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Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying

  • Certificate

Build your bricklaying/blocklaying career by completing this hands on qualification. Gain the skills and knowledge to use tools and equipment to lay bricks for domestic, commercial and public building projects.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Course Code
CPC33020, 103833B
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$27,456 per year / $31,724 total
International Fees
$27,456 per year / $31,724 total

About this course

Build your bricklaying/blocklaying career by completing this hands on qualification. Gain the skills and knowledge to use tools and equipment to lay bricks for domestic, commercial and public building projects. This course covers techniques such as basic levelling procedures, basic demolition, measurements and calculations, erecting and dismantling restricted scaffolding and setting out a project. You will also learn how to create arches and columns, build feature and curved walls and construct steps and ornamental panels. You will also develop the knowledge to interpret plans and an understanding of occupational health and safety requirements for the construction industry.


This course is ideal if you love working outdoors, have good hand-eye coordination and the ability to complete work to a high standard.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 10 with passes in Maths.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Thornlie

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Bricklayer & Blocklayer
Career opportunities
  • Bricklayer & Blocklayer
  • Bricklayer & Blocklayer
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 28 units. These 28 are comprised of 20 core units and 8 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CPCCBL2001
      Handle and prepare bricklaying and blocklaying materials
    • CPCCBL2002
      Use bricklaying and blocklaying tools and equipment
    • CPCCBL3002
      Carry out masonry veneer construction
    • CPCCBL3003
      Carry out cavity brick construction
    • CPCCBL3005
      Lay masonry walls and corners
    • CPCCBL3006
      Lay multi-thickness walls and piers
    • CPCCBL3009
      Install flashings and damp proof course
    • CPCCBL3010
      Construct masonry arches
    • CPCCBL3011
      Construct curved walls
    • CPCCBL3013
      Construct masonry structural systems
    • CPCCCA3002
      Carry out setting out
    • CPCCCM2006 Apply basic levelling procedures
    • CPCCCM2008 Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
    • CPCCCM2012 Work safely at heights
    • CPCCOM1012 Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
    • CPCCOM1013 Plan and organise work
    • CPCCOM1014 Conduct workplace communication
    • CPCCOM1015 Carry out measurements and calculations
    • CPCCOM2001 Read and interpret plans and specifications
    • CPCCWHS2001 Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CPCCBL3001 Lay paving
    • CPCCBL3004 Construct masonry steps and stairs
    • CPCCBL3007 Install glass blockwork
    • CPCCBL3014 Install fire-rated masonry construction
    • CPCCBL3015 Construct decorative brickwork
    • CPCCBL3016 Construct battered masonry walls and piers
    • CPCCCO2013 Carry out concreting to simple forms
    • CPCCPA3003 Cut segmental paving