Course Code and Name:
CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry
Qualification Description:
This is a trade qualification for carpenters in residential and commercial workplaces. It includes setting out, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, installing and repairing products made using timber and non-timber materials.
Occupational titles could include:
- Carpenter – Commercial
- Carpenter – Formwork
- Carpenter – Residential
State and territory jurisdictions may have different licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm those requirements.
Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.
This qualification is suitable for an Australian apprenticeship pathway.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Packaging Rules:
Requirements for completion of the qualification;
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:
- 34 units of competency:
- 27 core units
- 7 elective units.
- a minimum of five units must be selected from Group A
- the remaining can be selected from Group A or Group B
- a maximum of two units can be selected from any group or current training package, as long as it contributes to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome and maintains the AQF level of this qualification.
An asterisk (*) against a unit code below indicates that there is a prerequisite requirement that must be met. Prerequisite unit(s) must be assessed before assessment of any unit of competency with an asterisk. Check the unit of competency for information on specific prerequisite requirements. All prerequisite requirements are packaged in the qualification.
Core Units
CPCCCA2002*
Use carpentry tools and equipment
CPCCCA2011*
Handle carpentry materials
CPCCCA3001*
Carry out general demolition of minor building structures
CPCCCA3002*
Carry out setting out
CPCCCA3003*
Install flooring systems
CPCCCA3004*
Construct and erect wall frames
CPCCCA3005*
Construct ceiling frames
CPCCCA3006*
Erect roof trusses
CPCCCA3007*
Construct pitched roofs
CPCCCA3008*
Construct eaves
CPCCCA3010*
Install windows and doors
CPCCCA3016*
Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs
CPCCCA3017*
Install exterior cladding
CPCCCA3024*
Install lining, panelling and moulding
CPCCCA3025*
Read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings for carpentry work
CPCCCA3028*
Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground
CPCCCM2006
Apply basic levelling procedures
CPCCCM2008*
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
CPCCCM2012*
Work safely at heights
CPCCCO2013*
Carry out concreting to simple forms
CPCCOM1012
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
CPCCOM1014
Conduct workplace communication
CPCCOM1015
Carry out measurements and calculations
CPCCOM3001
Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry material requirements
CPCCOM3006
Carry out levelling operations
CPCCWHS2001
Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
CPCWHS3001
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Electives
CPCCCA3009*
Construct advanced roofs
CPCCCA3012*
Frame and fit wet area fixtures
CPCCCA3014*
Construct and install bulkheads
CPCCCA3018*
Construct, erect and dismantle formwork for stairs and ramps
CPCCCA3019*
Erect and dismantle formwork to suspended slabs, columns, beams and walls
CPCCCA3020*
Erect and dismantle jump-form formwork
CPCCCA3022*
Install curtain walling
CPCCCA3027*
Set up, operate and maintain indirect action powder-actuated power tools
CPCCCM2002*
Carry out hand excavation
CPCCCM3001
Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres
CPCCJN3003*
Manufacture components for doors, windows and frames
CPCCJN3004*
Manufacture and assemble joinery components
CPCCJN3100*
Process materials to produce components using static machines
CPCCON3048*
Construct tilt panels on site
CPCCSF2004*
Place and fix reinforcement materials
CPCCWC3003*
Install dry wall passive fire-rated systems
CPCCWC3004*
Install suspended ceilings
CPCCCA3011*
Refurbish timber sashes to window frames
CPCCCA3026*
Assemble partitions
CPCCCM3005
Calculate costs of construction work
CPCCLSF2001
License to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level
CPCCOM1013
Plan and organise work
CPCCPB3001*
Fix standard plasterboard wall sheets
CPCCPB3002*
Fix standard plasterboard ceiling sheets
CPCCSF2005*
Arc weld reinforcement steel
CPCCSF3002*
Carry out monostrand post-tensioning
CPCCSF3003*
Carry out multistrand post-tensioning
CPCCSF3004*
Carry out stressbar post-tensioning
CPCCST4001
Prepare to undertake the heritage restoration process
CPCCST4002
Undertake the heritage restoration process
CPCPCM2043
Carry out WHS requirements
CPCPCM2052*
Weld mild steel using oxy-acetylene equipment
CPCPCM2053*
Weld using manual metal arc welding equipment
