CPCCCM3004 - Identify and apply information in construction plans, drawings and specifications

Unit code: CPCCCM3004 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Industry

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to identify work site details and scope of work requirements from construction plans, drawings and specifications, and to apply that information to the initial scheduling and preparation for the work. Work tasks may relate to different areas of work and can include shopfitting, carpentry, construction and painting.The unit supports construction workers at the early stages of work when the first site visits are made and work requirements are clarified with the client or project manager. It applies to residential and commercial construction projects.

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:
* interpret at least five construction plans, drawings and specifications for three different work tasks or three different construction sites
* apply the above information to prepare for work, including preparing information and a simple sketch or sketches for each task.

In doing the above, the person must also confirm the actual dimensions of at least three different elements of buildings by interpreting at least two different scales. Where there are differences in measurements, the person must refer to relevant personnel before starting work.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* essential information to be included in simple sketches for tasks specified in the performance evidence
* processes for arranging work site access
* processes for reporting inaccuracies identified in plans, drawings and specifications
* processes for seeking amendments to inaccurate plans, drawings and specifications
* methods of sequencing and scheduling job tasks
* types and key features of construction plans, drawings and specifications used in construction projects
* methods for representing details of construction requirements on plans, drawings and specifications
* construction terminology and symbols used on plans and drawings and in job specifications.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will advise students of class notes, reading materials produced by VU Polytechnic and further support via VU Polytechnic e-learning system and/or in person.