Diploma of
Project Management for Prefabricated Building Systems (Timber)

February and July 2021

Part time: 12 months

For information regarding dates such as enrolment, orientation and study breaks please visit the Academic Calendars page. 

This is an online course which will include a combination of online and remote delivery. Remote learning can involve a range of online programs and resources including StudentWeb, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Skype, specific industry platforms, pre-recorded sessions, assigned reading, tutorials, discussion boards, and online activities. Remote delivery involves scheduled classes where you will log in with other classmates to complete tutorials and assessments.  

This course is aimed at people already working in construction who need to learn more about project management for prefabricated building systems.  

On successful completion you will have the skills and knowledge to:

• project manage building constructions using pre-fabricated timber building systems
• manage the procurement process associated with building construction
• read and interpret plans and drawings for prefabricated timber building systems
• manage the installation of pre-fabricated timber building systems
• comply with relevant building codes and standards
• understanding Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Virtual Reality applications for construction

You will be best equipped for this course if you have language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).

People interested in this course will typically have a building trade experience such as:

• builder
• project manager
• architect
• engineer
• building designer
• site manager

Victorians are eligible for government funding. However, people outside Victoria are required to pay full fee.

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW

To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.

A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Direct entry

Recognition of Prior Learning is available.

This course provides graduates with the skills and knowledge required to undertake installation works using prefabricated timber building systems.

The graduates of this course will also contribute to the Victorian manufacturing and engineering industry in maintaining its competitiveness in a global market place by using advanced engineering practices, value adding to its products and services and the development of new and innovative products and processes.

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 5

This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments

Retain Course Items are purchased once by the student prior to commencing. Those items then become the property of the student. Fees listed are at 2021 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. The student tuition fees listed are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.

You must successfully complete all 7 core and 4 elective units.

If you exit the course without completing all the units for the Diploma award, you will be provided with a Statement of Attainment listing those units that were successfully completed.