College Certificate III - Bricklaying/Blocklaying – (104888A) + College Diploma - Building and Construction (Building) (103756K)

Packaging of courses is popular with international students. The advantages are it allows students to combine two or more courses to gain the knowledge and skills that will provide a pathway for their future careers and studies.

The Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying reflects the trade qualified role of a bricklayer, blocklayer or paver who may have responsibility for undertaking heritage bricklaying, refractory bricklaying, bricklaying, blocklaying and paving work in residential, industrial and commercial contexts, in both existing and new constructions.

The College Diploma in Building and Construction (Building) reflects the role of building professionals who apply knowledge of structural principles, risk and financial management, estimating, preparing and administering building and construction contracts, selecting contractors, overseeing the work and its quality and managing construction work in building projects including residential and commercial with the following limitations:

• Residential construction limited to National Construction Code Class 1 and 10 buildings to a maximum of 3 storeys.
• Commercial construction limited to National Construction Code Class 2 to 9 buildings, Type C and B construction.

Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site.

Additional units of competency may be required to meet builder registration requirements in various States and Territories.