Qualification details

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY 

Employability skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include :

Communication

• Interprets a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant regulatory, legislative and licensing requirements, codes and standards, plans, drawings and specifications, schedules, site files, contracts, orders and organisational policies and procedures
• Analyses and evaluates reports and reference materials
• Provides clear and accurate information to customers about the construction process and requirements and contracts
• Communicates effectively with a range of relevant parties through a range of media
• Articulates complex ideas clearly
• Understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols and language
• Negotiates contracts as well as conflict and dispute resolution
• Prepares documents, including construction contracts, plans, sketches and drawings and specifications, reports, tenders, schedules, building applications and submissions and file notes
• Reports and records project costs
• Maintains and checks logs, records and documents
• Analyses a range of data, including company and stakeholder resource consumption and waste product volumes

Teamwork

• Coordinates a range of team members and activities
• Seeks expert advice where appropriate
• Works collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
• Understands various stakeholders' roles
• Relates positively to fellow workers and the management team
• Relates to people from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities

Problem solving

• Performs various calculations relating to rise and fall amounts, estimating resource acquisition and costs, comparisons of alternative water management systems; waste management minimisation strategies; and thermal efficiency
• Takes action to minimise contract penalties
• Identifies and rectifies faults
• Responds effectively to hazards, risks and emergencies
• Analyses problems and applies remedial solutions
• Resolves business disputes
• Deals with contract variations
• Takes action to minimise contract penalties
• Analyses rejected building applications and determines the likely success of an appeal or a resubmission
• Devises approaches, implements and reflects on environmental and water, energy and resource efficiency management policies and procedures relevant to work site to improve environmental sustainability and shares alternative approaches as required

Initiative and enterprise

• Acts with initiative and foresight to ensure legal requirements are applied accurately
• Develops compliant, alternative solutions to construction problems
• Evaluates properties of construction materials and selects appropriate materials based on evaluation
• Identifies opportunities for improved water management
• Evaluates effective strategies for insulating structures
• Develops waste management strategies and dispute resolution procedures
• Identifies environmental and resource efficiency improvements, applies knowledge about resource use to organisational activities and customer service and develops resource efficiency tools

Planning and organising

• Plans and coordinates various work operations
• Prepares project schedule
• Participates in effective implementation of organisation's operational plans
• Plans and organises on-site activities and implements procedures associated with building and construction work
• Identifies and organises resource requirements and obtains supply information
• Supervises various administrative and work processes, including payments
• Collects, analyses and organises workplace information and data
• Plans and organises inspections
• Organises testing of construction materials to ensure suitability

Self management

• Manages own performance to ensure required levels of service standards, work quality and professional competence
• Manages work priorities and professional development
• Uses feedback to improve own performance
• Organises and completes daily work activities

Learning

• Is open to new ideas and techniques
• Seeks feedback on personal performance
• Uses information effectively to improve work performance
• Learns from colleagues as part of effective teamwork

Technology

• Operates office equipment and computers
• Uses digital cameras
• Uses technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of managing work

CPCCBC4002A

Manage occupational health and safety in the building and construction workplace

CPCCBC4004A

Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

CPCCBC4005A

Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

CPCCBC4008B

Conduct on-site supervision of building and construction projects

CPCCBC4012A

Read and interpret plans and specifications

CPCCBC4024A

Resolve business disputes

CPCCBC4034A

Apply codes and standards to building trade and services contracting

BSBCUS301A

Deliver and monitor a service to customers

BSBSMB406A

Manage small business finances

BSBWOR401A

Establish effective workplace relationships

CPCCBC4003A

Select and prepare a construction contract

CPCCBC4007A

Plan building or construction work

CPCCBC4010B

Apply structural principles to residential low rise constructions

CPCCBC4011B

Apply structural principles to commercial low rise constructions

CPCCBC4013A

Prepare and evaluate tender documentation

CPCCBC4017A

Arrange resources and prepare for the building or construction project

CPCCBC4019A

Apply sustainable building design principles to water management systems

CPCCBC4020A

Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures

CPCCBC4021A

Minimise waste on the building and construction site

CPCCBC4023A

Plan and undertake site inspection and assessment of asbestos products and materials

CPCCBC4025A

Manage personal work priorities and professional development

CPCCBC4031A

Process client requirements

CPCCBC4032A

Apply contract law to sales processes

CPCSUS4001A

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

BSBWOR402A

Promote team effectiveness

BSBITU201A

Produce simple word processed documents

BSBITU202A

Create and use spreadsheets

BSBITU301A

Create and use databases

BSBMGT403A

Implement continuous improvement

BSBPMG404A

Apply quality management techniques

BSBPMG407A

Apply risk management techniques

BSBPMG510A

Manage projects

BSBSMB401A

Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business

BSBSMB402A

Plan small business finances

BSBSMB404A

Undertake small business planning

BSBSMB405A

Monitor and manage small business operations

BSBWRT401A

Write complex documents

CPCSUS4001A

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

HLTHIR403B

Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

TAEDEL402A

Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace