Certificate III in Bricklaying Blocklaying
CRICOS Code: 070552K
The Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying provides students with necessary skills, knowledge and experience to work on a building site in the areas of bricklaying and blocklaying. Students will learn how to lay and bond bricks and similar building blocks and how to construct decorative panels, feature walls, arches and columns. Students will learn how to lay bricks for domestic, commercial and public buildings. Students will also learn how to prepare and maintain brickwork.
Major areas of study include interpretation of plans, measurements and calculations, use of power tools and equipment, surface preparation, different types of construction, leveling and paving.
The Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying is a trade level qualification and will be delivered through the institutional pathway only.
Careers for graduates include working as a self-employed contractor, a bricklaying company employee or being employed as a sales representative in the brick manufacturing or retail industry.
This program is delivered in Silver Trowel’s specially designed facilities, where an emphasis is placed on providing hands-on, practical training wherever possible.
Course Structure
To obtain this qualification twenty-one (21) core competency units and six (6) elective competency units from the following table, must be achieved:
| CODE | COMPETENCY | Type |
| CPCCOHS2001A | Apply OH& S requirements, policies & procedures | Core |
| CPCCCM1002A | Work effectively &sustainably in the construction industry | Core |
| CPCCCM1003A | Plan & organise work | Core |
| CPCCCM1004A | Conduct workplace communications | Core |
| CPCCCM1005A | Carry out measurements & calculations | Core |
| CPCCCM2001A | Read & Interpret plans & specifications | Core |
| CPCCCM2006A | Apply basic levelling procedures | Core |
| CPCCCM2008A | Erect & dismantle restricted height scaffolding | Core |
| CPCCCM2009A | Carry out basic demolition | Core |
| CPCCCA3002A | Carry out setting out | Core |
| CPCCBL2004A | Handle & prepare brick & blocklaying materials | Core |
| CPCCBL2005A | Use brick & blocklaying tools & equipment | Core |
| CPCCBL3002A | Carry out masonry veneer construction | Core |
| CPCCBL3003A | Carry out cavity brick construction | Core |
| CPCCBL3004A | Construct masonry steps & stairs | Core |
| CPCCBL3005A | Lay masonry walls & corners | Core |
| CPCCBL3006A | Lay multi thickness walls and piers | Core |
| CPCCBL3009A | Install flashings & damp proof course (DPC) | Core |
| CPCCBL3010A | Construct masonry arches | Core |
| CPCCBL3011A | Construct curved walls | Core |
| CPCCBL3014A | Install fire rated masonry construction | Core |
| CPCCCM2007A | Use explosive power tools | Elective |
| CPCCBL3007A | Install glass blockwork | Elective |
| CPCCBL3012A | Construct fireplaces and chimneys | Elective |
| CPCCBL3013A | Construct masonry structural systems | Elective |
| CPCCBL3015A | Construct decorative brickwork | Elective |
| CPCCBL3016A | Construct battered masonry walls and piers | Elective |