Modification History
Not Applicable
Description
This qualification provides an outcome for:
- specialist and senior plumbers, fire services professionals and air conditioning and mechanical services professionals with advanced technical skill requirements
- experienced professionals who are pursuing management roles within the plumbing and services industry.
Occupational titles may include:
- Senior plumber
- Fire services technician
- Air conditioning and mechanical services technician
- Plumbing manager.
The qualification has core and elective unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the plumbing industry, as well as specialist streams:
The plumbing 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 CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement.
Pathways Information
Not Applicable
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not Applicable
Entry Requirements
Not Applicable
Employability Skills Summary
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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY |
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Employability skill |
Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include : |
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Communication |
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Teamwork |
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Problem solving |
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Initiative and enterprise |
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Planning and organising |
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Self management |
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Learning |
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Technology |
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Packaging Rules
Packaging rules
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in 12 units of competency, which are to be chosen as follows:
- 2 common core units
- all units from one of the following three options:
- Fire services:
- 4 Group A Fire services core units
- 6 elective units
- Plumbing and services management:
- 5 Group B Plumbing and services management core units
- 5 elective units
- Air conditioning and mechanical services:
- 4 Group C Air conditioning and mechanical services core units
- 6 elective units.
The elective units chosen:
- could include:
- core units not already chosen from Groups A, B or C
- Group D General electives
- no more than 2 units from Group B Plumbing and services management electives
- may be from other qualifications in CPC08 or another current Training Package or state accredited course, provided no more than:
- 1 unit is from a Diploma qualification
- 1 unit is from a Certificate IV qualification
- should ensure the integrity of the AQF alignment, and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
NB: The plumbing and services stream has an entry requirement of the Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services or an equivalent qualification.
Core units
Common core
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BSBOHS504B |
Apply principles of OHS risk management |
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BSBPMG505A |
Manage project quality |
Group A Fire services : core
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CPCCSV6010A |
Apply fire technology to buildings up to three storeys |
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CPCPFS5000A |
Design fire-compliant hydraulic services |
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CPCPFS5001A |
Design fire sprinkler systems |
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CPCPFS5002A |
Design fire hydrant and hose reel systems |
Group B Plumbing and services management : core
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CPCPCM5000A |
Design complex sanitary plumbing and drainage systems |
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CPCPCM5001A |
Design complex cold water systems |
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CPCPCM5002B |
Design complex stormwater and roof drainage systems |
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CPCPCM5003B |
Design complex (non-solar) heated water systems |
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CPCPCM5004A |
Design sewer systems |
Group C Air conditioning and mechanical services : core
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CPCPMS5000A |
Design steam distribution systems |
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CPCPMS5001A |
Design air conditioning and ventilation systems |
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CPCPMS5002A |
Design sound attenuated hydraulic services |
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CPCPMS5003A |
Design hydronic heating and cooling systems |
Elective units
Group B Plumbing and services management : electives
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CPCCBC4034A |
Apply codes and standards to building trade and services contracting |
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CPCCBC5002A |
Monitor costing systems on medium rise building and construction projects |
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CPCCBC5010B |
Manage construction work |
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BSBCUS501B |
Manage quality customer service |
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BSBFIM501A |
Manage budgets and financial plans |
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BSBPMG508A |
Manage project risk |
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BSBMGT515A |
Manage operational plan |
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BSBWOR502B |
Ensure team effectiveness |
Group D General electives
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CPCPPS5000A |
Design gas bulk storage systems |
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CPCPPS5001A |
Design industrial gas systems |
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CPCPPS5002A |
Design gas reticulation systems |
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CPCPPS5003A |
Design solar water heating systems |
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CPCPPS5004A |
Conduct a water audit and identify water-saving initiatives |
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CPCPPS5005A |
Design grey water re-use systems in sewered areas |
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CPCPPS5006A |
Design rainwater collection, storage, distribution and re-use systems |
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CPCPPS5007A |
Design irrigation systems |
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CPCPPS5008A |
Design trade waste pre-treatment systems |
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CPCPPS5009A |
Analyse and report on technical plumbing systems |
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CPCPPS5010A |
Design pump systems |
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CPCPPS5011A |
Coordinate services and penetrations within a building |
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CPCPPS5012A |
Design siphonic stormwater drainage systems |
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CPCPPS5013A |
Design vacuum sewerage systems |
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CPCPPS5014A |
Locate and maintain piping systems |
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CPCPPS5015A |
Inspect plumbing and drainage systems |
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CPCSUS5001A |
Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability |
