High Schools Program

CPC10120 Certificate I in Construction

Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain

This qualification provides an introduction to the construction industry and equips students with the practical skills, safety knowledge, and workplace awareness required to begin a trade career. By completing this course, learners will develop:

Safety and Workplace Practices
- White Card training: preparing to work safely in the construction industry
- Applying WHS requirements, policies and procedures
- Safe use of hand and power tools
- Handling construction materials safely
Trade Fundamentals
- Basic levelling procedures
- Undertaking basic estimation and costing
- Reading and interpreting plans and specifications
- Completing a basic construction project from start to finish
Workplace Communication and Organisation
- Effective workplace communication skills
- Planning and organising work tasks
- Working effectively and sustainably in a team environment

Through hands-on learning and applied practice, students gain realistic entry-level experience in the construction sector.

Essential Information

Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
Online user-friendly platform for theory modules
Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
Daily breakfast and sausage sizzle smoko provided
Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station

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Course Overview

This CPC10120 Certificate I in Construction qualification provides an introduction to the construction industry and equips students with the practical skills, safety knowledge, and workplace awareness required to begin a trade career. By completing this course, learners will develop:

Key learning outcomes include:

Safety and Workplace Practices
Trade Fundamentals
Workplace Communication and Organisation

Duration: Typically one day a week for 2 school terms
Delivery: Structured training at our fully equipped workshops and campus

Pathways

The Certificate I in Construction is an entry-level qualification. While it does not qualify a person to work as a tradesperson, it provides a solid foundation of industry skills. Possible outcomes include:

Trade assistant or labourer (under supervision)
Pathway into apprenticeships across building and construction trades (e.g. carpentry, concreting, bricklaying, plastering)
Better preparation for work placements or school-based traineeships in construction

Study Pathways

After successfully completing this qualification, students may:

Progress into CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways, which builds on trade-specific skills.
Gain direct entry into a Certificate III trade apprenticeship in areas such as Carpentry, Concreting, Bricklaying, or Wall and Floor Tiling.
Continue to further vocational education in other construction or civil trades.

COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The following entry requirements apply to ensure applicants are able to fully engage in the course and have the required learning capacity to meeting the course requirements.

Learners must:

be currently enrolled in a QLD high school in year 10,11 or 12
meet the LLN requirements for the course
have a level of physical fitness to be able to handle construction tools, equipment and materials, work outside for long periods of time and climb ladders and scaffolding
be able to commit to the course duration and time commitment (including self paced study and homework)

Application for enrolment is subject to a review process that includes assessment against the VETiS Eligibility Criteria, course-specific LLN requirements and a review of student academic reports, behavioural history and absentee levels. Students, their parents, and/or their School or Educational Institution may be contacted for clarification, or to request further information during the review process. Enrolments will not proceed without the support of the School or Educational Institution.

Units of Competency

11 units of competency:

8 core units
3 elective units

CPCCCM1011 Undertake basic estimation and costing

CPCCCM2004 Handle construction materials

CPCCCM2005 Use construction tools and equipment

CPCCWHS2001 Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry

CPCCOM1012 Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry

CPCCOM1013 Plan and organise work

CPCCVE1011 Undertake a basic construction project

CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

CPCCOM1014 Conduct workplace communication

CPCCOM2001 Read and interpret plans and specifications

CPCCCM2006 Apply basic levelling procedures

When Can I Start?

Our programs commence each school term, please call our team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more information and to request an enrolment package.

Delivery Days and Options

Typically one day per week for 2 school terms.

Fees

Please phone our VET in Schools team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more about fees and funding.

Essential Information

Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
Online user-friendly platform for theory modules
Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
Daily breakfast and sausage sizzle smoko provided
Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station

Get Started

Take the next step now.