Building & Construction Courses
Certificate II Building & Construction (General Construction)
The course is delivered in a manner that allows students to work and study at the same time, putting the theories they learn into practice in their workplace as they undergo training.
A General Construction (Level 2) trainee is involved in learning to assist trades people on building and construction sites by doing a range of unskilled and semi-skilled manual labouring jobs.
As a Construction Worker, you must be able to:
- Unload, carry and stack building materials and place tools and equipment in position
- Dig trenches so that footings and services can be laid, using hand tools and jackhammers if necessary to break up rock and concrete
- Place and compact filling and quarry materials
- Help to erect and dismantle scaffolding (subject to certification in some states), ramps, catwalks, barricades and warning lights
- Mix, pour and spread concrete
- Use wheelbarrows to remove rubble and rubbish from building sites
- Clean surfaces for painters
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Below is a sample of some of the units of competence which may be delivered. |
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| Carry Out Workplace Communication |
| Carry Out Occupational Health and Safety Requirements |
| Plan and organise work |
| Read and interpret plans |
| Carry Out Measurement and Calculations |
| Use hand and power tools |
| Use small plant and equipment |
| Use simple levelling devices |
| Handle Construction Materials and Safe Disposal of Waste |
| Erect and Dismantle Restricted Height Scaffolding |
| Carry out excavation and install support |
| Carry out concreting to simple forms |
| Prepare surfaces |
| Carry out general demolition |
| Carry out levelling |
| Operate Elevated Work Platforms |
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This 4 hour course is designed to give participants an understanding
of their rights and responsibilities under the OHS legislation and
provides the skills to identify hazards on building and construction
sites and implement control measures. Participants are issued with
a Blue Card upon successful completion of the course. A subsidy of 80% ($72) is available to eligible
companies in Western Australia through the BCITF).
Cost: $90 (ONLY $18 after subsidy)
Location: Fremantle
Duration: 4 hrs
This course is based on WorkSafe Western Australia Safety
Awareness Training Modules and covers:
