High Schools Program

CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways

Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain

This qualification provides learners with practical trade sampling experience across a range of construction areas. Students will develop essential safety knowledge, workplace practices, and hands-on skills in different trades. Key learning outcomes include:

  • Workplace Practices and Safety
    • Applying WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
    • Working effectively and sustainably in a construction environment
    • Planning, organising, measuring and calculating to complete trade tasks accurately
  • Core Trade Skills
    • Carrying out a basic construction project from start to finish
    • Using trade-specific tools and equipment for wall and floor tiling, painting and decorating, and concreting
    • Handling and storing painting and decorating materials correctly
    • Applying basic levelling procedures on site
    • Working safely at heights
  • Practical Multi-Trade Exposure
    • Sampling skills across tiling, painting, concreting and general construction tasks
    • Gaining confidence with a variety of tools and materials used across the industry
    • Developing the teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills essential for construction work

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

Course Overview

This CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways qualification provides learners with practical trade sampling experience across a range of construction areas. Students will develop essential safety knowledge, workplace practices, and hands-on skills in different trades.

Key learning outcomes include

  • Workplace Practices and Safety
  • Core Trade Skills
  • Practical Multi-Trade Exposure including tiling, painting, concreting and general construction

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

Pathways

Career Outcomes

This pre-apprenticeship program is designed as an entry-level pathway into a wide range of building and construction trades. While it does not qualify students as tradespeople, it provides:

  • A stepping stone into apprenticeships such as:
    • Carpentry
    • Wall and Floor Tiling
    • Painting and Decorating
    • Concreting
  • Employment opportunities as a trade assistant, construction labourer or trainee while pursuing further training.

Study Pathways

Graduates of this qualification can:

  • Progress directly into a Certificate III trade apprenticeship in their chosen field of construction.
  • Use the course as a foundation for further study in specialist trades such as bricklaying, plastering, or roofing.
  • Build the core skills needed for other construction and civil infrastructure qualifications.

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
  • 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.

 10 units of competency:

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

CPCCCM2004 Handle construction materials   

CPCCOM1012 Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry

CPCCOM1013 Plan and organise work  

CPCCOM1015 Carry out measurements and calculations    

CPCCCM1011 Undertake basic estimation and costing 

CPCCCM2012 Work safely at heights

CPCCCM2013 Undertake basic installation of wall tiles

CPCCVE1011 Undertake a basic construction project 

CPCCCM2006 Apply basic levelling procedures

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.

Typically one day per week for 2 school terms.

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