreting	+	XXXX	+	A, B, C etc
		CSI	=	Construction + Signage
		PDR	=	Plumbing & Services + Drainage
		PRF	=	Plumbing & Services + Roofing