CPP Companion Volume Release 6.0
CPP Companion Volume Release 6.0
CPP Companion Volume Release 6.0
Release 6.0
November 2018
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The Property Industry Reference Committee (IRC) represents the workforce training and skills
development needs of the property services industries
Artibus Innovation is the Skills Service Organisation supporting the IRCs of the property services
industries in Australia. It develops, manages, and distributes nationally recognised Training Packages
and associated training and assessment materials.
The CPP Property Services Training Package provides the only nationally recognised Vocational
Education and Training (VET) qualifications for occupations involved in:
• access consulting
• building design
• cleaning
• facility management
• fire protection inspection and testing
• home sustainability assessment
• pest management
• property development
• property sales and management
• security, public order, and safety
• strata management
• surveying and spatial information services
• swimming pool and spa servicing sector.
• waste management
4.1 Dec 2016 Updated training package with new imported unit CPCCWHS1001
Prepare to work safely in the construction industry replacing
This Guide supports the CPP Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package. It has been
developed to assist trainers, assessors, Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and others by
providing information about the structure and contents of the training package, as well as other
guidance material.
• provides a consistent and reliable set of components for training and for recognising and
assessing learners’ skills, and may also have optional support materials
• enables nationally recognised qualifications to be awarded through direct assessment of
workplace competencies
• encourages the development and delivery of flexible training that suits learner and industry
requirements
• strongly encourages learning and assessment in a work-related environment, which leads to
verifiable workplace outcomes.
Training packages specify the skills and knowledge required to perform effectively in the workplace.
They do not prescribe how an individual should be trained. Trainers and supervisors develop
learning strategies - the ‘how’ - depending on learner needs, abilities and circumstances.
The Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy ensures that qualifications,
units of competency and assessment requirements are developed to an agreed quality standard and
are responsive to industry’s existing and future demand for new skills.
Each training package has a unique three letter national code that reflects the industry sector. For
the CPP Property Services Training Package, the letter CPP stand for:
As represented in the figure below, each qualification has a unique eight-character code the:
• first three characters identify the training package
• first number identifies the qualification level
• next two numbers identify the position of the qualification in the sequence of qualifications
at that level
• last two numbers identify the year in which the qualification was endorsed.
CPP 4 01 16 .
Units of competency are nationally agreed to statements about the skills and knowledge required
for effective performance in the workplace. They identify outcomes as defined by regulatory
requirements and agreed by industry. As such, they identify the skills and knowledge (as outcomes)
that contribute to the whole job function – they do not describe how to perform a particular role.
As represented in the figure below, in the CPP Property Services Training Package, each unit of
competency has a unique nine-character code* where the:
• first three characters identify the training package
• next three characters identify the industry sector
• final four numbers identify the position of the unit in the sequence of units in the sector.
*Please note, units of competency released in previous versions of this document may have a ten-
character code – an additional number in between the industry sector and the first unit for the
sector. Artibus Innovation has decided to remove this number as units of competency do not have
specific AQF levels.
Qualifications typically comprise several mandatory core units that are required across the entire
industry and a number of elective units that can be chosen to suit the industry sector and regulatory,
enterprise, professional or individual requirements.
The AQF provides a comprehensive, nationally consistent framework for all qualifications in post-
compulsory education and training in Australia.
In the vocational education and training (VET) sector, it assists national consistency for all trainees,
learners, employers and providers by enabling national recognition of qualifications and statements
of attainment. For a full explanation of the AQF, refer to the AQF Second Edition (January 2013),
which may be found at www.aqf.edu.au.
Skill sets are single units of competency or combinations of units of competency from an endorsed
Training Package that link to a licensing or regulatory requirement, or a defined industry need.
Skill sets may provide a bridge between qualifications and respond to regulatory needs or an
identified emerging skill area.
A unit of competency is a specification of industry skills and knowledge and the application of those
skills and knowledge to the standard of performance required in the workplace.
Every unit of competency has associated assessment requirements that describe the evidence and
required conditions for assessment.
Prerequisites
Individual prerequisite requirements are specified in a unit of competency and must be assessed and
awarded prior to a learner being awarded the unit that has a prerequisite.
There are no units of competency in the CPP Property Services Training Package with prerequisite
unit requirements.
Cleaning Operators work in a range of workplace settings. The cleaning sector employs large
numbers of part-time and casual employees, with most work – especially in commercial premises –
taking place out of business hours.
