Course Title: Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contractor
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5256 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Course Title: Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contractor
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 100
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUIL6238C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Vocational Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term1 2016, Term2 2016 |
BUIL6238C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2017, Term2 2017, Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term2 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term2 2021 |
BUIL6238C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
530T Built Environment and Sustainability |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2022 |
Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105
Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will cover the outcomes required to administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contract. It is concerned with licensing and/or builders’ registration and other legislative matters as appropriate, and administering the systems through which the obligations of complying with legislation are fulfilled. In order to achieve the outcomes for this unit, knowledge of relevant industry legislation, codes, standards, regulations, licensing, employee awards, agreements, OHS, taxation and insurance is required.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCCBC5007B Administer the legal obligations of a building or constructio |
Elements: |
1 Comply with the laws relating to establishing and licensing a building or construction contractor. 2 Engage personnel for the project. 3 Administer the regulations relating to OHS, welfare, workers' compensation, noise abatement and working hours. 4 Implement rehabilitation arrangements for employees returning to work. 5 Comply with taxation and insurance requirements of federal, state and territory legislation. 6 Administer all obligations in a conscientious manner and observe fair trading practice. 7 Comply with environmental legislation and its intent. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.
Students must achieve satisfactory in each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment 1: Knowledge Assessment
Assessment 2: Portfolio
Assessment 3: Case Study
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.