Course Title: Use carpentry tools and equipment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3320 Certificate III in Carpentry

Course Title: Use carpentry tools and equipment

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 96

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:

Nil

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 safely select and use carpentry tools and equipment. It includes hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, plant and equipment.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCCA2002B Use carpentry tools and equipment
Elements:	1 Plan and prepare. 2 Identify and select hand, power and pneumatic tools. 3 Use tools. 4 Identify, select and use plant and equipment. 5 Clean up.

Learning Outcomes

Element	Chapter Reference	Content reference	Relevant Worksheets and Questions (by chapter)
Plan and prepare	Chapter 8: Carpentry Tools and Equipment	Planning and preparing to use tools and equipment Plus Additional clustered content relevant to specific tools throughout chapter
Identify and select hand, power and pneumatic tools	Chapter 8: Carpentry Tools and Equipment	Identifying and selecting hand, power and pneumatic tools Subheadings: Hand tools Then specific tools listed Power and Pneumatic tools Then specific tools listed	Worksheet 1 Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Worksheet 2 Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Worksheet 3 Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Student Activity 8.2 Student activity 8.3 Worksheet 4 Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Use tools	Chapter 8: Carpentry Tools and Equipment	AS per headings for specific tools in above element(s) Plus Using tools safely	Student activity 8.4 Student activity 8.5 Worksheet 4 Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Worksheet 5 Q1, 2, 3, 4
Identify, select and use plant and equipment	Chapter 8: Carpentry Tools and Equipment	Identifying, selecting and using plant and equipment	Worksheet 4 Q1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Worksheet 5 Q1, 2, 3, 4
Clean up	Chapter 8: Carpentry Tools and Equipment	Cleaning up after using tools and equipment

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.