Course Title: Carry out excavation

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3320 Certificate III in Carpentry

Course Title: Carry out excavation

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 16

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.

Important Information:

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Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to undertake hand excavation tasks and excavations requiring the assistance of plant machinery to form excavations for footings, and the provision of services. It includes excavation to new and existing sites, and new services or the diversion of existing services.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

CPCCOHS2001A

Apply OHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCCM2002A Carry out excavation
Elements:	1. Plan and prepare. 2. Locate excavation site and erect safety equipment. 3. Dig excavations. 4. Clean up.

Learning Outcomes

Element	Chapter reference	Content reference	Relevant worksheets and questions (by chapter)
1. Plan and prepare.	Chapter 3: Carrying out excavations	Planning and preparing for excavations   Excavation (see under sub- heading ‘Preliminary planning for excavating the footings’)	Student activity 3.1 – Research information required for excavations Student activity 3.2 – Carrying out excavations Worksheet 1 – Q10, 13–14
2. Locate excavation site and erect safety equipment.	Chapter 3: Carrying out excavations	Excavation (see under sub- heading ‘Planning excavation machinery paths and erecting safety equipment’)	Worksheet 1 – Q1
3. Dig excavations.	Chapter 3: Carrying out excavations	Excavation	Student activity 3.4 – Drawing a cut-and-fill section   Worksheet 1 – Q1–14
			Student activity 3.5 – Calculation questions
			Worksheet 2 – Q1–4
4. Clean up.	Chapter 3: Carrying out excavations	Cleaning up	Student activity 3.6 – Footings, formwork and cleaning up

Overview of Assessment

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to read and interpret plans and specifications relevant to construction operations. It includes the identification of types of plans and drawings and their functions, the recognition of commonly used symbols and abbreviations, the identification of key features and specifications on a site plan, the comprehension of written job specifications and the recognition of document status and amendment detail.