Cleaning Operators use a range of different tools, equipment, chemicals, and non-chemical-based
cleaning products to perform their duties.
The public perception of cleaning as an occupation is that it is low-skilled manual work. While
cleaning may be highly labour intensive it is however skilled work, which if not performed correctly
may result in costly damage to assets and potentially cause illness, largely through the misuse of
chemicals.
Domestic or residential cleaning takes place in private homes where the work site may range from a
large family home to a small apartment. This type of work is typically contracted out by small
cleaning businesses or franchises employing Cleaning Operators, again on a part-time or casual
basis. In these contexts, Cleaning Operators usually make use of the cleaning equipment and
products provided on site by the client.
Cleaning companies tender for cleaning contracts that result in contracted work for cleaning staff
over a fixed period of the contract. Cleaning Operators may be required to work alone or as part of a
team of Cleaning Operators at different work sites. The standard of cleaning expected by clients is
high, and attention to detail is paramount. Work sites such as hospitals, aged care homes and
catering facilities require meticulous attention to hygiene as the health implications of inadequate
cleaning are that it can lead to serious illness or death.
Evidence suggests that some employers are reluctant to invest in training Cleaning Operators due to
the comparatively high staff turnover in some parts of the industry. In response to this, industry has
been consulted to develop skill sets to provide entry-level training for new workers in specific areas
to meet more immediate skill demands.
Pest management technicians require well developed customer service skills as well as a sound
knowledge of pests and integrated pest management. A pest management technician mostly works
alone, operating from a vehicle carrying a range of pesticides to treat various pests as well as
equipment and materials required for the particular types of jobs scheduled for each working day.
Whether working for a larger company – with a work order supplied by the business – or as an
owner operator, the pest management technician must be self-managing in terms of ensuring the
timeliness, efficiency, effectiveness, safety, and quality of all aspects of the work at each site.
The surveying and spatial information services sector relates to vocational training in the following
fields:
• mapping science
• remote sensing
The table below provides a summary of the main occupational profiles at each qualification level.
GIS Assistant
Certificate IV Surveyor’s Assistant Mapping Assistant
Town Planning Assistant
Advanced Manager or Supervisor in: Remote Sensing, Surveying, Cartography, Town Planning,
Diploma Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, etc.
Senior
GIS Analyst
Senior Surveyor Photogrammetrist
Cartographer
Degree Specialist Surveyor Remote Sensing
Senior Cartographer
(e.g. Geodetic) Specialist
Senior GIS Analyst
Spatial Controller
The surveying and spatial information services sector strongly supports the use of units of
competency as a way to define training needs and drive delivery of vocational education and
training for the industry.
Strata management industry
Each owner owns a portion (called a 'lot'), which is usually an apartment or townhouse, but every
owner shares ownership of any common property (e.g. foyers, driveways, and gardens) if it is
indicated on the title. The multiple ownerships are combined in a legal entity called the owners
corporation – or body corporate, strata company or community association, depending on the State
or Territory in which the scheme exists. Although the term for an owner’s corporation varies across
Australia, its role is essentially the same in every State and Territory. It is responsible for the good
management of the strata scheme.
All owners can vote on management decisions at an Annual General Meeting (AGM), but decisions
are usually made on behalf of the owner’s corporation by a committee of owners who are elected at
the AGM. Some strata schemes manage the day-to-day financial, maintenance, and other
Strata managers are engaged by the strata scheme's owners committee to manage the day-to-day
affairs of the scheme. Strata schemes are becoming larger and more complex. Strata managers may
perform the following tasks:
The role of strata managers varies depending on the size and type of property and involves people
management, as well as someone who is organised and able to handle difficult clients from time-to-
time.
Occasionally strata managers are appointed to solve intractable problems, including those involving
relationship breakdowns between lot owners. Strata managers are experts in the administration of
all aspects of owners’ corporations.
They work to ensure owners corporations are compliant with their legal responsibilities and strive to
protect owners’ assets. Strata managing agents may also offer management services to residential
and commercial properties, retirement villages, hotels and resorts, industrial schemes and shopping
centres.
Other terms used to describe strata managers are body corporate manager, owners, corporation
manager, community title manager, and managing agent.
Swimming pool and spa service activities include routine pool and spa servicing, monitoring, and
maintaining water quality and general work skills in domestic, commercial, and public settings.
