- We are a private RTO and therefore government funding is not available. Please check eligibility requirements before enquiring
Course Overview
Move up the career ladder without attending a classroom with our nationally accredited CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building). You’ll learn safety, contracts, structural principles and materials, estimating, and many more skills that will transform you into a confident builder, site manager, foreperson or construction manager.
The construction industry is booming, with a predicted 1,200,700 new jobs expected to be created over the next five years, according to the Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council. Growth is tipped across all sections of the industry, including: commercial construction, house and apartment building, and engineering construction.
The Australia’s construction industry is expected to grow by 10.6% to reach AUD 163,797 million in 2022.
Who's It For?
The Certificate IV is perfect for people with some experience in the building and construction industry, and who are looking to step up and become a Builder or Construction Manager.
If you are an existing worker or have experience in the related industry, please inform our enrolment consultants during your enrolment conversation. You may be eligible to enrol as an existing worker and complete your studies faster. Please note – limitations do apply.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Builder
- Construction Manager
What You'll Learn
Tailored to give you the skills and knowledge you need to move up the career ladder without attending a classroom, the Certificate IV will teach you how to:
- Prepare building sketches and drawings, read and interpret plans and specifications, and apply building codes and standards to construction projects.
- Apply structural principles, and identify and produce building and construction cost estimates.
- Create and prepare construction contracts, plan building or construction work, produce labour and material schedules for ordering, and apply site surveys and set out procedures.
- Manage site Work Health and Safety, apply legal requirements to projects and manage small business finance.
Recognition
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration and Study Load
- Course duration: The duration for the course is maximum 18 months. As a self-paced online course, the time it will take you to complete is flexible and dependent on ability and time available
- Recommended hours per week: 11h
Delivery
- Delivery method: Online
Entry Requirements
This course does not require specific formal education qualifications. However, you must be a minimum of 18 years old to enrol. At Open Colleges, we’re passionate about helping you choose courses that are a perfect fit for your individual goals and aspirations. Please note that this course is not open to student visa holders. For personalised assistance and more information, please enquire now.
Course Features
The Certificate IV meets the education requirements for registration as a licensed builder in QLD, ACT, TAS and NT. As licensing varies from state to state, there may be extra requirements necessary to register. Chat to an Open Colleges’ Enrolment Consultant for more information on how to meet the requirements for your state.
NSW Fair Trading, the SA Consumer and Business Services (CBS), the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) and Builders Registration Board of WA might evaluate this qualification as part of a broader consideration of your experience and knowledge for registration as a licensed builder.
Your learning materials are accessed through OpenSpace. These include:
- Online discussions
- Access to a professional technical library
- Digital toolbox
- Simulated procedures and policies
Recognition of Prior Learning
We value the diverse skills and expertise you may have gained from various sources. These experiences can be acknowledged through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process
For a more comprehensive understanding of our RPL procedure, please refer to our Credit Transfer & Recognition of Prior Learning Policy, available in the Key Student Information section of our website. Alternatively, you can contact an Enrolment Consultant to discuss your RPL options.
Assessment
- Multiple choice Quiz
- Projects
- Role plays
- Video
- Work Placement
- Written assignments
Materials
Your learning materials are accessed through OpenSpace. These include:
- Online discussions
- Access to a professional technical library
- Digital toolbox
- Simulated procedures and policies.
Additional Information
Open Colleges offers this qualification in association with Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd (Provider number: 90197). The testamur will be issued by Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd.
Pathways
- Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) (CPC50210)
Subjects
- Prepare to make sketches and drawings
- Create simple sketches and drawings
- Notate and process drawings
- Identify types of drawings and their purposes
- Apply commonly used symbols and abbreviations
- Locate and identify key features on a site plan
- Identify and locate key features on drawings
- Correctly read and interpret specifications
- Identify non-structural aspects to the specification
- Access and interpret relevant code and standard requirements
- Classify buildings
- Analyse and apply a range of solutions to a construction problem for compliance with the BCA
- Apply fire protection requirements
- Apply structural principles when planning the erection or demolition of a structure
- Analyse and plan for the structural integrity of Class1 and Class 10 buildings
- Plan, coordinate and manage the laying of footings
- Plan, coordinate and manage the laying of floor system
- Plan, coordinate and manage the building of structural and non-structural wall systems
- Plan, coordinate and manage the building of roof system
- Plan, coordinate and manage the external wall cladding of structure
- Apply structural principles to the planning of the erection or demolition of a structure
- Analyse and plan for the structural integrity of Class 2 to 9 buildings
- Plan, coordinate and manage laying of footing systems
- Plan, coordinate and manage laying of floor system
- Plan, coordinate and manage the building of structural wall systems and wall cladding systems
- Plan, coordinate and manage the building of structural roof systems and roof cladding systems
About Open Colleges
Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything we do. As an institution, we measure our success in the success of our students.
We have more than 125 years of experience in distance education, and this has given us the time to perfect the ways we deliver education and training to people across Australia. In the last decade alone, we’ve helped more than 450,000 students reach their potential.
We understand the needs of adult learners. That’s why we created OpenSpace, our world-class online learning platform that gives you complete flexibility and control to study whenever and wherever you are. OpenSpace provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, a superior support network and the opportunity to connect with other learners just like you.
Our nationally recognised courses could help you launch, change or accelerate your career. Now is the time to make your next move. With Open Colleges, everything could happen.
Open Colleges Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organization (RTO 90796)
