CPCCCA3005 - Construct ceiling frames

Unit code: CPCCCA3005 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
32
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
CPCCWHS2001 - Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set-out, construct and erect timber ceiling frames to accommodate ceiling joists, hanging beams, strutting beams, combined hanging/strutting beams, and combined strutting/counter beams, 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 selection of members and setting out of ceiling frames in conjunction with roof members.
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.

Assessment

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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:

  • a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by planning, setting out, constructing and erecting a timber ceiling frame for structure with a minimum of three rooms and minimum area of 30 square metres.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*compliance requirements of the National Construction Code and Australian Standards relevant to constructing ceiling frames, including AS 1684 Residential timber-framed construction
*workplace quality policies and standards for constructing ceiling frames
*safety requirements for constructing ceiling frames:

  • working at heights
    *waste disposal requirements relevant to constructing ceiling frames
    *materials handling relevant to constructing ceiling frames
    *correct use of tools and equipment used to construct ceiling frames
    *processes for:
  • setting out and measuring materials for ceiling frames
  • calculating material requirements for ceiling frames
    *materials for constructing ceiling frames:
  • types of timber
  • engineered timber products and their structural properties and applications.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Carpentry
CPC30220 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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