Summary of activities:
Pest management is a licensed occupation, where the minimum requirement for operating as an
independent pest manager in all jurisdictions except Western Australia (WA) is the completion of the
skill set CPPSS00046 Manage non-timber pests.
There are two other skill sets used for licensing and these are:
• CPPSS00045 Manage complex fumigation operations
• CPPSS00047 Manage timber pests.
Many people employed in the pest management industry will complete one or more of these skill
sets, depending on the core business of the company employing them, or if entering into the sector
themselves, on which services they wish to offer as an owner operator.
The use of these skill sets for licensing sub-sectors of the industry goes some way to explaining the
relatively low enrolment and completion figures for the Certificate III in Pest Management compared
to the number of companies and technicians operating in the pest management sector.
Western Australia allows for a person who has achieved competence in the unit CPPPMT3006
Manage pests by applying pesticides to obtain a provisional licence.
This provisional licence is valid for 12 months – to continue to practise as a pest management
technician, provisional licence holders in WA must achieve the Certificate III in Urban Pest
Management (13 units of competency) over a period of 12 months.
It is recommended that CPP Property Services Training Package users contact the relevant state or
territory department(s) to confirm regulatory and licensing requirements that may apply.
There is currently no common licensing regime in Australia for the use of spatial data. Government
agencies, individual organisations and businesses have their own separate agreements and licensing
arrangements in place.
Cadastral and mining surveying are licensed activities with regulatory requirements differing across
the States and Territories. It is recommended that CPP Property Services Training Package users
contact the relevant state or territory regulatory authorities to confirm regulatory and licensing
requirements that may apply.
The licensing requirements for strata managers differ in each State and Territory and are
summarised in the table below.
The regulatory departmental names and contact details provided in the table below are subject to
change, and users are advised to check with source.
It is recommended that CPP Property Services Training Package users contact the relevant state or
territory department(s) to confirm regulatory and licensing requirements that may apply.
The licensing requirements for swimming pool and spa service differ in each State and Territory and
are summarised in the table below.
The regulatory departmental names and contact details provided in the table below are subject to
change, and users are advised to check with source.
It is recommended that CPP Property Services Training Package users contact the relevant state or
territory department(s) to confirm regulatory and licensing requirements that may apply.
The table below provides details on Standards information that may be of interest to those within
the private pools and spas industry.
*This is not an exhaustive list and users should also check with their local regulator and licencing authority.
Information on details for filtration systems, outlet devices and pumps used with large public
pools and spas is included in HB 241-2002, Water Management for Public Swimming Pools and
Spas.
Plumbing Fittings
Plumbing products and fittings with swimming pools and spas should be installed by following the
information that is included in AS/NZS 3500.1:2003, Plumbing and drainage – Water services and
AS/NZS 3500.4:2003, Plumbing and drainage – Heated water services. These Standards are also
available as AS/NZS 3500 (Set):2003, Plumbing and drainage Set.
Fences for Pools and Spas
Barriers designed to prevent young children entering pools and spas should be manufactured by
following the information that is included in AS 1926.1-2007, Swimming pool safety – Safety
barriers for swimming pools. This Standard specifies requirements for the design, construction
and performance of fences, gates, retaining walls, windows, door sets, and balconies intended to
form a barrier that will restrict the access of young children to swimming pools.
Information on the options for the location of safety barriers intended to restrict access to
swimming pools is included in AS 1926.2-2007, Swimming pool safety – Location of safety barriers
for swimming pools. This Standard may be regulated in different ways by State and Territory
building regulators.
Pool Safety
Ladders and diving boards used with pools and spas should be designed to meet the requirements
described in AS 2818-1993, Guide to swimming pool safety. General information on safety and
maintenance requirements for pools and spas is also included in this Standard. Flotation aids used
to assist persons with swimming should be tested to the requirements covered in AS 1900-2002,
Flotation aids for water familiarization and swimming tuition.
Water safety signs placed near pools and spas should follow the recommendations in:
Information on recommended water quality requirements for public pools and spas is included in
HB 241-2002, Water Management for Public Pools and Spas. Detailed information on types of
equipment that may be used to determine water quality is also included in this Handbook.
Water quality levels can be also being assessed by following the types of tests that are included in
the AS 4276, Water microbiology Series.
Storing Chemicals
Large quantities of corrosive substances may be stored by owners and operators of pools and
spas. These types of dangerous goods should be stored by following the information that is
included in AS 3780-2008, The storage and handling of corrosive substances.
