Course Title: Erect roof trusses
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3320 Certificate III in Carpentry
Course Title: Erect roof trusses
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 40
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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 plan, prepare, set out and install timber flooring systems to support imposed loads. It includes application in brick veneer, full masonry and timber frame construction.
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: |
CPCCCA3006B Erect roof trusses |
Elements: |
1 Plan and prepare. 2 Erect roof trusses. 3 Clean up. |
Learning Outcomes
Element |
Chapter reference |
Content reference |
Relevant worksheets and questions (by chapter) |
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Chapter 11: Erecting roof trusses |
Definitions, functions and design principles (including sub-headings) Types of trusses (including sub-headings) Methods of construction |
Student activity 11.1 – Roof trusses Student activity 11.2 – Research exercise Worksheet 1 – Q1–2, 4, 9–10 Student activity 11.6 – Roof calculations |
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Chapter 11: Erecting roof trusses |
Methods of construction (including sub-headings) |
Student activity 11.3 – Drawing exercise Student activity 11.4 – Safe work method exercise and questions Student activity 11.5 – Trusses, trimming and bracing Worksheet 1 – Q3, 5–7, 11–12 |
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Chapter 11: Erecting roof trusses |
Cleaning up |
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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.