Certificate IV in Building and Construction

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of builders and managers of small to medium-sized building businesses.

The builder may also be the appropriately licensed person with responsibility under the relevant building licensing authority in the State or Territory. Builder licensing varies across States and Territories and additional requirements to attainment of this qualification may be required.

Occupational titles may include:

• • Builder
  • Construction manager.

• Face to Face: 30 week (Saturdays)  – Within one year of enrolment.
• Online: 8 – 12 months.

• CPC50210 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
• Licensed Builder. Check the relevant state and territory licensing and regulatory authorities. State and territory jurisdictions may have different regulatory requirement.

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  To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:

  • 16 units of competency:
    • 13 core units
    • 3 elective units.

Some units in this qualification may have prerequisite requirements, which must be met when packaging the qualification. Users are referred to the list of CPC08 units with prerequisite unit requirements available in this Training Package for this purpose.

• BSBSMB421 – Manage small business finances
• CPCCBC4001A – Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for low rise building projects
• CPCCBC4002A – Manage occupational health and safety in the building and construction workplace
• CPCCBC4003A – Select and prepare a construction contract
• CPCCBC4004A – Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
• CPCCBC4005A – Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
• CPCCBC4006B – Select, procure, and store construction materials for low rise projects
• CPCCBC4007A – Plan building or construction work
• CPCCBC4008B – Conduct on-site supervision of building and construction projects
• CPCCBC4009B – Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
• CPCCBC4010B – Apply structural principles to residential low-rise constructions
• CPCCBC4011B – Apply structural principles to commercial low-rise constructions
• CPCCBC4012B – Read and interpret plans and specifications

• CPCCBC4024A Resolve Business Disputes 
• CPCCBC4018A Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects 
• CPCCBC4013A Prepare and evaluate tender documentation