Course Title: Frame and fit wet area fixtures
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3320 Certificate III in Carpentry
Course Title: Frame and fit wet area fixtures
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 24
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 install supporting framework for fixtures and flashings associated with the wet area construction for a bath, shower base and sink or basin unit, and preparation for wet area linings. It includes bathroom, laundry, shower, toilet and en suite wet areas.
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: |
CPCCCA3012A Frame and fit wet area fixtures |
Elements: |
1. Plan and prepare. 2. Set out wet area installation. 3. Prepare for bath installation. 4. Prepare for shower base installation. 5. Prepare for sink installation. 6. Clean up. |
Learning Outcomes
Element |
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1. Plan and prepare. |
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Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
What is a wet area? Planning and preparation |
Student activity 8.1 – Reading plans |
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2. Set out wet area installation |
Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
Wet area construction |
Student activity 8.2 – Concrete in residential construction Worksheet 3 – Q1–7 |
3. Prepare for bath installation. |
Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
Baths and spas |
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4. Prepare for shower base installation. |
Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
Showers |
Student activity 8.3 – Testing fixing methods and wet area lining systems |
5. Prepare for sink installation. |
Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
Linings (under sub-heading ‘vanities and tubs’) |
Worksheet 4 – Q1–14 |
6. Clean up. |
Chapter 8: Install wet area fixtures |
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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.