CPCCBS6111 - Conduct and report on building surveying audits of Class 2 to 9 buildings to three storeys

Unit code:CPCCBS6111Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

300

Location

Sunshine

Prerequisites

CPCCBS6102 - Research and evaluate construction methods and materials for Class 2 to 9 buildings to three storeys
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to audit buildings included in Classes 2 to 9 against the current requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) and local planning policies. These Class 2 to 9 buildings are as defined in the NCC up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area. The unit includes planning and conducting audit activities including visual inspections, noting structural elements and taking photographic evidence, and reporting audit findings and recommendations.This unit is suitable for building surveyors who draw on their broad theoretical knowledge and technical skills to provide advisory code-consulting services, carry out building surveying audits and advise on building compliance. Building surveying audits are required as part of a sales process to inform planned works or upgrades to existing commercial buildings, where advice on compliance requirements related to the proposed change of use of a commercial building or as part of an insurance assessment is required. The audit is primarily concerned with the compliance implications of the building.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
A candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting and reporting on building surveying audits for three different 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.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:

audit methodology and criteria
content and format requirements for building surveying audit reports
NCC classifications and definitions for buildings included in Classes 2 to 9:

building types
geographic and climate zones

roles and responsibilities of specialist consultants in building surveying audits
principles of negotiation and conflict resolution used to maintain professional relationships during building surveying audit processes
processes for writing building surveying audit reports including using assumptions
types of disciplines from which specialist advice may be sought
typical purpose, scope and limitations of building surveying audits
workplace requirements for conducting and reporting on building surveying audits:

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

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.