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Perth College of Business & Technology

Perth , Western Australia ,Australia

CPC31020 – Certificate III in Solid Plastering

This qualification provides a trade outcome in solid plastering in the residential and commercial construction industry. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as a specialist field of work. The construction industry strongly affirms that training and assessment leading to recognition of skills must be undertaken in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment and this qualification requires all units of competency to be delivered in this context. Completion of the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2007) is required before entering a construction work site. Achievement of unit CPCCOHS1001A covers this requirement.

This qualification provides a pathway to work as a plasterer in general construction or as a sole trader. Possible job title includes plasterer.

Intakes

  • Feb
  • April
  • July
  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Career Opportunities
This qualification provides a pathway to work as a commercial cook in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes, cafeterias and coffee shops. Possible job title includes: Cook

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Are you applying for a Diploma and/or Advanced Diploma level courses (Course level: AQF 5 and 6 / VET Sector):

Students wishing to undertake diploma or advanced diploma level courses offered at PCBT should meet the following academic and English language requirements:

Academic:

Completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent OR demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in the business.
English Language Proficiency:

You may be exempted to provide evidence of English Language competence if:
you have successfully completed/passed the PCBT College English Placement Test for Diploma Entry Level (Free of charge test) or
you have studied for 5 years in an English speaking country.
you have completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV OR higher level course in an Australian Education Provider under a student visa.
you have successfully completed a foundation course in Australia
you have successfully completed your High School or higher tertiary qualification in English Language.
Upper-intermediate Level of English or
Duolingo English Test Score of 85-90 or
IELTS Test Score of 5.5 overall (General or Academic) or
TOEFL iBT Test Score of 46 or
PTE Academic Test Score of 42 or
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) 162 or
OET Pass Grade B or
10 weeks ELICOS plus (IELTS test score of 5 or PTE Academic Test Score of 36-41 or TOEFL iBT Test Score of 35-45 or Duolingo English Test Score of 75-80 or equivalent ) or
20 weeks ELICOS plus (IELTS test score of 4.5 or PTE Academic Test Score of 30-35 or TOEFL iBT Test Score of 32-34 or Duolingo English Test Score of 65-70 or equivalent)
Understand how Duolingo English Test scores, PTE, TOEFL, IELTS, and CEFR are related to each other. This helps you understand PCBT English requirements for admissions.

Age

Minimum age of 18 is required at the time of the course commencement date for all PCBT courses to all nationalities.