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CPC30320 Certificate III in Concreting – RPL

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Please complete this form to help us assess your application. The first step is to provide your contact details so that we can provide feedback on your application and potential enrolment into this course.

All questions are mandatory unless otherwise noted.

Contact Details

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Application Form

Please answer these questions to help us ensure that your industry experience meets the entry requirements of our qualification program.

By using this application process, we aim to ensure that we can provide the best outcomes for you to apply to your future construction projects.

All questions are mandatory unless otherwise noted.

Industry Experience

How many years of experience do you have in the building and construction industry?

Less than 1 year

1 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5 - 10 years

More than 10 years

Which qualifications do you already hold? Please select all that apply.*

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Certificate I

Certificate II

Trade Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma / Advanceed Diploma

University Degree

Other training not listed here (please provide more details below)

Employment History

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What is your current employment status?*

Full or part-time employee

Self-employed

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Current or Most Recent Role

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How long have/did you work in this role?*

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5 - 10 years

More than 10 years

Previous Role*

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1 - 3 years

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More than 10 years

Referees

Please provide the name and phone numbers of two referees.

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Welcome to your Application Form Part 2 and Technical Industry Questions – Certificate III in Concreting

Plan and Prepare for Work Prepare the work area and equipment for workplace operations for the day.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Toolbox/Team Meeting Actively participate in a team toolbox talk/meeting on the work site. Record notes of this meeting

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Excavation Work Excavate by hand a 3 metre trench with a right angle corner, size of trench to be at least 0.45m deep by 0.35m wide.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Site Set Out and Levelling Setting out L-and T- shape building on a site with fall using below devices. Spirit level Optical or Dumpy level Water level Laser level

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Reinforcement Place and fix reinforcement materials including deformed bars, rods and mesh sheets.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Determine concrete supply and brief team Calculate type and amount of concrete, organise pour including staff and timing. Project manage jobs and team

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Place concrete Place at least 3 precast panels or a concrete slab to a size of at least 100 square metres, including 1 with falls of at least 25mm in a 1m.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Finish concrete Finish precast or non-precast concrete using a steel trowel, edging and jointing tool to at least 100 square metres or 5 panels

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Cure concrete Cure precast or non-precast concrete by using a curing compound, covering, flooding, or ponding, fogging or steaming to at least 100 square metres or 5 panels

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

10.

Apply decorative finishes Apply colour, exposed aggregate, pattern, stamping, polish and stencilling

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

11.

Cut and core concrete Saw-cutting joints to at least 5 metres of concrete Core hole through at least 100mm depth

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

12.

Repair and rectify concrete Repair defects such as cracks, broken edges, blistered, tolerance level repairs, cutting and replacing concrete

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

13.

What are the 3 main ingredients of concrete?

Water, aggregate & cement

Water, stone & lime

Saltwater, gravel & cement

Curing agent, aggregate & cement

None

14.

Why are control joints put in a concrete slab?

To allow controlled movement in the slab

To stop movement in a slab

They are not required for house slabs, only driveways

To be used for screeding the concrete surface

None

15.

What reinforcement materials are commonly used in a concrete slab?

Steel bars and mesh

Visqueen

Timber but only treated pine as this is resistant to termite attack

Water

None

16.

What grade of concrete is recommended for a standard driveway?

40mpa

25mpa

60mpa

100mpa

None

17.

Concrete is strongest in …

Compression

Tension

Compression & tension

Torsion shear

None

18.

After concrete has been placed when can the bull float be applied?

Immediately after placement

After the vibrator has been used

Immediately after the initial screeding while the concrete is still plastic

Only after certification by an engineer

None

19.

After concrete has been placed it can be finished by mechanical or manual trowelling at what stage of the process?

Immediately after the initial screed

After the concrete has cured

After the formwork has been removed

After the bleed water has come to the surface and evaporated.

None

20.

Why would you vibrate concrete?

To minimise air pockets in the concrete

To help level the concrete surface

To test the strength of the formwork

To test the strength of the concrete

None

21.

If you are pouring an exposed aggregate driveway, what extra precautions do you need to take to protect the environment?

Contain the cement slurry and prevent it from flowing into the stormwater drain

Watch that the stencils do not blow away

Control the amount of dust in the air by maximising water usage

Wear PPE

None

22.

What is meant by the term “Curing Concrete”?

The process of controlling the rate and extent of moisture loss from concrete during cement hydration

The ratio of water to cement in concrete

Quality of the finished surface of the concrete

The strength of the concrete after 28 days

None

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CPC30320 Certificate III in Concreting – RPL

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