Qualification details

Employability skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication 

• Communicates with clients, colleagues and others using effective and appropriate communication techniques, including:

• Clear and direct communication
• Active listening
• Verbal and non-verbal language
• Questioning to identify and confirm requirements
• Language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences

• Follows instructions from supervisor and other relevant persons
• Understands, interprets and applies information as required from:

• Regulatory, legislative, licensing and organisational requirements
• Environmental and OHS requirements, including material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Codes and standards
• Plans, drawings and specifications
• Schedules
• Safety signs and symbols
• Organisational policies and procedures

• Understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols, abbreviations and language
• Uses industry-accepted visual communications, including hand signals
• Reports and records routine workplace and regulatory information
• Applies measurements and calculations using appropriate equipment, formulas and records as required
• Reports and records hazards and risks
• Produces designs, drawings and sketches

Teamwork 

• Works as part of a team
• Provides assistance and encouragement to other team members
• Initiates and encourages improvements in team performance
• Works with others to plan and sequence tasks
• Identifies and utilises the strengths of other team members
• Relates to people from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities
• Participates in workplace meetings

Problem solving 

• Responds effectively to hazards, risks, emergencies and first aid situations
• Examines tools and equipment prior to use for damage, missing components or other defects
• Identifies typical faults and problems and takes remedial actions and/or reports to supervisor
• Rectifies simple faults with tools and equipment
• Calculates water flow rates

Initiative and enterprise 

• Maximises use of resources by recycling, re-using or using appropriate disposal methods
• Responds to change and workplace challenges
• Designs domestic irrigation systems

Planning and organising 

• Prepares work area
• Identifies and obtains necessary documentation
• Collects, analyses and organises workplace information
• Selects and uses appropriate materials, tools and equipment
• Carries out site inspections
• Determines material quantity requirements and conformity to requirements
• Determines installation requirements
• Installs, commissions and tests as required systems and pumps
• Determines roof water storage requirements
• Prioritises and sequences tasks
• Applies time management skills to ensure work is completed to time requirements

Self management 

• Recognises obligations and accepts responsibility for own work and safety
• Recognises quality requirements and completes work to expected standard
• Identifies personal career development needs and sets own and team work goals
• Participates in workplace induction
• Cleans up work area, including tools and equipment
• Seeks support to improve work performance

Learning 

• Identifies own learning needs and seeks skill development as required
• Is open to learning new ideas and techniques
• Participates in workplace induction

Technology 

• Uses electricity and electrical equipment safely
• Uses and operates a range of tools and equipment correctly and safely
• Identifies technological trends that may affect the plumbing and services sector
• Carries out pre- and post-operational checks on tools and equipment
• Performs tool and equipment maintenance as required

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:

• 20 units of competency:

• 13 core units
• 7 elective units.

The elective units must ensure the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome and are to be chosen as follows:

• 7 units from the elective units listed below
• 2 of the units may be chosen from other Certificate II or III qualifications in CPC08 or another current Training Package or accredited course.

Some units in this qualification may have prerequisite requirements, which must be met when packaging the qualification. Users are referred to the list of CPC08 units with prerequisite unit requirements available in this Training Package for this purpose.

Core units 

CPCPCM2039A

Carry out interactive workplace communication

CPCPCM2040A

Read plans and calculate plumbing quantities

CPCPCM2041A

Work effectively in the plumbing and services sector

CPCPCM2043A

Carry out WHS requirements

CPCPCM2045A

Handle and store plumbing materials

CPCPCM2046A

Use plumbing hand and power tools

CPCPCM2050A

Mark out materials

CPCPCM2054A

Carry out simple concreting and rendering

CPCPFS2021A

Connect static storage tanks for fixed fire protection systems

CPCPIG2021A

Design domestic urban irrigation systems

CPCPIG3021A

Set out, install and commission irrigation systems

CPCPIG3022A

Install and commission domestic irrigation pumps

HLTFA211A

Provide basic emergency life support

Elective units 

CPCCST2005A

Carry out load slinging of off-site materials

CPCPCM2047A

Carry out levelling

CPCPCM2048A

Cut and join sheet metal

CPCPCM2049A

Cut using oxy-LPG-acetylene equipment

CPCPCM2052A

Weld using oxy-acetylene equipment

CPCPCM2053A

Weld using manual metal arc welding equipment

CPCPCM3022A

Weld polyethylene and polypropylene pipes using fusion method

CPCPRF2023A

Collect and store roof water

CPCPWT3025A

Install water pumpsets

CPCPWT3027A

Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply

CPCPWT3028A

Install water services

CPCPWT3029A

Install water pipe systems

RIICCM210A

Install trench support