CPCCBS6110 - Conduct and report on building surveying audits of Class 1 and 10 buildings to three storeys

Unit code: CPCCBS6110 | Study level: TAFE
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CPCCBS6101 - Research and evaluate construction methods and materials for Class 1 and 10 buildings to three storeys
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
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Overview

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to audit Class 1 and 10 buildings against the current requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) and local planning policies. These Class 1 and 10 buildings are as defined in the NCC up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area. The unit includes planning and conducting audit activities including visual inspections, noting structural elements and taking photographic evidence, and reporting audit findings and recommendations.This unit is suitable for building surveyors who draw on their broad theoretical knowledge and technical skills to provide advisory code-consulting services, carry out building surveying audits and advise on building compliance. Building surveying audits are required as part of a sales process to inform planned works, including demolishing existing structures, or to inform planned upgrades to existing buildings.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & 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 elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting and reporting on three building surveying audits involving the following Classes of buildings as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC):

  • two Class 1 buildings
  • one Class 10 building excluding sheds and swimming pools.
    Each building must be up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area, and in a different geographical location as defined by the NCC.

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.

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