There may also be circumstances where different classes of chemicals (dangerous goods) are
stored in the one location.
In these types of cases, the storage requirements described in AS/NZS 3833:2007, The storage and
handling of mixed classes of dangerous goods in packages and intermediate bulk containers can
be followed.
Disability Access
Administrators, designers and owners of public pools and spas should ensure persons with
disabilities have equal and unimpeded access to facilities. This can be achieved by following the
information that is included in AS 1428.1-2009, Design for access and mobility – General
requirements for access – New building work.
This Standard includes diagrams illustrating required circulation spaces and building access
(including the use of ramps, handrails and stairs) that are accessed by persons with disabilities.
Tactile ground surface indicators used to assist persons with visual impairment should be
designed and located by following the information in AS 1428.4.1-2009, Design for access and
mobility – Means to assist the orientation of people with vision impairment – Tacticle ground
surface indicators
Training Packages are version controlled and users are advised to check training.gov.au for the latest
version of CPP. From 2015 onwards, further versions of this Training Package will be released as
more qualifications, skill sets, and units of competency are transitioned into CPP from CPP07.
Pathways generally define a path or sequence of learning or experiences that can be followed to
attain competency. They are not mandatory and may vary depending on the qualification or training
program and the needs of the learner. They should be based on the learner’s education and
experience and the needs of the workplace as required.
Assessment by any pathway must comply with the assessment requirements associated with the
unit of competency and the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) current at the
time of assessment.
To effectively deliver units of competency from CPP Property Services Training Package, trainers and
assessors will need to maintain currency of knowledge, skills and industry experience.
It is strongly recommended that to maintain their vocational currency, trainers and assessors should
have undertaken work experience or professional development related to the industry sector for the
respective qualification within the past two years.
Assessment conditions
The assessment requirements document that relates to each CPP unit of competency contains an
Assessment Conditions section that lists a range of requirements for assessment, typically under the
following categories:
• equipment
• materials
• specifications
• relationships with team member and supervisor
• relationship with clients.
Where training and assessment are conducted in a real work site, safety and workplace induction
requirements for RTO staff and learners may apply. In these situations, RTOs must ensure that any
requirements to access and operate on the work site are met. This may include the safe handling
and operation of plant, equipment and materials. When training and assessment are conducted in a
close simulation to the workplace, RTOs are also required to ensure that safety requirements related
to the simulated work site.
Occupational outcomes
Qualifications in Training Packages are usually aligned to occupational outcomes for each of the
industry-specific sectors.
Where entry requirements exist for a qualification, they are stipulated at qualification outset.
Pathways advice
The AQF provides a comprehensive, nationally consistent framework for qualifications in compulsory
post-education and training in Australia. The framework helps to provide consistency in the VET
sector for all trainees, learners, employers and providers by enabling recognition of qualifications
and Statements of Attainment.
The framework enables learners to have flexible pathways than can cover more than one provider,
pathways that are horizontal (across AQF qualifications at the same level) and vertical (between
People who have achieved CPP31218, Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service may wish to
enrol directly into CPP41312, Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service.
Cleaning
There are flexible pathways available when enrolling into CPP2017 Certificate II in Cleaning:
People who have achieved CPP30316 Certificate III in Cleaning Operations may wish to enrol directly
in CPP40416 Certificate IV in Cleaning Management or undertake CPPSS00052 Develop and
implement environmentally sustainable cleaning programs, which contains two units that are also
included in CPP40416.
Pest management
Currently, there are no formal training pathways into the pest management industry. In States and
Territories where a full Certificate III in Urban Pest Management is not required for licensing, a
person can commence work in the industry by completing the CPPSS00046 Manage non-timber
pests’ skill set or other units in the Certificate III.
A person could complete one or more of the pest management skill sets and gain credit towards the
complete qualification.
The qualifications’ structure for surveying and spatial information services provides formal training
pathways from the pre-vocational level at Certificate II, through to the Diploma level for spatial
information services, and the Advanced Diploma level for surveying. The surveying and spatial
information services sectors are highly technical in nature therefore the qualifications provide
pathways into higher education.
CPP20116 Certificate II in Surveying and Spatial Information Services is considered an induction
qualification for the industry with the purpose of providing entrants with an introduction into the
In surveying, specialist pathways continue from the Certificate IV level to CPP50116 Diploma of
Surveying and CPP60116 Advanced Diploma of Surveying, which both provide direct pathways into
higher education. The specialist nature of surveying means that people operating at the Diploma
level are usually still working under the supervision of a qualified surveyor. In Western Australia,
completion of both CPP50116 and CPP60116 can achieve eligibility for authorisation as a mines
surveyor.
