MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MALAYSIA

VOCATIONAL COLLEGE STANDARD CURRICULUM

COURSE INFORMATION

PROGRAMME : CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

COURSE NAME : INTORDUCTION OF SITE PREPARATION

COURSE CODE : WTP 1012

YEAR/SEMESTER : 1 / SEMESTER 1

CREDIT UNIT : 2.0

CONTACT HOUR : FACE TO FACE : 4.0 HOURS / WEEK

NON FACE TO FACE :

COURSE TYPE : VOCATIONAL

PREREQUISITE : -

CORE REQUISITE :

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COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:-

1. Identify land/site preparation requirement

2. Prepare land/site preparation tools, equipment and materials
3. Carry out pegging and setting out work
4. Carry out hoarding installation

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Land/Site Preparation consists of clearing away the trees, debris, rubbish, etc, relocating obstructions and levelling the platform area from
building site, doing whatever rough grading that is necessary, and staking the house location in preparation for installation of the footings and
foundation.

The person who is competent in land/site preparation should be able to identify land/site preparation requirement, prepare land/site preparation
tools, equipment and materials, carry out pegging and setting out work, carry out hoarding installation, perform site clearing work, coordinate
land/site preparation inspection and perform foundation activities.
The outcome of this competency is to ensure the land/site is prepared and qualified for any and all construction works in accordance to the construction
drawing

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 CONTENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS

PROGRAMME : CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

COURSE NAME : INTORDUCTION OF SITE PREPARATION

CODE NAME : WTP 1012

CONTACT HOURS CONTENT STANDARD LEARNING STANDARD ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

80 HOURS 1. IDENTIFY LAND / RELATED KNOWLEDGE : ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(20 WEEKS) SITE
PREPARATION
REQUIREMENT i. Contract documents i. Types and functions of land / site
document listed and explained
ii. Content of contract documents ii. information regarding land/site listed
● Drawing and explained
● Specification iii. Safety requirements on land / site
● Bill of Quantities preparation listed and explained
● Cost
● Duration

iii. Land / site preparation documents

● Land ownership title

o Types of grant

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 o Land Status
o Caveat

● Local authority requirement

● Temporary site requirement

● Approved construction drawing

o Infrastructure plan
o Mechanical and Electrical plan
o Building plan

iv. Purpose of land / site preparation

v. Land / site preparation resources such as

● Machinery
● Manpower
● Material
● Money

vi. Types of building foundation such as

● Piling
● Pad footing
● Raft Foundation
● Strip Footing

vii. Land / site preparation safety

requirements

APPLIED SKILLS:

i. Interpret building construction documents

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 ii. Finalize approved construction drawing
details

iii. Identify types of land / site preparation

foundation

iv. Determine information of land / site

preparation requirement

v. Determine safety requirements

ATTITUDE/ SAFETY/ ENVIRONMENTAL :

Attitude:

● Meticulous and detail in

interpreting contract and land / site
preparation documents

● Honesty in the privacy and

confidentiality of the contract
documents

RELATED KNOWLEDGE :
2. PREPARE LAND / ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
SITE PREPARATION i. Purpose of method statement
TOOLS, EQUIPMENT i. Types and functions of land/site preparation
AND MATERIALS ii. Types and functions of land / site tools and equipment listed and explained
preparation tools such as (hand tools, power tools, back hoe,
● Hand tools excavator, back pusher, lorry) determined
● Power tools ii. Types and functions of land/site preparation
● Chainsaw materials listed and explained (metal, timber,

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 ● Drill cement, nails/screws) determined
iii. Land / site preparation tools, equipment and
iii. Types and functions of land / site materials condition checked in good
preparation equipment such as condition and ready for used according to
● Back Hoe approved method statement
● Excavator
● Back Pusher
● Lorry
● Compactor

iv. Types and functions of land / site

preparation materials
● Hoarding
● Metal
● Timber
● Timber post/frame
● Cement
● Nails/Screws

v. Land / site preparation tools, equipment

and materials acquisition arrangement
● Outsourcing
● In house

APPLIED SKILLS:

● Determine types and functions of

land / site preparation tools and
equipment

● Determine types and functions of

land / site preparation materials

● Coordinate and arrange land / site

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 preparation tools, equipment and
materials

