CPCCCA3003 - Install flooring systems

Unit code: CPCCCA3003 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
40
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 and install timber and steel flooring systems to support the internal and external walls of a residential building, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation and National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) standard for steel-framed construction in bushfire areas.
The unit includes installation of flooring systems in bedrooms, living areas, kitchens, bathrooms, balconies and decks.
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 bearer and joist system on supports to carry external walls and internal walls parallel to joists for a home or equivalent, not less than 30 square metres, including:

  • balcony/deck fixings
  • deep joists
    *a tongue and groove fitted strip flooring surface, not less than 5 square metres
    *an approved wet-area floor system, not less than 5 square metres
    *a sheet platform system for a home or equivalent, not less than 10 square metres.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*compliance requirements of the National Construction Code including requirements for attachment of decks, Australian Standards and National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) Standards relevant to installing flooring systems
*workplace quality policies and standards for installing flooring systems
*safety requirements for installing flooring systems
*requirements and arrangements for installing damp proof systems and termite barriers
*floor and flooring system types, characteristics, construction methods and installation techniques
*application of the following floor framing:

  • premanufactured joists
  • conventional bearers and joists
  • drop-in (or in-line or deep) joist construction
  • sub-floor frame, including timber or steel
  • sub-floor support construction
    *flooring support systems:
  • concrete stumps
  • masonry piers
  • patented adjustable supports
  • steel posts
  • timber or brick walls
  • timber stumps
    *flooring system materials and their uses as required by the National Construction Code (NCC) and other legislation:
  • strip flooring
  • engineered products
  • floor boards
  • sheet products
    *acclimatisation of flooring materials
    *types of imposed loads and their effects
    *types of insulation products
    *plans, specifications and drawings for installing flooring systems
    *types and uses of tools and equipment used to install flooring systems
    *processes for calculating material requirements to minimise waste when installing flooring systems
    *regulatory requirements applicable to floor framing and flooring
    *setting out and levelling techniques.

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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