Application

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to evaluate the performance of concrete for use in the construction of multi-storey buildings. It includes evaluating the properties and performance of concrete, impacts on concrete integrity and analysing the ability of concrete to withstand fire.
This unit of competency applies to builders, project managers and related construction industry professionals responsible for evaluating and considering a range of factors vital to ensuring the integrity of concrete used in the construction of commercial and residential multi-storey buildings.
This unit of competency is suitable for those who have a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to identify, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a range of sources.
Completion of the general construction induction training program specified by the model Code of Practice for Construction Work is required for any person who is to carry out construction work. Achievement ofCPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industrymeets this requirement.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by evaluating the nature and performance of concrete materials and products that form the structural components of a complex multi-storey building project.
In doing this, the candidate must:
• determine compliance with the National Construction Code (NCC)
• ensure the Performance Requirements within the NCC are satisfied.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
• working drawings, details and specifications
• the NCC:
• Performance Requirements
• Performance Solutions
• Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions
• Assessment Methods
• government building and construction legislation and regulations
• characteristics, applications and limitations of concrete:
• alternative uses
• cost effectiveness
• hazard potential and environmental safety
• installation requirements
• need for use of cranes and hoists
• recycling capacity
• rubbish removal demands
• transport problems and restrictions
• applications of structural principles in buildings
• building types:
• bridge and pier construction
• buildings with concrete skeleton and slabs
• concrete column or wall 10 metres high
• slab on ground floor
• design principles and behaviour of structural members undergoing stress, strain, compression, bending or combined actions
• work health and safety (WHS) Acts and regulations and workplace safety requirements
• type, nature and performance of concrete:
• properties and uses of cement
• reinforced concrete:
• methods of pre-stressed concrete
• principles of reinforced concrete using steel, wire, fibres, etc
• types of curing methods:
• accelerated curing
• continuously wetting concrete
• impermeable membrane curing
• records, including details of:
• causes of surface defects during concrete placement
• compaction of concrete
• finishing processes and surface treatments to slab concrete.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Assessment can be undertaken in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.
A simulated environment is one that realistically replicates workplace conditions, materials and equipment, interactions with others and workplace irregularities, and which meets industry standards for safety and environmental practices.
Candidates must have access to:
• project working drawings, details and specifications
• government building and construction legislation
• current version of AS 3600 Concrete structures series of concrete standards
• the NCC
• concrete test results
• business equipment and technology to record sampling and testing data and to facilitate evaluation of concrete products for multi-storey buildings.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:\n• writing skills to:\n • record information and maintain records\n • communicate non-compliant products\n• technology skills to:\n • use digital tools and devices to communicate and collaborate effectively with others\n • use equipment and programs to access, extract information and complex data to analyse for strategic purposes.'}

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