Numeracy
Numbers you actually use on site
Every lesson is a job task: reading a tape, batching a mix, ordering concrete, checking your pay.
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- Lesson 1
Counting and ordering materials
Count stock the right way so you order the right amount first time.
15 min · Stocktake of pavers, bricks and pit lids
- Lesson 2
Reading a tape measure
Millimetres and metres, and the lines in between. Read once, cut once.
20 min · Setting out timber for formwork
- Lesson 3
Concrete mixes and parts
Use parts to get the mix right every time.
20 min · Hand mixing footings on a remote job
- Lesson 4
Area for slabs, paving and paint
Work out how much surface you are covering, and how much to buy.
20 min · Quoting a driveway and a shed slab
- Lesson 5
Volume: ordering concrete without waste
Cubic metres for slabs, footings and truckloads.
20 min · Ordering a concrete truck for a shed slab
- Lesson 6
Timesheets, shifts and curing times
Count your hours right and plan for waiting times.
15 min · Filling out a weekly timesheet
- Lesson 7
Pay, tax and reading a payslip
Know what you earned and what should land in your account.
20 min · Checking your first apprenticeship payslip
- Lesson 8
Percentages, quotes and GST
Work out discounts, extra allowances, and the GST.
20 min · Pricing a small job for a client
- Lesson 9
Estimating and checking your answer
Get close in your head first. Then check it on paper.
15 min · Sanity-checking a materials order before it goes in