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Work effectively in a building design environment

Work effectively in a building design environment

Unit of competency
National Code
CPPBDN4101
State Code
OCU41
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
07/01/2021
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/04/2021
Field of Education
120505 - Work Practices Programmes
Original Release Date
16/04/2021
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to work effectively as a drafter in a building design environment. This includes completing drafting activities to support the designer, working safely and collaboratively and managing documentation for future retrieval. The unit applies to drafters who work under the supervision and instruction of building designers or architects and use specialised knowledge to complete routine and non-routine tasks and deal with predictable and sometimes unpredictable drafting problems.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Clarify roles and responsibilities in building design.
  • 1.1 Identify relevant external consultants and construction industry personnel and clarify their responsibilities in building design.
  • 1.2 Clarify drafters’ role and responsibilities in building design.
  • 1.3 Outline duty of care responsibilities of building designer for design quality, safety and compliance in relation to intended purpose.
  • 1.4 Identify roles in building design project processes and sequence, including time and contingency management requirements.
  • 1.5 Identify and apply safe work practices in a building design workplace according to work health and safety requirements.
2 Communicate effectively in a building design workplace.
  • 2.1 Use written skills relevant to purpose to communicate and collaborate with colleagues, clients, external consultants and permit authorities.
  • 2.2 Use effective communication skills to collaborate with relevant persons to support work tasks.
  • 2.3 Compile information from a variety of sources to support project technical reports.
  • 2.4 Take notes and record meeting discussions and outcomes.
3 Maintain project information in a building design workplace.
  • 3.1 Operate business software commonly used in building design practice.
  • 3.2 Follow procedures to record, store, retrieve and transmit documents and information.
  • 3.3 Apply naming conventions, version control, and filing systems to manage building design documentation.
  • 3.4 Apply control methods for data security, quality assurance and risk management appropriate to building design workplace.
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State Code National Code Title Type
BGI4 CPP40121 Certificate IV in Residential Drafting Qualification