Certificate IV in Building and Construction

Nineteen (19) units including eleven (11) core units and eight (8) elective units are required for the award of the CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building).

The 19 units that must be completed include:

• 11 core units
• 8 elective units.

To achieve the occupational outcome of Builder, electives must include:

• All Group A elective units
• Up to two elective units from either Group B or general electives
• One elective unit may be from any training package or accredited course as long as it ensures the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contributes to a valid, industry supported vocational outcome.

The latest release of the qualification and packaging rules can be found at the following link:

https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CPC40120

This program is delivered in the classroom, in a live building site and through scheduled and supervised online learning.

Perth:

• Classroom: Level 1, 440 William Street, Perth WA 6000

Melbourne:

• Classroom: Level 7, 21 Victoria Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

This qualification will be delivered over 52 weeks, including 40 weeks of training and assessment spread over 4 terms of 10 weeks each and 12 weeks of holidays.

The Wales Institute has the following entry requirements:

International students must:

• be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent

• participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs. The course entry interview will also assess whether students can use digital technologies.
• have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
  • Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
  • successful completion of an English Placement Test at IELTS level 6.0.

Delivery and assessment summary

• four (4) terms of 10 weeks each (40 weeks total)
• holiday breaks amounting to 12 weeks (as specified in the timetable).

Delivery and assessment details

Students are required to attend 14 hours of training and assessment per week and complete 6 hours of scheduled, structured and supervised online learning and assessment (where applicable) per week.

Additional, unsupervised study is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week.

The training and assessment schedule shows the weeks during which training is delivered and assessment conducted for each unit.

• 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.

Fees: $15,000

Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning). The granting of RPL and/or credit transfer may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course.

This process is outlined in The Wales Institute’s Student Enrolment and Completion Policy and Associated Procedures and Training and Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures.