The next level in the carpentry career is launched with opting for a CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry. Carpentry processes and tasks are successfully carried out with the developed aptitude, knowledge, techniques, and skills provided by the course.
Renovations, maintenance, and repair practical knowledge and skills of new housing construction learned in the course provide confidence to undertake all these carpentry tasks.
Enrolment Requirements
While there are no educational requirements to comply with, students need:
- Complete the Induction Training successfully to gain access to a construction workplace.
- Must already be a carpenter apprentice
- Must be a registered member of an Apprenticeship Centre
- Must be aged 16 years or above. A guardian or parent must sign the enrolment form for students below 18 years of age.
- Competent in spoken and written English
- Need to take an LLN or Language, Literacy, and Numeracy evaluation before granted entry to the program
Course Duration
The course is a full-time study lasting for 42 months, including an on-the-job apprenticeship completion. However, the circumstances of the student determine the duration of the course.
Course Design
The course is work-based by design, combining face-to-face assessments and training with a trainer and employer on-the-job training. Extensive opportunities provided by the program enable students to develop specific carpentry knowledge and skills. A self-paced study averaging two hours weekly should also be complied with.
Required Course Materials
Students are required to have the following materials before starting the course:
Basic Tools
- 500ml 8PT Handsaw
- Metric 8m Tape
- Metric 1m Folding Ruler
- Calculator
- Chisel holder
- 12mm, 19mm, and 25mm Bevelled edge chisels
- 2ml, 3ml, and 4ml Nail punches
- 24-ounce framing hammer or 20-ounce fixing hammer types of a claw hammer
- Sliding bevel
- Combination square
- Carpenters’ type pencils
- Two-pocket nail bag
- Utility knives with extra blades
PPE or Personal Protective Equipment
- Risk Category II standard EN 388:3131 work gloves
- AS/NZS2210.3 Australian Standard ankle-high steel-cap work boots
- Proper work pants (tracksuit and denim pants are not permitted)
- Comply with AS/NZS 1270:2002 hearing protection with no radio
- High-visibility Day Use long sleeve Safety garments with AS/NZS 4602.1 standards
- AS/NZS 1337.1:2010 safety glasses for impact protection
On-the-job Training
The workplace is the setting to assess and deliver the program. One of the parts of the workplace setting learning involves face-to-face assessment and training.
The schedule for assessing and training in the workplace will be negotiated by the qualified course trainers with both employer and apprentice. The various factors determining the frequency of visits include:
- The progress of the apprentice with the theory tasks
- Availability of the workplace, the apprentice, and employer
- The apprentice’s capability
- The type of carpentry tasks worked in the workplace
The training plan of the apprentice is activities that are given progress timelines by the trainers. This crucial role played by the trainers also involves consultation with business owners for them to get feedback on the progress of the apprentice after every visit.
Students wanting to become accomplished carpenters need to comply with the on-site experience and theory parts of this course. This nationally recognised certificate allows certificate holders many opportunities to work anywhere in the nation. Skill360 offering CPC30220 courses. Contact us to learn more details.