ABOUT:
The
Building and Construction Skills subject focuses on the underpinning industry
practices and construction processes required to create, maintain and repair
the built environment. It provides a unique opportunity for students to
experience the challenge and personal satisfaction of undertaking practical
work while developing beneficial vocational and life skills.
AT ALDRIDGE:
Year 10 Building and Construction
Year 11 Building and Construction Skills
Year 12 Building and Construction Skills
WHY STUDY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION?
Studying
Building and Construction is a hand on practical subjecting, working with a
variety of trade specific projects that deepen student understanding in all
aspects of building construction.
FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE:
Students have access to a fully fitted out construction room and outside construction area to construct projects like concreting, paving, bricklaying, building set out and timber frame construction
UNITS OF STUDY:
YEAR 10: Assessment instrument used are projects and written processes
TERM
| TIME
| NAME
| DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 3 weeks | WH&S | Industry workplace health and workplace safety. |
| 1 | 5 weeks | Carpentry practice joints | Introduction to basic hand tools and using them. |
| 1 | 2 weeks | School projects | Students will work on a variety of project around school like maintenance and repair of picnic tables. |
| 2 | 7 weeks | Tiling procedures and project | Wall and floor tiling theory, and basic wall tiling project. |
| 2 | 3 weeks | Block laying (paving) | Students will practice basic paving techniques |
| 2 | 2 weeks | Mini- saw horse | Students will construct a saw horse. |
| 3 | 3 weeks | Model house procedure | Students will learn to read and develop a house plan. |
| 3 | 5 weeks | Model house procedure | Students will construct the house and roof frame. |
| 4 | 8 weeks | School projects | Students will work on a variety of school projects, like concreting paths, and picnic table slabs, paving projects |
In years 11 & 12 – Building and Construction Skills is an Applied subject. Four units of work are spread over two years. Assessment instruments used are projects and practical demonstrations.
UNIT
| TIME
| NAME
| DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 2 weeks | WH&S | Industry workplace health and workplace safety. SOP. Hand tools, grinder, compound mitre saw |
| 1 | 9 weeks | Carpentry skills | Students will construct a wooden concrete float to specifications |
| 1 | 4 weeks | Concreting project | Students will construct formwork for a concrete paver and prepare and finish with concrete |
| 2 | 2 weeks | Tiling procedures | Wall and floor tiling theory. |
| 2 | 5 weeks | Tiling project | Students will tile a wall and floor project. |
| 2 | 3 weeks | Bricklaying | Students will construct a brick wall. |
| 2 | 2 weeks | Plastering | Students will patch hole in plaster wall. |
| 2 | 3 weeks | Block laying (paving) | Students will practice basic paving techniques |
UNIT
| TIME
| NAME
| DESCRIPTION |
| 3 | 4 Weeks | Timber Framing | Students will draw timber wall and roof frames |
| 3 | 10 weeks | Timber Framing | Students will construct a timber house frame |
| 3 | 4 weeks | Door installation | Students will construct a door frame and hang a swing door and include door furniture. |
| 4 | 23 weeks | Build a cubby house | Students will construct a timber frame Cubby house incorporating all trades they have learnt in units 1,2&3
|
PATHWAYS:
A course
of study in Building and Construction Skills can establish a basis for further
education and employment in civil, residential or commercial building and
construction fields. These include roles such as bricklayer, plasterer,
concreter, painter and decorator, carpenter, joiner, roof tiler, plumber, steel
fixer, landscaper and electrician
TEACHER:
Our
Construction Teachers have all spent time in the trade as both apprentices and
qualified tradespeople before studying teaching.