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QLDLSCSQ01 Queensland Builder – Low Rise Site Supervisor

Elevate Your Construction Career

Become a Certified Low Rise Site Supervisor with Essential Skills for Leadership and Compliance

Want to expand your scope of work?
Is it time to start your own business?
Keen to step into a bigger role?

Take your building business or career to the next level.

The Queensland Builder – Low Rise Site Supervisor course is designed to equip aspiring site supervisors with the comprehensive skills and knowledge necessary to lead teams, manage construction projects, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This course covers a wide range of critical areas, including leadership effectiveness, work health and safety management, legal requirements, structural principles, and the application of building codes and standards across various building classes.

*Eligibility required, ask us how you can qualify.

Turn Learning into Career Success

  • Nationally recognised Qualification
  • Pathway to a Builder – Low Rise licence.
  • Trade-qualified trainers who know their stuff
  • Hands-on experience in a practical environment
  • Flexible study options available – earn while you learn*
Job Prospects

Building and Construction Compliance
Construction Project Manager
Low Rise Site Supervisor

Study Mode
Online and Flexible Delivery
Next Intake
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Subjects
10
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QLDLSCSQ01 Queensland Builder – Low Rise Site Supervisor

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Course Structure What this course offers

The Queensland Builder – Low Rise Site Supervisor course is designed to equip aspiring site supervisors with the comprehensive skills and knowledge necessary to lead teams, manage construction projects, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This course covers a wide range of critical areas, including leadership effectiveness, work health and safety management, legal requirements, structural principles, and the application of building codes and standards across various building classes.

Ways to Study

Ways to Study

Recognition of Prior Learning

Your experience adds up and you can use this to fast-track your qualification. If you’ve got a tonne of industry experience this can be used to gain part or all of your qual.

Onsite Training

We like to think this is a bit of a game changer! Learn onsite, while you work. This means less time off the tools and more time focused on practical skills.

Subjects

Core Units (10) * Completion of pre-requisite units required

  • CPCCBC4001 – Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 1 and 10 Buildings (Pre-requisite unit)
  • CPCCBC4053 – Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C Buildings (Pre-requisite unit)
  • BSBLDR414 – Lead team effectiveness
  • CPCCBC4002 – Manage work health and safety in the building and construction workplace
  • CPCCBC4007 – Plan building and construction work
  • CPCCBC4008 – Supervise site communication and administration processes for building and construction projects
  • CPCCBC4009 – Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
  • CPCCBC4010* – Apply structural principles to residential and commercial constructions
  • CPCCBC4012 – Read and interpret plans and specifications
  • CPCCBC4018 – Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to building and construction projects
Licensing

This course meets one of the requirements to become a Certified Low Rise Site Supervisor with Essential Skills for Leadership and Compliance. Please consult with your local authority to ensure you are eligible and meet other criteria prior to commencing studies with us.

 Scope of Work

  • Building work on a class 1 or class 10 building.
  • Building work on classes 2 to 9 buildings with a gross floor area not more than 2000m², but not including Type A or Type B construction.
  • Building work that consists of non-structural work on a building, regardless of—
    • the class of the building; or
    • the gross floor area of the building.
  • Prepare plans and specifications if the plans and specifications are:
    • for the licensee’s personal use, or
    • for use in building work to be performed by the licensee personally.
  • Temporarily until 2 May 2025 – for the building work described above, install and maintain:
    • Fire collars, fire-rated penetrations and fire-rated joint sealing
    • Fire and smoke walls and fire-rated ceilings

Qualifications Required

Any one of the following:

  1. Successful completion of QLDSCSQ01Queensland Builder LOW RISE SITE SUPERVISOR;
  2. Successful completion of a course the authority considers is at least equivalent to the course mentioned above;
  3. A recognition certificate as a builder qualified to carry out the scope of work for the licence class;
  4. A qualification or statement of attainment of required competency for the class of licence.

Note: This information is sourced from QBCC website and is accurate as at December 2022 for QLD licence holders only. For more information and clarity of what the scope does not include please refer to QBCC.

Career Opportunities
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Builder
  • Construction Managers
  • Site Manager
  • Site Supervisor
Course Duration

The course duration will vary depending on your experience, skills and chosen study mode. As a guide:

  • Standard duration is between 12-24 months
  • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): 3-6 months- this term may be extended by Funding Criteria, amount of RPL awarded and subsequent Gap Training required  – eligibility criteria apply
  • CSQ
    • Program completion date is 20 September 2022 (for the Higher Level Skills General Program 2020/21 Contract)
    • Program completion date is 20 September 2022(for the Apprentice Advance+ Higher Level Skills Program 2020/21 Contract)
    • Program completion date is 20 September 2022 (for the Major Projects program 2020/21 Contract).
  • Fee for Service: 3-12 months subject to the amount of RPL awarded and subsequent Gap Training required
Assessment

Your skills will be assessed through a mix of practical and theory tasks. Which is essentially showing us what you’ve learnt and how you do it.

Theory and Practical Assessment will be assessed Online. Practical Assessment will be conducted online through instructions and workplace activities conducted in your place of work. You will then make these completed tasks available to your trainer via the online learning platform to assess.

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FEE FOR SERVICE

Our flexible Fee for Service model accommodates individuals ready to start their qualifications today while making ongoing, manageable payments.

CSQ

CSQ is designed to give Building and Construction workers recognition for skills learnt on the job but for which they don’t currently hold a formal qualification.

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Our Difference

We set the new standard for performance in this industry, empowering both learners and employer organisations to succeed through practical, real-world experience.
Learner Support
Learner Support
Starting a course without guidance can be daunting. Our trainers bring years of hands-on industry experience, giving you direct access to valuable insights and the personalised support you need to complete your training with confidence.
Limitless Learning
Limitless Learning
Learning should inspire and adapt to you. Our training is delivered in the way you learn best, combining flexible study options with engaging, real-world content. You’ll also have a dedicated Learning Engagement Officer to guide and support you, ensuring you stay on track and achieve your goals with ease.
Recognised Qualifications
Recognised Qualifications
Our civil construction course is nationally recognised, giving you the credentials and confidence to work anywhere in Australia. Designed to meet industry standards, it equips you with the skills, knowledge, and recognition you need to stand out and advance your career in a competitive market.

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