FAQ Group: CPC50210 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) (Western Australia)
The CPC50210 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) qualification provides you with the practical and management skills to become a builder, whilst meeting the needs of builders and managers of small to medium-sized building businesses. Vortex Education online courses may help you obtain your Builders registration in WA.
Building contractor licensing varies between states and territories and additional requirements to attainment of this qualification may be required. Please refer to the links below for state specific information.
To work as a building practitioner in Western Australia, registration with the Building Services Board is required. If you intend to be the ‘nominated supervisor’ of a building contractor, you must be registered as a building practitioner.
If you are a builder and you neither intend to seek building permits from local government permit authorities, nor intend to contract directly with others to provide building work valued at over $20,000, you do not need to be registered.
When considering an application for registration as a building practitioner, the Board considers, among other factors, the applicant’s qualifications, experience and fitness to be registered.
Builders have flexible work hours
Despite the hard work builders do, most builders are actually a very content group of people. And this is because the sector places huge importance on building and nurturing strong working relationships, which makes a great deal of sense. Compare our own working lives, the people that we work with are hugely influential to how we feel at work. And the stronger our working relationships are, the better the chance of experiencing enjoyment in work.
The performance criteria you will learn during the course is as follows:
The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry.
The construction industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment and this qualification requires all included units of competency to be delivered in this context. Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement
This qualification is delivered as per the training & Assessment Strategy that is provided to you. At enrolment students are provided with learner guides and written assessment workbooks for sequenced, self-paced learning and scheduled workplace assessments.
RPL is a form of assessment that acknowledges skills and knowledge gained through formal training conducted by industry or education, Work experience & Life experience
The main principle of RPL focuses on the outcomes of learning rather than when or where the learning occurred. Evidence of competency is collected by the student and submitted to the nominated assessor and assessment is made based on the required industry standard within the relevant training package unit of competency. If you believe this may apply to you for any part of the course, then you should request an application kit during the enrolment process.
Vortex Education recognises statements of attainments and qualifications issues by any another Registered Training Organisation within Australia.
The following provides the packaging rules for this qualification, followed by the list of relevant units of competency.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:
18 units of competency:
13 core units
5 elective units.
The elective units must be selected as follows:
a minimum of 3 elective units must be from Group A units below
a maximum of 2 further elective units may be from Group B units below
1 elective unit may be from Diploma level in from CPC08 or another endorsed Training Package, provided that the industry context of the qualification is maintained
2 elective units may be from any Certificate IV in CPC08
1 elective unit may be from any Advanced Diploma in CPC08.
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement.
This qualification is designed to meet the needs of builders, including selecting contractors, overseeing the work and its quality, and liaising with clients.
Western Australian Registered Builder application process.
There are many pathways you can take to obtain your builders registration in Western Australia. When applying, choose the pathway that applies the most to you. How to become a Registered Builder?
Here are the five sets for building practitioner registration.
Western Australian Registered Builder application process.
Set 1
To apply under set 1, you need to have: completed the Diploma of Building and Construction; and seven years experience in carrying out or supervising building work.
Set 2
To apply under set 2, you need to: have five years full time experience in supervising building construction; and be registered under the Architects Act 2004, or be a member of the: Royal Australian Institute of Architects; Institution of Engineers Australia; or Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Set 3
To apply under set 3, you need to have: five years of full time experience in carrying out, supervising or managing building construction; and hold membership with the Australian Institute of Building as a Member or Fellow.
Set 4
To apply under set 4, you need to have: gained sufficient knowledge and skills equivalent to a person who completed the Diploma of Building and Construction (as referred to in set 1); and five years of full time experience in supervising or managing building construction.
Set 5
To apply under set 5, you need to have: sufficient experience to gain the equivalent knowledge and skills as a person who has successfully completed the Diploma of Building and Construction (as referred to in set 1); and seven years full time experience outside the area of the Board’s jurisdiction in carrying out building work.
What are the benefits of getting your WA Builders Licence, and how to become a registered builder.
First, it allows you to work on projects over the value of $20,000
Builders have flexible work hours
Despite the hard work builders do, most builders are actually a very content group of people. And this is because the sector places huge importance on building and nurturing strong working relationships, which makes a great deal of sense. Compare our own working lives, the people that we work with are hugely influential to how we feel at work. And the stronger our working relationships are, the better the chance of experiencing enjoyment in work.
Building relationships
As a builder cements their working relationships, they will come to have a strong network of people to call upon. You may have come across the benefits of networking in a number of careers advice articles, and this is really prominent with being a builder. As the old saying goes: “It’s not what you know, it is who you know.” Up-and-coming builders won’t notice the benefits of having strong working relationships until they become more established or self-employed. An experienced builder will begin to speak to their contacts to ask for favours. Whether that may be asking for help or getting some stock, thanks to their strong working relationships, it is easier for them to get what they want.
Hiring Others And Giving Back
One of the best perks about being your own boss is that you not only get to create an amazing job and work environment for yourself but for others, as well. By creating your own company and hiring staff, you’re giving back to others, as well as to the local and national economy.
You also have the opportunity to give back to the local community beyond creating jobs. That may mean offering traineeships and apprenticeships to local kids, sponsoring events for local charities, or anything else you can dream up. More businesses than ever are incorporating social change into their models and being your own boss means you can choose to do the same.
Different types of builders license in Western Australia
Under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011, only a registered building practitioner or a registered building contractor can perform particular building work. The Building Services Board is the registration authority and is supported in its work by Building and Energy. The legislation has two categories of registration:
practitioner; and
contractor.
Practitioner registration is for individuals. It allows a person to be the nominated supervisor of a registered building contractor and to use the title ‘registered building practitioner’. A practitioner may not provide building services directly to another person.
Contractor registration is for individuals, partnerships and companies that intend to trade as builders. This registration allows a business to provide services as a builder for work that requires a building permit, has a value of $20,000 or more and is located within the area of the Building Services Board’s jurisdiction.
