Diploma of Building and Construction

Admission requirements

You are eligible if:

* you have successfully completed the Australian Year 12 or equivalent in your country
* you have achieved a minimum of either:

- IELTS 5.5 academic (no band score less than 5.0);
- TOEFL computer based 197 (minimum TWE 4.0);
- TOEFL internet based 71 (minimum 17 in all sections);
- PTE academic 43 (no score lower than 36); or
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) 47.

Intake

February

Books and equipment (AUD)

Approximately $500 per year

Study pathways

On completion of the diploma, graduates may continue their study in the Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction.

Career pathways

On completion of the diploma, graduates may seek employment as a:

* Registered builder domestic/ commercial
* Building estimator
* Building advisor
* Building contract manager
* Occupational health and safety officer
* Building consultant
* Building site supervisor
* Building inspector.

Course structure

This course helps students develop the skills, knowledge and attributes required for employment within the building industry. Students will learn how to monitor and oversee all quality aspects related to the construction of domestic, industrial and commercial buildings of medium rise to a maximum height of three stories. Graduates will be equipped with technical knowledge as well as building and construction skills.

The diploma consists of 13 units and students will attend classes four days per week with approximately 40 percent practical and 60 percent theory classes. Classes will be scheduled between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The course consists of classroom-based teaching and supervised practical components. Assessment includes written and oral tests and project based assignments.

Major study areas

* Building codes and standards
* Design and construction
* Risk management
* Environmental management practices and applications
* Materials design and construction
* Project costing, planning and scheduling
* Occupational health and safety
* Principles of construction
* Project management

Units

Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for medium-rise building projects
Supervise the planning of on-site medium-rise building or construction work
Apply structural principles to the construction of medium-rise buildings
Apply principles of occupational health and safety risk management
Manage project quality
Manage project risk
Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
Apply site surveys and set out procedures to medium-rise building projects
Administer the legal obligations of a building or construction contract
Identify services layout and connection methods to medium-rise construction projects
Manage construction work/projects
Manage building or construction, environmental management practices and processes
Manage the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes