90944NSW Certificate IV in Building Studies, Residential
Qualification: Certificate IV (AQF)
TAFE Course No: 1261
Nominal Hours: 809
This course is for people who want to acquire building and management skills in the residential construction industry. The Home Building Service may consider issuing graduates a licence as Building Contractor in NSW.
You will learn about the social, environmental and legal aspects of residential construction projects. You will also learn about building construction, quantities and estimating, management, setting out, site safety and computing.
The Home Building Service may consider issuing graduates of this course who also have the BCG30103 Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying or the BCG30203 Certificate III in Carpentry a licence to operate as a Building Contractor in NSW.
Career Opportunities: This course provides education and training for the building industry at technician level to impart skills necessary to effectively operate at middle management level in the residential building sector. People who graduate from this course having a carpentry or brick laying trade meet the academic requirements for licensing as a builder in NSW. Progression to the diploma level will provide education and technical training for a person to work within the industrial and commercial sectors of the building industry and multi occupancy residential developments.
Articulation: When you finish this course you may be eligible to do the 90945NSW Diploma of Building Studies and the 90949NSW Diploma of Quantity Surveying or apply for entry to building, construction, construction management, or housing courses at several universities that offer Architecture and Construction Management/Economics degrees. Each applicant will be assessed according to individual attainment.
Entry Requirements: Year 12 with a minimum of 10 units in the NSW HSC Record of Achievement (or equivalent from another educational authority) or a trade certificate from a related discipline. All students entering this course are required under legislation to have completed a course in OH&S Induction for Construction work in NSW. This must be done prior to participating in any field day activity that may be required as a part of this course and to show evidence of the like by the presentation of a current green card.
| Modules/Units | ||
| Core: | ||
| 1261A | Applied mathematics for builders | |
| 2182A | Materials 1 | ABC005 |
| 2182B | Construction 1 | |
| 2182BB | Construction 2 | |
| 2182C | Building technology 1 | |
| 2182D | Timber framing code | |
| 2182E | Builders working drawings 1 | |
| 2182EE | Builders working drawings 2 | ABC062 |
| 2182F | Building quantities and estimating 1 | |
| 2182FF | Building quantities and estimating 2 | |
| 2182G | Business management for builders 1 | |
| 2182GG | Business management for builders 2 | |
| 2182H | Building site supervision | |
| 2182J | Residential site safety | |
| 2182K | Building site surveying and setout 1 | |
| 2182L | Cost control and planning 1 | |
| 2182M | Structures 1 | |
| 2182N | Building computer applications 1 | |
| 2182Y | Environmental building principles | |
| 8979A | Presenting information | NCS007 |
| Elective: | ||
| 2182Z | Building practical experience 1 | |
| 8979Q | Writing in plain English | |
| 8979T | Writing workplace documents | |
| 8999A | Tutorial support | |
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Applying and enrolling:
Campuses:
Coffs Harbour - this course will be offered commercially. Flexible Delivery. $950.00 per semester. For more information contact Mark Wyborn on (02) 6648 2454.
Great Lakes - this course will be offered commercially. For more information contact Ian Skaines on (02) 6586 9512.
Kingscliff - this course will be offered commercially. Part-time evening/flexible delivery. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6pm to 9pm.
For more information contact Head Teacher on (02) 6674 7280.
Wauchope -
Continuing commercial course for re-enrolling students. Part-time, 2 evenings per week.
Wollongbar - this course will be offered commercially. Part-time evening/flexible delivery. Monday - Wednesday evenings (10 hours) per week. Complete and lodge a North Coast Institute application form with the campus. You will be sent a letter advising information session details and fees.
For more information contact Dave Harris on (02) 6620 4700.
