CPCCBC4005 - Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

Unit code:CPCCBC4005Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

40

Location

Online
Sunshine

Prerequisites

(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 produce schedules for physical and human resources and materials for residential or commercial projects. It includes monitoring project schedules and tracking and recording costs as they are incurred.
This unit of competency applies to site managers and forepersons, estimators, project managers and builders in the construction industry with responsibility for producing schedules for ordering materials and allocating labour.This unit of competency is suitable for those using specialised knowledge to complete routine and non-routine tasks and using their own judgement to deal with predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

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, incl 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:
* produce a labour and materials schedule across the life of the project
* develop and manage efficient communications between staff, contractors and suppliers
* monitor, maintain and record project progress and variations, estimated and increased costs and changes to construction drawings and specifications.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* relevant government building legislation and regulations
* building and construction codes and standards
* construction drawings and specifications
* building and construction contractor and supplier contracts
* local authority building application processes, approval and conditions
* organisational policies and procedures:
* costing and ordering materials
* selecting and engaging suppliers
* approving and contacting contractors
* projects costs:
* organisational and subcontractor labour
* organisation overheads
* public liability, professional indemnity and workers’ compensation
* temporary electrical, plumbing and draining services
* temporary site facilities, storage facilities and boundary fencing
* communications
* project administration
* workplace procedures, workplace safety and environmental requirements.

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.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

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