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240 indicative hours
Course Description
Course Description
The Construction Curriculum Framework is designed to enable students to acquire a range of technical, practical, personal and organisational skills that are valued in and beyond the workplace. Students will also acquire underpinning knowledge and skills related to work, employment and further training in the construction industry. Through the study of this subject, students will gain experiences that can be applied in a range of contexts, including work, study and leisure and that will assist them to make informed career choices.
What Students Learn
What Students Learn
Students undertaking the 240-hour Construction Curriculum Framework Course will study mandatory units of competency, learning to: work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry; plan and organise work; conduct workplace communication, carry out measurements and calculations, read and interpret plans and specifications, use construction tools and equipment. They will also prepare to work safely in the construction industry. A number of elective units are also undertaken, in which students learn to use brick and blocklaying tools and equipment, apply basic levelling procedures, carry out concreting to simple forms.
Does Constuction count towards an ATAR?
Does Constuction count towards an ATAR?
Yes, Construction does count towards an ATAR.
What do I have to wear for Construction?
What do I have to wear for Construction?
If you study Construction, you will be provided with a pair of steel capped work boots and other PPE for in-class practical activities, such as an apron and safety glasses. When you go to work placement, the host employer will probably require you to wear a high-visibility polo shirt.
Do I have to do work placement?
Do I have to do work placement?
Yes. Work Placement is a NESA mandated/compulsory requirement for the HSC. 70 hours, or two weeks, of work placement is required for every 240-hour VET Course.
When will I do work placement?
When will I do work placement?
Work placement can happen at any time throughout the course. The school works very closely with our Work Placement Service Provider (WPSP), SouthWest Connect, who arrange work placements for all schools in the Fairfield-Liverpool local government area. Wherever possible, we try and arrange for you to complete all of your work placement hours during Year 11. Most students will complete work placement in Term 3 and 4 of Year 11, however, a few students may have to wait until Term 1 of Year 12 to finish work placement.
I already have a part-time job in the industry. Do I still have to do work placement?
I already have a part-time job in the industry. Do I still have to do work placement?
Yes - you will be required to do work placement in industry. However, if you have a part-time job in industry, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for up to 50%, or 35 hours, of work placement. For more information about the RPL process, please contact Mrs Barry. RPL is not guaranteed, so you may still be required to do the full amount of work placement.
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