CPPACC5012 — Prepare written design briefs for accessible building work
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What an assessment for CPPACC5012 must cover
47 assessable components: 5 elements (17 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 24 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Assess client requirements.
- 1.1Interview client using prepared questionnaire to obtain all information required to create access design brief according to workplace requirements.
- 1.2Use effective interpersonal skills and communication techniques to elicit and confirm client aspirations for development project according to workplace requirements.
- 1.3Evaluate and document design consequences of client aspirations according to workplace requirements.
- 1.4Determine impact of class of development according to the National Construction Code (NCC) and regulatory requirements.
- 1.5Determine regulatory requirements for access according to class of development.
2 Assess access limitations imposed by the development.
- 2.1Identify and document topographical limitations to accessible design.
- 2.2Identify and document limitations to accessible design caused by existing conditions.
3 Create written access design brief.
- 3.1Prepare initial written access design brief incorporating client aspirations for project and required access provisions to meet regulatory requirements.
- 3.2Check to ensure design brief includes the intended site, construction methodology, materials and interior finishes, allocation of space and specific fixtures, fittings and furniture to meet client requirements.
- 3.3Conduct calculations and measurements to prepare preliminary budget for inclusion in access design brief according to workplace requirements.
- 3.4Review access design brief in consultation with relevant persons and incorporate feedback according to workplace requirements.
4 Discuss and review access design brief with client.
- 4.1Present access design brief to client and explain rationale for costs and features in relation to client aspirations and access requirements.
- 4.2Review and modify access design brief to incorporate agreed ideas in consultation with client.
- 4.3Review access design brief to confirm required disability access is provided according to client and regulatory requirements.
5 Finalise written access design brief.
- 5.1Prepare final agreed written access design brief according to contractual and workplace requirements.
- 5.2Forward access design brief and associated documentation to client according to contractual and workplace requirements.
- 5.3Maintain copies of access design brief and associated documentation for future reference according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
Performance evidence
- the intended site
- construction methodology
- materials and interior finishes
- allocation of space
- specific fixtures, fittings and furniture
- budget estimate detailing construction, design and statutory costs.
Knowledge evidence
- anthropometric and ergonomic principles of accessible building design and fitout
- basic principles of design relating to accessible buildings and fitouts
- Commonwealth, state and territory legislation, regulations, codes and standards relevant to access consulting activities:
- anti-discrimination and disability discrimination
- building control including local government regulations and by-laws
- Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (or their successors) – known as the Access to Premises Standards
- National Construction Code (NCC) building classifications and access requirements
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Specialist Disability Accommodation Design Standard (or its successor)
- Livable Housing Australia Livable Housing Design Guidelines (or its successor)
- principles of universal design
- privacy and confidentiality
- estimating methods to prepare budget estimates detailing construction, design and statutory costs associated with access design briefs
- functional systems of the human body
- interpersonal communication strategies used to effectively relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and cognitive abilities
- limitations to accessible design that can be caused by topography and existing conditions
- measurements and calculations used to determine provisions for access
- processes for interpreting drawings and associated documentation when preparing design briefs for accessible building work
- types of disability and limitations that each disability places on an individual’s ability to access the environment
- workplace requirements for preparing design briefs for accessible building work:
- client service
- content and format requirements of access design briefs and associated questionnaires
- documentation and records administration
- quality
- work role boundaries - responsibilities, limitations and professional abilities.
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