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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Provide professional advice and support to clients and contractors during construction of small-scale building design project.
  2. Inspect defects on behalf of clients.
  3. Finalise building design projects.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Professionals must include at least one of the following:

access consultant

building surveyor

certifier

quantity surveyor.

Stages of building completion must include:

practical completion

final completion or handover

end of defect liability period.


Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also contribute to construction and building design project finalisation processes for three different projects, consisting of:

one Class 1 residential building or one residential extension of at least 50 square metres

two non-residential projects (Classes 2-9) of a maximum area of 2000 square metres.

In doing the above, the person must:

provide technical advice and support to clients and contractors according to contractual obligations and workplace procedures

conduct defect inspections and negotiate defect resolutions

finalise project documentation

contribute to building design process improvement strategies.


Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

architectural styles and terminology that apply to the projects specified in the performance evidence

construction materials and methods applicable to projects specified in the performance evidence

construction project completion processes

defects arising in construction projects and potential solutions

key features of building life cycles

legislation, codes and standards that apply to small-scale building design projects specified in the performance evidence, including:

contract compliance

drawing standards

work health and safety (WHS) duties of designers

organisational scope of business, service levels and fees relating to design project

principles of building design, including sustainable design.