LEVEL: Stage 1
SACE Credits: 40 credits
LENGTH: 1 Semester
Content:
In conjunction with Master Plumbers Association of South Australia, students looking for a pathway into the construction industry can choose to undertake this VET qualification. Upon successful completion of this course, students will meet the entry requirements of many of TAFE’s full time pre-vocational courses giving them a pathway into the trades.
Students will undertake these Competencies:
- Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry.
- Plan and organise work
- Conduct workplace communication
- Read and interpret plans and specifications
- Use construction tools and equipment
- Carry out measurements
- Work safely in the construction industry
- Handle construction materials
- Apply basic levelling procedures
- Undertake a construction project.
Students will need to undertake two weeks of work placement in the Plumbing Industry to complete this course.
Assessment:
Assessment is competency based. Students will be assessed as competent when they have completed all aspects of each competency to a required standard. Students will be required to undertake homework assignments and theory work and will be required to present a folio of work in an interview at the end of the course.
Special Requirements:
Students will need to wear a Hi-Vis shirt and steel capped boots.
Subject Fee:
Please refer to the Inner South VET Programs Handbook for fee information.
Leads to: Stage 2 Partial Certificate III Roof Plumbing CPC32611