Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Para Professional) - Department of Training and Workforce Development

Accredited course Outline

Date retreived
22/07/2026 7:23 PM AWST

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Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Para Professional)

Accredited course

National Code:
52327

State Code:
1433

TGA Status:
Replaced

DTWD Status:
Replaced

State Implementation and Classification

Approved Date

20/06/2011

Field of Education

0403 - Building

AQF Level

Certificate II in

Nominal Hours

347

Duration

1 Semester

Stream of Study

Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)

Accredited Date

Expiry Date

VET Act Classifier

VET Act Conditions

Description

This is a pre-entry qualification suitable for people wishing to obtain employment in occupations of the residential building sector in the wider building and construction industry.

It is a non-trade qualification designed for people who may wish to work as estimators, draftspersons or in other support roles.
A primary client target group is students in VET in Schools programs.

Schedule

Complete 12 core units.

1. Core Units

Complete all core units listed below.

State Code	National Code	Title	Hours	Type
29591		Apply knowledge of residential building processes and materials	30	Module
29594		Apply principles of sustainability in residential building practices	20	Module
29592		Carry out basic measurements and calculations for residential buildings	30	Module
D0629	BSBCMM201A	Communicate in the workplace	30	Unit of competency
D0782	BSBITU202A	Create and use spreadsheets	20	Unit of competency
29590		Develop residential building industry knowledge	30	Module
D0887	BSBOHS201A	Participate in OHS processes	15	Unit of competency
D0781	BSBITU201A	Produce simple word processed documents	40	Unit of competency
W9370	CPCCCM2001A	Read and interpret plans and specifications	32	Unit of competency
29593		Undertake application of building codes and standards to residential buildings	20	Module
29596		Undertake basic estimation and costing from contract documents	40	Module
29595		Use CAD software template to produce 2-D drawings of residential buildings	40	Module

Replaced By

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
1624	52642WA	Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Para Professional)	Accredited course

VET Info Notes

Department of Education is the proponent for this course. Training providers seeking to deliver the course in this application must obtain written approval from the proponent and be registered by their state/territory accrediting body. Contact the A/Manager VET in Schools, Department of Education 2nd Floor 151 Royal Street, East Perth WA 6004. Email address: louise.morrison@det.wa.edu.au

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