In spatial information services, the key qualifications are CPP40316 Certificate IV in Spatial
Information Services and CPP50216 Diploma of Spatial Information Services. As with all surveying
and spatial information services qualifications, the packaging of core and elective arrangements in
these qualifications facilitates progression in the industry.
Strata management
CPP30416 Certificate III in Strata Community Management is an entry-level qualification into the
strata community management industry. It has been designed to meet the needs of individuals
working in administrative and support roles in the strata community management sector. Graduates
of CPP30416 could progress to CPP40516 Certificate IV in Strata Community Management.
CPP40516 applies to individuals involved in providing management services for strata communities.
In most situations, these individuals will work independently but may operate as part of a strata
community management team. To promote pathways into CPP40516, the packaging rules of
CPP30416 contain a number of units that are also in the packaging rules of CPP40516.
It is envisaged that after further work experience in the industry, graduates of CPP40516 could
progress to senior strata management roles in larger enterprises or establish their own strata
community management agencies. To progress to the next level, it is envisaged that graduates of
CPP40516 would undertake CPP50316 Diploma of Strata Community Management.
The three strata community management qualifications, particularly CPP30416 Certificate III in
Strata Community Management, have been designed to articulate with a new industry-developed,
non-accredited short course that Strata Community Australia is in the process of introducing for new
entrants to the industry. Once implemented, this will ensure that new entrants have access to an
industry-endorsed induction program that links with nationally recognised qualifications.
At the time of endorsement of CPP Training Package no national credit arrangements exist between
qualifications in CPP and higher education qualifications.
Reasonable adjustment
It is important that education providers take meaningful, transparent and reasonable steps to
consult on, consider and implement reasonable adjustments for disadvantaged learners.
Under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, education providers must make reasonable
adjustments for people with a disability to the maximum extent that those adjustments do not cause
that provider unjustifiable hardship. While ‘reasonable adjustment’ and ‘unjustifiable hardship’ are
different concepts and involve different considerations, they both seek to strike a balance between
the interests of education providers and the interests of people with and without a disability.
An adjustment is any measure or action that a learner requires because of their disability and which
has the effect of assisting the learner to access and participate in education and training on the same
basis as those without a disability. An adjustment is reasonable if it achieves this purpose while
considering factors such as the nature of the learner’s disability, the views of the learner, the
potential effect of the adjustment on the learner and others who might be affected, and the costs
and benefits of making the adjustment.
An education provider is also entitled to maintain the academic integrity of a course or program and
to consider the requirements or components that are inherent or essential to its nature when
assessing whether an adjustment is reasonable.
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 and the Disability Standards for Education Guidance
Notes may be downloaded at http://education.gov.au/disability-standards-education.
Foundation skills
Foundation skills are the non-technical skills that support an individual’s participation in the
workplace, in the community and in education and training.
In this training package (and all training packages developed by Artibus Innovation) the foundation
skills incorporate the language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills described in the Australian Core
Skills Framework (ACSF), and the employability skills described in the Core Skills for Work
Developmental Framework (CSfW).
The skills included in these two frameworks are illustrated in the table below.
Australian Core Skills Framework Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework
• Learning • Navigate the world of work
• Reading • Manage career and work life
• Writing • Work with roles, rights, and protocols
• Oral Communications • Interact with others
• Numeracy • Communicate for work
• Technological • Connect and work with others
Where foundations skills essential to performance in a unit are explicit, the following statement will
be included under the foundation skills field:
‘Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this
unit of competency’.
Where foundation skills essential to performance in a unit are not explicit, then they will be listed in
the foundation skills field in that unit.
Relevant state or territory work health and safety regulators for further information. See Table
below.
Work placements should always involve appropriate supervision and guidance from individuals in
the workplace as well as from RTO trainers and assessors and must adhere to required legislation
that applies in the jurisdiction.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are formal training arrangements between an employer and an
employee that have been established by a state or territory training authority. Where a qualification
is used for an apprenticeship or traineeship, the training must be recognised by the state or territory
training authority. This includes the form and registration of indenture.
These requirements may include specific legal, WHS, resourcing and equipment requirements, as
well as unique trainer and assessor requirements, including industry experience.