ATTITUDE/ SAFETY/ ENVIRONMENTAL :

Attitude:

- Meticulous in preparing tools, equipment

and materials

RELATED KNOWLEDGE :

i. Land / site area survey work

3. CARRY OUT ● Boundary ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
PEGGING AND ● Bearing
SETTING OUT ● Distance i. Land / site preparation area and location
WORK ● Coordinate confirmed according to approved drawing
● Levelling
ii. Land / site area survey work properly done
ii. Types and function of survey equipment according to land ownership grant
such as
● Compass iii. Land / site /construction area pegging
● Theodolite properly done and quality checked
● Stuff according to industrial practices.
● Tripod
● Prism
● Dumpy level
● Pole
● Measuring tape/laser meter

iii. Survey work coordination

iv. Proposed pegging and setting out
v. Pegging method

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vi. Temporary/ establish offset setting point
vii. Pegging tools and materials such as
● Hammer
● Nails
● Timber peg
● String
● Concrete peg
● Paint

APPLIED SKILLS:

● Identify land / site preparation area

and location

● Survey land / site area

● Peg land / site/

● Construction area

ATTITUDE/ SAFETY/ ENVIRONMENTAL:

Attitude:

- Diligent, patient and meticulous in carrying

out work

Safety:

- Adhere to safety requirement

- Wear proper PPE

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 RELATED KNOWLEDGE :

i. Type of hoarding such as

● Metal
4. CARRY OUT ● Timber ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
HOARDING ● Plywood
INSTALLATION
ii. Authority bodies requirements on hoarding i. Types of hoarding listed and explained
installation according to approved budget and
● Size construction period.
● Height
● Position/ location ii. Size and height of hoarding confirmed
according to authority bodies requirement
iii. Hoarding installation sequence
● Measure iii. Hoarding post erected and quality checked
● Mark post distance according to engineering construction
● Excavate/Dig hole practices
● Erect post
● Assemble frame members iv. Frame and hoarding installed and quality

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 ● Install panels checked according to engineering
construction practices
iv. Hoarding installation quality such as
● Verticality
● Alignment
● Strengthens
● Durability
● Jointing

APPLIED SKILLS:

i. Determine types of hoarding

ii. Determine size and height of hoarding

iii. Install hoarding post

iv. Install frame hoarding

ATTITUDE/ SAFETY/ ENVIRONMENTAL :

Attitude:

- Diligent, patient and meticulous in carrying

out work
.
Safety:

- Adhere to safety requirement

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 - Wear proper PPE

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Core Abilities

SILA RUJUK LAMPIRAN A : JADUAL PEMETAAN NOSS DAN KSKV

SILA RUJUK LAMPIRAN B : JADUAL PEMETAAN NOSS DAN CORE ABILITY TAHAP 1, 2, 3

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TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS (TEM)

ITEMS RATIO (TEM : Trainees)

● Wall chart 1:5

● Photo 1:5
● Slide projector 1:5
● Tools and equipment manual 1:5
● Various types of fire extinguisher 1:5
● Audio-visual-aid 1 :30
● First Aid box 1:5
● All related building hand tools 1:5
● List of machine tools 1:5
● Catalogues 1:10
● Brochures 1:1
● Safety attire 1:5
● All related building power tools 1:1
● Safety attire 1:5
● All related building equipment/ plant 1:5
● Materials 1:5
● Tools 1:5
● Equipment 1:5
● Manuals 1:5
● Storage facilities

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REFERENCES

References

Misnan M Saidin,M Yusof Zakaria, Mohamed A,Hakim & Dalib A Rahman, Pengurusan Keselamatan Projek Pembinaan
:UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia.

Salleh, NurulAzita & Hussin AbdAziz, Penggunaan Alat Keselamatan di Tapak Bina :Dewan Bahasa Pustaka.

Construction Technology : Pearson Prentice Hall.

R. Barry (2001). KursusSeni Bina Jilid2 :IBS Buku Sdn. Bhd.

Mohamed Abd Hakim & Wan MatWan Min. Teknologi Penyelenggaraan Bangunan : Dewan Bahasa Pustaka.

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