If you want to make your career in the building and construction field, you should take interest to join this certificate course.
In the Cert 4 Building and Construction, it will give you the necessary skills to run a small to medium construction business.
What is included in the Cert 4 Building and Construction?
Airports: It involves themes such as choosing an area for the construction of airports or heliports, the dimensioning of the passenger and cargo terminal, and the structuring of all parts of a building of this size.
Materials Science and Technology: Addresses the different types of materials used in civil construction (with their physical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties) and how to use them in a project.
Economic Engineering: Enables you to make economic and financial decisions related to a Civil Engineering project using Financial Mathematics, in order to cut costs and optimize the management of a work’s resources.
Roads: It addresses the design of roads, their layout, how and with which equipment to make earthworks, etc. It also takes into account the environmental impact caused by these works.
Metallic and Wood Structures: Focuses on the properties of metals (such as steel) and wood. Teaches how to erect structures using these elements in the best and safe way.
Foundations: It involves choosing the best type of foundation for each type of project, taking into account the characteristics of the soil and construction, in addition to analyzing the necessary and most suitable materials.
Hydraulic Installations: Teaches you to solve basic problems in the hydraulic structure of projects and to dialogue with specialists to solve more serious cases. It also provides the basis for elaborating hydraulic projects, from planning to execution.
Introduction to Civil Engineering: It covers the History of Civil Engineering to the concepts of Engineering and professional regulation. It exposes the main duties of the civil engineer and the evolution of this science over the years in society.
Structural Mechanics: It deals with the behavior of materials used in the construction of structures when subjected to different types of stresses and strains.
Civil Construction Expertise: Involves concepts of Law and Legal Engineering based on the Civil Code. It also teaches how to prepare expert reports, conduct expertise, and surveys on real estate and arbitrate their value in the market.
Metropolitan Planning: Exposes concepts of urbanization and urban management, taking into account economic and environmental aspects to plan a city successfully. It presents an overview of the urbanization process of metropolises.
Basic and Environmental Sanitation: Discusses the relationship between Engineering and basic sanitation, taking into account environmental aspects. It analyses the importance of Sanitary Engineering and the challenges faced by professionals to ensure improvements in the population’s quality of life.
Topography: Teaches you to survey the soil conditions before starting to build any structure, which is essential to determine from the type of foundation to the size of the entire project.
