RPL for Certificate IV in Building Project Support

Certificate IV in Building Project Support takes 15 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for CPC40320 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 15 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you CPC40320. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what CPC40320 involves →

The 15 units you complete, chosen from these 33

You do not do all 33. Certificate IV in Building Project Support is 2 core units, which everyone does, plus 13 chosen from the 31 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Worth knowing: 1 of them have a prerequisite unit, so the order you gather evidence in matters.

Core units — everyone does these

• CPCCBC4012 — Read and interpret plans and specifications
• CPCCBC4014 — Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

Electives — you choose from these

• BSBLDR413 — Lead effective workplace relationships
• BSBLDR414 — Lead team effectiveness
• BSBPEF501 — Manage personal and professional development
• BSBPMG422 — Apply project quality management techniques
• BSBPMG426 — Apply project risk management techniques
• BSBPMG430 — Undertake project work
• BSBWRT411 — Write complex documents
• CPCCBC4001 — Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 buildings
• CPCCBC4003 — Select, prepare and administer a construction contract
• CPCCBC4004 — Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
• CPCCBC4005 — Produce labour and material schedules for ordering
• CPCCBC4006 — Select, procure and store construction materials for building and construction projects
• CPCCBC4007 — Plan building and construction work
• CPCCBC4010 — Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
• CPCCBC4013 — Prepare and evaluate tender documentation
• CPCCBC4015 — Prepare specifications for all construction works
• CPCCBC4017 — Arrange resources and prepare for the building and construction project
• CPCCBC4019 — Apply sustainable building design principles to water management systems
• CPCCBC4020 — Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures
• CPCCBC4021 — Minimise waste on the building and construction site
• CPCCBC4024 — Resolve business disputes
• CPCCBC4026 — Arrange building applications and approvals
• CPCCBC4027 — Establish a basis for sales consulting
• CPCCBC4028 — Prepare design brief for construction works
• CPCCBC4029 — Apply construction information to the sales process
• CPCCBC4030 — Analyse and communicate industry information
• CPCCBC4031 — Process client requirements
• CPCCBC4032 — Apply contract law to sales processes
• CPCCBC4033 — Maintain the sales environment
• CPCCBC4053 — Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings
• CPCSUS4001 — Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Carpentry (CPC30220, 34 units)
• Certificate III in Concreting (CPC30320, 22 units)
• Certificate III in Demolition (CPC30426, 20 units)
• Certificate III in Painting and Decorating (CPC30620, 29 units)
• Certificate III in Shopfitting (CPC30120, 18 units)
• Certificate III in Signs and Graphics (CPC30216, 16 units)

More RPL in construction, plumbing and services

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in construction, plumbing and services.

When you are ready, see what CPC40320 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.