This unit (CPCCCA3004) of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set out, construct and erect load-bearing and non-load-bearing wall frames for the different types of loadings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
The unit includes setting out, cutting and fabrication of timber frames and preparation of steel frames and the erection, connection and bracing of frames.
Completion of the general construction induction training program specified by the model Code of Practice for Construction Work is required for any person who is to carry out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.
Unit details
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Study level:
Vocational and further education (TAFE)
Unit code:
CPCCCA3004
Prerequisites
CPCCWHS2001 - Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
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Assessment
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*setting-out and constructing timber framed walls to a minimum height of 2.4 metres and minimum floor area of 30 square metres to accommodate roof and ceiling members and different types of cladding or linings, including:
- two external load-bearing walls with one window opening and one door opening in each wall
- two external straight walls with external intersection
- two internal non-load-bearing walls encompassing an internal T junction and an external junction
*setting-out and erecting steel framed walls to a minimum height of 2.4 metres and minimum floor area of 30 square metres to accommodate roof and ceiling members and different types of cladding or linings, including:
- two external load-bearing walls with one window opening and one door opening in each wall
- two external straight walls with external intersection
- two internal non-load-bearing walls encompassing an internal T junction and an external junctionStudents will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*compliance requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) and Australian Standards relevant to constructing wall frames, including AS:1684 Residential timber-framed construction
*requirements of the National Association of Steel-framed Housing (NASH) Standards relevant to constructing and erecting wall frames
*workplace quality policies and standards for constructing and erecting wall frames
*safety requirements for constructing and erecting wall frames
*electrolysis and corrosion of dissimilar steels relevant to erecting steel wall frames
*plans, specifications and drawings for constructing and erecting wall frames
*types and uses of tools and equipment for constructing and erecting wall frames
*processes for:
- setting out and measuring materials for frames
- calculating material requirements
*applications for materials used for constructing and erecting wall frames
*timber types, structural properties and uses, including engineered timber products
*frame construction techniques.
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