Course Location and Contact Information

Course Description

This is an intensive training program designed to give trainees the skills and knowledge necessary to be productive onsite.

Trainees work on full size projects of varying degrees, in NMIT's specially designed workshops. Successful completion of this certificate will lead the trainee into Certificate III in General Construction (Wall & Ceiling Lining) Apprenticeship

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this course may gain employment in the wall and ceiling area of the building industry as a trainee in an Australian Apprenticeship.

Course Duration

Full-time: 16 weeks (640 hours)

Course Commencement Dates

February and July.

Entrance Requirements

There are no formal entrance requirements. Applications from sponsored students are invited at any time. Places are also available for a limited number of unsponsored applicants. Applicants will be advised of interviews and intake tests which will be arranged as required.

A plasterer/builder who wishes to sponsor a student must give written notice to NMIT that he or she intends to apprentice the student when they successfully complete their sixteen weeks program. Every effort is made by teaching staff to find employment for unsponsored students.

Application Procedures

Apply directly to the Building Structures and Services Department.

Skills Recognition - Exemptions/Transfers

Applicants will receive exemptions/transfers where they can:

• Provide evidence of successful completion of the same module/competency at another Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or within another accredited course
• Provide evidence of successful completion of an equivalent module/competency at another RTO
  or within another accredited course
• Demonstrate and/or provide evidence of competence via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Applications should be made directly to the course co-ordinator.

Pathways to Further Study

On successful completion of this course, participants will be granted 480 hours of credit in the Certificate III in General Construction (Wall & Ceiling Lining) Apprenticeship.

Course Outline

To successfully obtain the wall & ceiling lining pre-apprenticeship, students must obtain a pass in all of the following modules:

Core Units

VBN705 Wall and Ceiling Lining Hand Tools (80 hrs)
VBN706 Wall and Ceiling Lining Installation (120 hrs)
VBN708 Specialist Wall and Ceiling Lining Materials (32 hrs)
VBN709 Introduction to Plaster and Run Casting (60 hrs)
VBN710 Wall and Ceiling Lining Stopping Technique (80 hrs)
VBN707 Suspension System (32 hrs)
VBN711 Archway Construction (32 hrs)
VBQM697 Workplace Safety and Industry Induction (40 hrs)
VBQM698 Workplace Procedures For Environmental Sustainablity (16 hrs)
VBQM699 Basic First Aid (8 hrs)
VBQM700 Building Structures (8 hrs)
VBQM701 Calculations for the Building Industry (20 hrs)
VBQM702 Career Studies (16 hrs)
VBQM703 Communications for the Building Industry (20 hrs)
VBQM704 Introduction to Scaffolding (24 hrs)
VBQM705 Levelling (8 hrs)
VBQM706 Quality Principles for the Building Industry (8 hrs)
VBQM707 Safe Hand & Use of Plant/Power Tools (16 hrs)
VBQM708 Workplace Documents and Plans (20 hrs)

Total Hours - 640

Assessment Methods

Student assessment will combine progressive testing and internal assessment.

Materials

All materials are supplied as part of enrolment fees. Equipment lists are available from the Building Structures & Services Department.

Qualification

As part of the Australian Qualifications Framework this program is nationally recognised.  On successful completion students will be awarded the Certificate II in Building & Construction (Wall and Ceiling Lining - Pre-apprenticeship).

Links

The Victorian Government makes a significant contribution to these programs.