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Free, interactive NCC microlearning for Australian construction professionals. Choose a category, open a lesson and practise the decisions behind better site conversations.

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Part 2 · Structure

2.1 · Scope and application

NCC 2022 · Clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 · About 15 to 20 minutes

Find the structural pathway

Navigate the structural starting points in Volume Two, check application and identify unresolved design interfaces. Includes the conditional Part 2.2 application rule.

Seven sections, nine-topic pathway finder, practical decisions, a document desk, downloadable prompts and eight explained questions.

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2.2 · Structural provisions

NCC 2022 · Clauses 2.2.1 to 2.2.5 · About 20 minutes

Actions, resistance and design inputs

Distinguish action types, importance and structural resistance. Review changed design inputs and the scope of structural-software requirements, with an explicit WA variation warning.

Seven sections, action selector, practical decisions, evidence exercise, downloadable prompts and eight explained questions. General learning, not a structural calculation.

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Part 3 · Site preparation

3.1 · Scope and application

NCC 2022 · Clauses 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 · About 15 to 20 minutes

Plan the site work

Find the right site-preparation pathway, check jurisdictional application and respond when the information changes. Practise turning a missing input into a clear pre-start query.

Seven teaching sections, a topic selector, three practical decisions, a document-pack exercise, downloadable prompts and eight explained knowledge questions.

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3.2 · Earthworks

NCC 2022 · Clause 3.2.1, Table 3.2.1 and Figures 3.2.1a/b · About 15 to 20 minutes

Earthworks and boundaries

Read cut and fill conditions together. Distinguish the table columns, interpret H:L ratios and identify evidence gaps without guessing an excavation or retaining solution. Includes the NSW application exception.

Seven teaching sections, a soil-table selector, four practical decisions, an evidence exercise, downloadable prompts and eight explained knowledge questions.

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3.3 · Drainage

NCC 2022 · About 15 to 20 minutes · 8 lessons

Follow the water. Check the whole route.

Work through surface falls, slab clearances, subsoil drainage and stormwater. Compare fictional site records and identify what needs resolution before work is covered.

Three interactive drainage exercises, original concept diagrams, a site-review desk, take-away review prompts and eight explained knowledge questions.

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3.4 · Termite risk management

NCC 2022 · 7 sections · Self-paced

Connect the termite-management system

Work through application, system interfaces and site changes. Practise checking the durable notice and the information that needs to reach the owner.

Practical exercises, handover prompts and a six-question knowledge check with explanations.

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Part 4 · Footings and slabs

4.1 · Scope and application

NCC 2022 · About 12 minutes · 7 lessons

Before the detail, check the scope

Review the scope, explore footing terminology and practise responding when site information changes. A familiar slab detail is not evidence that it suits the next site.

Interactive schematic, scenario decisions, discussion prompts and a six-question knowledge check.

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4.2 · Footings, slabs and associated elements

NCC 2022 · Clauses 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 · About 15 minutes

Read the site information before the slab detail

Compare a fictional report, footing drawing and site message. Identify mismatched information and prepare a useful clarification request without making your own engineering decision.

Seven lessons, a document-desk exercise, a query builder, downloadable prompts and a six-question knowledge check.

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4.2 · Ground preparation and slab support

NCC 2022 · Clauses 4.2.3 to 4.2.5 · About 15 minutes

Check the ground before the pour

Distinguish clean excavations, controlled and rolled fill, and the support beneath panels, connected edge beams and separate footings. Bring the site evidence and current design to the same conversation.

Seven lessons, interactive fill and foundation selectors, evidence exercises, a downloadable checklist and eight explained knowledge questions.

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4.2 · Sloping sites and stepped footings

NCC 2022 · Clauses 4.2.6 and 4.2.7 · About 15 minutes

Support the edge. Plan the step.

Distinguish slab panels, connected edge beams and separate footings on a sloping site. Explore the documented support alternatives and read stepped strip-footing methods without treating one dimension as a complete detail.

Seven lessons, support and method selectors, a footing-base slope exercise, evidence checks, downloadable review prompts and eight explained knowledge questions.

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4.2 · Membranes and edge rebates

NCC 2022 · Clauses 4.2.8 and 4.2.9 · About 15 to 20 minutes

Keep the membrane continuous

Connect material identification, joints, penetrations, coverage and edge termination. Compare the national, NSW and SA provisions and coordinate the masonry rebate with its flashing and drainage.

Seven sections, jurisdiction selector, practical decisions, evidence exercise, downloadable prompts and eight explained questions.

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4.2 · Concrete and steel reinforcement

NCC 2022 · Clauses 4.2.10 and 4.2.11 · About 20 minutes

Concrete and reinforcement before the pour

Read the concrete specification, reinforcement splices, cover, internal corners and fixed support together. Includes SA concrete additions and practical pre-pour document questions.

Seven sections, cover selector, practical decisions, evidence exercise, downloadable prompts and eight explained questions. Not a pour approval.

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The focused 4.2 modules now address clauses 4.2.1 to 4.2.11, from application and ground support through membranes, concrete and reinforcement. They do not cover the whole Part. Footing-system details and the remaining clauses will be added in further checked modules.

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