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CPC33020 - Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying in Sydney | AHMI
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CRICOS Course Code: 104820K
Duration: 94 weeks (76 weeks delivery plus 18 weeks term break)

  • Mode of Study
  • Course Description
  • Course Structure
  • Entry Requirement
  • Career Opportunities
  • Education Pathways
  • Exit Point/Award

Students study full time mixed mode of delivery that integrates:

  • Face to Face, Online and Self Study* Total of 20 hours per week.
  • * self-study to revise and reinforce areas of knowledge, assessment research and assessment preparation and completion.

The Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocking provides a trade outcome for residential and commercial construction work.

The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as two specialist fields of work.

The construction industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment and this qualification requires all units of competency to be delivered in this context.

Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCWHS2001 covers this requirement.

Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying consists of twenty-eight (28) units of competency, comprising 20 core units and 8 elective units, in accordance with the packaging rules.

Core Units

CPCCBL2001 

Handle and prepare bricklaying and blocklaying materials

CPCCBL2002 

Use bricklaying and blocklaying tools and equipment

CPCCBL3002 

Carry out masonry veneer construction

CPCCBL3003

Carry out cavity brick construction

CPCCCA3002 

Carry out setting out

CPCCBL3005 

Lay masonry walls and corners

CPCCBL3006 

Lay multi-thickness walls and piers

CPCCBL3009

Install flashings and damp-proof course

CPCCBL3010

Construct masonry arches

CPCCBL3011

Construct curved walls

CPCCOM1012

Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry

CPCCOM1013

Plan and organise work

CPCCWHS2001

Apply WHS requirements, policies, and procedures in the construction industry

CPCCCM2012 

 Work safely at heights

CPCCOM1014

Conduct workplace communication

CPCCOM1015

Carry out measurements and calculations

CPCCOM2001

Read and interpret plans and specifications

CPCCCM2006

Apply basic levelling procedures

CPCCCM2008

Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding

CPCCBL3013 

Construct masonry structural systems

Elective Units

CPCWHS3001 

Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies

CPCCCM2009

Carry out basic demolition

CPCCBL3001 

Lay paving

CPCCBL3015

Construct decorative brickwork

CPCCBL3017

Carry out tuck pointing and repointing to masonry

CPCCBL3018

Install aerated autoclaved concrete products

CPCCCO2013

Carry out concreting to simple forms

BSBSMB406 

Manage small business finances

There are no stated entry requirements into this qualification

International Students

International students must be 18 years of age or above and provide evidence of the following published entry requirements as stated below:

Academic Entry Requirements

  • Year 12 or equivalent of Australian HSC.

English Language Entry Requirements:

  • IELTS score 5.5 overall (with no band less than 5.0) or equivalent Pearson Test of English (PTE)

Graduates at this level will have skills for work. Job roles and titles may vary but can include:

  • Bricklayer
  • Blocklayer
  • Paver
  • Labourer>
  • Construction Site Tradeperson
  • Subcontractor

Further training pathways from this qualification may lead to any of the following qualifications:

  • CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Students that successfully complete all 28 units of competency as stated in the Course Structure will be issued with CPC330320 Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying. This qualification is recognised nationally under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

Students that complete some but not all of the units of competency as stated in the Course Structure may be issued with a Statement of Attainment. It will identify only those units of competence that have been completed as part of the qualification and recognised nationally under the AQF.

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