Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to conduct and report on initial construction inspections to verify the compliance of site preparation, foundations, footings, structural provisions and wet areas of buildings included in Classes 2 to 9, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area. The unit includes planning and conducting inspections, reporting on issues of non-compliance, and preparing certificates of compliance according to legislative and regulatory requirements.

This unit is suitable for building surveyors who draw on their broad theoretical knowledge and technical skills to conduct mandated inspections of buildings included in Class 2 to 9 at the initial stage of construction. The certificate of compliance must be completed and processed before the next stage of construction can commence.

At the time of publication, this unit forms part of the licensing requirements for building surveying in some states and territories. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to clarify these requirements.

Pre-requisite Unit

CPCCBS6102 Research and evaluate construction methods and materials for Class 2 to 9 buildings to three storeys.

Unit Sector

Building surveying

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:

• oral communication skills to use specialised construction industry vocabulary when exchanging technical information and negotiating remedial work
• numeracy skills to measure and calculate dimensions.

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and is not equivalent to CPCCBS6013 Conduct and report on initial construction inspections of commercial buildings up to three storeys.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=7e15fa6a-68b8-4097-b099-030a5569b1ad

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting and reporting on initial construction inspections for three projects involving the following Classes of buildings as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC):

• one project incorporating Class 5 or Class 6
• one project incorporating Class 2 or Class 3 or Class 9c
• one project incorporating Class 7 or Class 8.

Each building must be up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area, and in a different geographical location as defined by the NCC.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

• legislative and regulatory compliance requirements for site preparation, foundations, footings, framing and wet areas of Class 2 to 9 buildings at the initial stage of construction:

• building control legislation and regulations
• NCC including referenced Australian Standards to meet deemed-to-satisfy provisions and/or performance solutions:

• excavations, filling under concrete slabs and pest risk management
• structural provisions:

• aluminium
• composite steel and concrete
• concrete, including tilt-up panel construction
• glazed assemblies
• masonry
• roofs
• steel
• timber

• waterproofing

• methods for determining site classification and design wind speed
• methods for identifying soil types and characteristics and effects on site stability including the potential for:

• collapsing soil
• ground movement due to moisture change
• land slips
• mine subsidence
• soil erosion

• NCC classifications and definitions for buildings included in Classes 2 to 9:

• building types
• geographic and climate zones

• principles of negotiation and conflict resolution used to maintain professional relationships during building inspection and reporting processes
• workplace requirements for conducting and reporting on initial construction inspections of Class 2 to 9 buildings:

• equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
• reporting
• work health and safety (WHS).

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

Assessors must also:

• be licensed as a Building Surveyor Level 1 (or equivalent) or Level 2 (or equivalent) in their state or territory, or
• demonstrate current membership of a relevant industry association and have current registration on the National Building Professionals Register in the Building Industry Control category (level 1), or
• be accredited under the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) National Accreditation Scheme at Building Surveyor level or be accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors as a building certifier.

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace or a simulated workplace using realistic conditions, materials, activities, responsibilities, procedures, safety requirements and environmental considerations.

Candidates must have access to buildings, equipment, software, drawings, documentation and materials required to achieve the performance evidence.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=7e15fa6a-68b8-4097-b099-030a5569b1ad