Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Estimating) - CPC40308
TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA)
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
This qualification is part of the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package. It will provide students with the practical skills and knowledge to work as an estimator/scheduler in the building industry.
Structure
- 15 units: 8 core
- 7 elective
Subjects
- Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
- Plan and undertake site inspection and assessment of asbestos products and materials
- Create and use databases
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Apply sustainable building design principles to water management systems
- Promote team effectiveness
- Prepare design brief for construction works
- Select, procure and store construction materials for low rise projects
- Administer a construction contract
- Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
- Resolve business disputes
- Read and interpret plans and specifications
- Produce simple word processed documents
- Minimise waste on the building and construction site
- Prepare specifications for all construction works
- Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for low rise building projects
- Manage personal work priorities and professional development
- Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
- Implement continuous improvement
- Arrange resources and prepare for the building or construction project
- Select and prepare a construction contract
- Apply structural principles to commercial low rise constructions
- Apply risk management techniques
- Apply structural principles to residential low rise constructions
- Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
- Deliver and monitor a service to customers
- Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- Create and use spreadsheets
- Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk
- Apply quality management techniques
- Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures
- Write complex documents
Study pathways
Not applicable.
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