Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services - CPC40912
TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA)
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
This qualification is part of the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package. It is for people wanting to work as: experienced fire operators with responsibility for project design and supervision (Fire services stream); experienced plumbing service operators with responsibility for project design and supervision (Air conditioning and mechanical services stream); plumbers who manage a plumbing business (Plumbing and services - Management stream); specialist plumbing services tradespersons and operators seeking to deepen their technical skills (Plumbing and services - Operations stream); and specialist hydraulic consultants (Hydraulic services design stream).
Structure
15 units
Subjects
- Design and size heated and cold water services and systems
- Deliver and monitor a service to customers
- Establish effective workplace relationships
- Service Type A gas appliances
- Arrange building applications and approvals
- Create and use databases
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Apply sustainable building design principles to water management systems
- Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
- Identify hazards and assess OHS risks
- Commission and maintain special hazard fire suppression systems
- Promote innovation in a team environment
- Develop teams and individuals
- Promote team effectiveness
- Commission firefighting appliances
- Commission fire alarm and detection system interface devices
- Produce 2-D architectural drawings using CAD software
- Resolve business disputes
- Carry out work-based risk control processes
- Produce simple word processed documents
- Minimise waste on the building and construction site
- Prepare specifications for all construction works
- Manage occupational health and safety in the building and construction workplace
- Manage personal work priorities and professional development
- Design and size sanitary plumbing systems
- Design, size and lay out heating and cooling systems
- Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- Design and size sanitary drainage systems
- Implement continuous improvement
- Arrange resources and prepare for the building or construction project
- Design and size stormwater drainage systems
- Design and size domestic treatment plant disposal systems
- Undertake small business planning
- Design compressed air systems
- Prepare simple sketches and drawings
- Manage small business finances
- Read and interpret plans and specifications
- Install, commission and service Type B gas appliances
- Manage projects
- Commission air and water systems
- Manage a small team
- Design and size consumer gas installations
- Plan small business finances
- Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
- Commission and maintain hot and heated water temperature control devices
- Apply risk management techniques
- Design and size roof drainage systems
- Conduct on-site supervision of building and construction projects
- Design residential and domestic fire sprinkler systems
- Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business
- Commission and maintain backflow prevention devices
- Monitor and manage small business operations
- Create and use spreadsheets
- Commission domestic and residential fire suppression sprinkler systems
- Apply quality management techniques
- Estimate and cost work
- Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures
- Commission fire system pumpsets
- Write complex documents
- Apply codes and standards to building trade and services contracting
Standard entry requirements
See Packaging rules for entry requirements related to various streams.
Study pathways
No applicable.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Tonsley | No |
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