Using CPC08 in the General Construction Sector
The CPC08 Construction Training Package is the endorsed benchmark which relates units of competency to national qualifications, and provides guidelines for assessment for the General Construction Sector. Training Packages are developed by industry to meet current and emerging skills needs. They enable RTOs to develop flexible training programs to meet particular enterprise, regional or individual training needs, while maintaining the core integrity of a national qualification.
The CPC08 Training Package now includes the redeveloped qualifications framework and units of competency for the General Construction Sector of the construction industry. The areas of industry that form this sector were represented in the former BCG03 General Construction, and BCF00 Off-site Construction Training Packages covering occupations and functions such as:
§ Building services (eg planning construction work or administering a contract)
§ Brick and blocklaying (eg installing glass blockwork or laying bricks)
§ Carpentry (eg constructing wall frames)
§ Concreting (eg handling concreting materials, or cutting and coring concrete)
§ Demolition (eg carrying out manual general demolition, or operating a crushing plant)
§ Dogging (eg performing dogging or crane scheduling)
§ Joinery (eg assembling or manufacturing joinery components)
§ Stair building (eg assembling or installing stairs)
§ Segmental paving (eg laying or cutting segmental pavers)
§ Plasterboard (eg fixing standard plasterboard wall sheets)
§ Painting and decorating (eg preparing surfaces for painting, or applying paint by spray)
§ Rigging (eg performing basic or intermediate rigging)
§ Roof tiling (eg tiling regular or irregular roofs, slating etc)
§ Scaffolding (eg erecting and dismantling scaffolding)
§ Steelfixing (eg arc welding reinforcement steel)
§ Shopfitting (eg setting out and assembling cabinets, showcases, wall units etc)
§ Signage (eg fabricating, producing or decorating signs)
§ Plastering (eg restoring or renovating solid plasterwork)
§ Stonemasonry (eg finishing or laying stone)
§ Surveying (eg producing working drawings for residential buildings)
§ Wall and ceiling lining (eg installing suspended ceilings)
§ Wall and floor tiling (eg tiling curved surfaces, or mosaic tiling)
§ Waterproofing (eg applying waterproofing processes to internal or external wet areas)
The units of competency and qualifications covering these functions within CPC08 have been redeveloped and amalgamated in recognition of industry practice and to facilitate greater flexibility and relevance with regard to training and assessment. The processes of development and review which have been undertaken since 1998 have ensured the qualifications and units of competency remain relevant and provide effective coverage of the sector's current and emerging skills needs.
This guide will assist you to use and understand the General Construction Sector qualifications and units of competency within CPC08. Whether you are an employee, a job seeker, an employer, a trainer or assessor, or another person interested in general construction skills, this guide will be of use. It contains advice on the following:
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Information about the workforce, qualifications, skill sets and units of competency which support skills development. |
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Including career and learning options based on the qualifications and units of competency, a mapping of general construction qualifications to occupations, and information about Australian Apprenticeships. |
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An overview of the licensing and regulation requirements for each jurisdiction based on the qualifications and units of competency. |
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Providing guidance on the broad steps involved in implementing the general construction qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. |
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Providing an overview of the full potential of the CPC08 Construction Training Package for developing the business capability of enterprises. |
