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) or
- TOEFL paper based 530 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOEFL computer based 197 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOEFL internet based 71 (minimum 17 in all sections).

Intake

February

Books and equipment (AUD)

Approximately $500 per year

Study pathways

On completion of the Diploma, graduates may continue their study in:

* Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction.

Career pathways

On completion of the Diploma, graduates may seek employment as:

- 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

The Diploma consists of 13 units.

In a typical week students will attend classes approximately 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 teaching methods used in the Diploma include classroom-based teaching and supervised practical components. The assessment methods include written and oral tests and project based assignments.

This course helps students develop the skills, knowledge and attributes required for employment within the building industry. Graduates are equipped with the technical knowledge link with building and construction skills. The program teaches graduates 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.

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