Course Title: Locate and clear blockages

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3171 Certificate III in Plumbing

Course Title: Locate and clear blockages

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 8

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)


Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit specifies the competency required to locate and clear blockages to sanitary plumbing, water and sewerage pipe installations and drainage/roof installations, with the use of mechanically operated drain clearing machines and attachments, and manually operated drain cleaning tools and equipment.  Work associated with this unit is undertaken within the plumbing and services sector in accordance with relevant Australian standards.  It has application to the sanitary and drainage streams.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BCPDR2001A Locate and clear blockages

Elements:

1. Prepare for work
2. Locate and clear blockage
3. Clean up


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards.
Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor.  Feedback will be provided throughout the course.