Course Title: Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contract
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: BUIL5864C
Course Title: Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contract
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5201 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 100
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit specifies 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.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BCGBC5007A Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contract |
Element: |
1. Comply with the laws relating to establishing and licensing a building or construction contractor. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Business registration of the organisation is secured in |
Element: |
2. Engage personnel for the project. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Relevant industrial awards are identified for the hiring of |
Element: |
3. Administer the regulations relating to OHS, welfare, workers compensation, noise abatement and working hours. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 OHS and Welfare Act provisions are identified and |
Element: |
4. Implement rehabilitation arrangements for employees returning to work. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Rehabilitation arrangements for employees returning |
Element: |
5. Comply with taxation and insurance requirements of state, territory and federal legislation. |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Taxation payments are recorded, collected and made in |
Element: |
6. Administer all obligations in a conscientious manner and observe Fair Trading Practice. |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Fair trading practice responsibilities are maintained |
Element: |
7. Comply with environmental legislation and its intent. |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Renewable materials are used as a primary aim wherever |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will learn through a number of planned activities (face to face classes, workplace/site visits, simulated workplace learning, online learning via blackboard and other forms of structured teaching and learning). Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course.
Teaching Schedule
Semester | Topic Content Delivery |
Note that topics will not necessarily be delivered in the order given below and some topics will split over semester 1 and 2 |
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1 and 2 | Business registration Builder/supervisor licensing and registration. as a Legal requirements of operating a construction business Employing people/ engaging personnel for building work. Industrial awards. Fair Work Agreements. Equal opportunity principles Employment termination and redundancy. Dispute resolution processes Regulations relating to OHS, welfare, workers compensation on and off the site. OHS approvals or permits prior to work commencing. OHS rehabilitation arrangements for employees returning to work. Taxation and insurance requirements of state, territory and federal legislation. Taxation payments are recorded, collected including GST obligations. Insurance policies to provide appropriate cover for personnel, property and project works. Superannuation provisions are made for employees. Fair Trading Practice. Environmental legislation and its intent. Renewable materials, Low energy materials |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
SUMMARY OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 |
References
WWW pages of the following government bodies and others as notified to the students in class. Building Commission. Consumer Affairs Victoria. Fair Work Australia. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed by effective administration of legal obligations of a building or construction contract.
Assessment Tasks
There are 2 assignments - one being a project based assessment, and learning outcomes tests for all topics not completely assessed by the assignments. The culmination of all assessments contributes to the final result for this course.
Under special circumstances extension to assessment may be granted. Students are to follow RMIT Special Consideration Policy found in RMIT Policies and procedures link http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=3g3whh1vttr0z;STATUS=A;SECTION=19;PAGE_AUTHOR=Chancellery (unresolved)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment – Project Based Assessment
The project based assessments will focus on different elements of the learning activities and address the students ability to both problem solve and provide meaningful solutions to the practical exercises that cover:
Simulation of the skills and knowledge for the student work in a builders office complying with the legal requirements studied in this course.
The project based assessments will have a weighting of between 10 - 20% each of the final overall assessment mark (final weighting will be advised by teacher).
Assessments – Written Learning Outcomes Tests (closed book)
This written learning outcome tests will a cover elements 1 - 7
These tests will have a weighting of 60% of the final overall assessment mark.
The culmination of all assessments contributes to the final result for this course.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CP (Competency Achieved) grade. (50% equates to being competent per assessment).
A competent grade for each assessment is required to pass this course..
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Competency requirements and Grading:
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of students performing work is used to confirm competency.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CP (Competent with Pass) to pass this course. In any assessment 50% equates to being Competent with Pass.
Higher gradings are available. The final grade for the course is calculated taking into account the weighting given to the separate assessments.
Gradings available are:
CP - 50 to 59 - Competent with Pass, CC - 60 to 69 - Competent with Credit, CDI - 70 to 79 - Competent with distinction, CHD - 80 to 100 - Competent with High Distinction. NYC - 0 to 49 - Not Yet Competent
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