Building and construction courses

This is the entry-level certificate for civil construction, the crews who build and maintain roads, drains, bridges, subdivisions and other public infrastructure.

This is the entry-level course for someone starting out on a construction site, most often as a builder's labourer.

This is an entry-level qualification for people starting out in resources and infrastructure, the broad group of industries that covers mining, civil construction, drilling and oil and gas.

This trade qualification prepares you to work as a bricklayer, blocklayer or paver on residential, commercial and industrial jobs.

This is the trade qualification you work through as an apprentice carpenter, covering both residential and commercial building sites.

This qualification trains you to work as a skilled operator on civil construction sites, the kind of work that builds and maintains roads, bridges, drains and tunnels.

This course trains you to run the heavy plant used on civil construction sites, including excavators, loaders, rollers and skid steers.

This qualification trains you to work as a concreter on residential and commercial projects, from setting out a job and building the formwork through to placing, finishing and curing the concrete.

Waterproofers keep water out of buildings, and this qualification teaches the trade from the ground up: reading plans, measuring and setting out, preparing a surface properly, then applying membranes and coatings that stop moisture reaching the structure.

This qualification trains people to take down buildings and structures safely, from small residential jobs through to commercial and industrial demolition.

You train to install and look after the systems that put out fires in buildings, including sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels and special hazard setups.

This qualification trains people to install floors in homes and commercial buildings, covering carpet, timber, vinyl and resilient sheet, resin and concrete finishes.

You learn to cut, shape, move and fit glass, working by hand and with basic processing machines.

Joinery is the trade behind the timber fittings in a building, and this qualification trains you to make and install them.

This is the trade qualification for painters and decorators working on houses and commercial buildings.

This qualification trains you to work as a rigger or dogger on building and construction sites, using cranes, hoists and slings to move and position loads safely.

This trade qualification trains you to lay and repair roof tiles so a building stays weatherproof, working on both residential and commercial sites.

Scaffolding work is licensed, and this qualification is the training that sits behind a basic or intermediate scaffolder's licence.

You learn to mix plaster, cement and render and put them onto walls and ceilings so the surface ends up flat, straight and finished the way the client wants it.

Training as a stonemason means learning to cut, shape and lay sandstone, limestone, marble and other stone for buildings, monuments and benchtops.

This trade-level course trains you to prepare metal surfaces and apply the protective coatings that stop corrosion on ships, bridges, pipelines and industrial plant.

This is an entry level qualification for people who want to service and maintain swimming pools and spas, and it is set up as an Australian Apprenticeship pathway, so most people learn it while working.

This is the trade qualification behind the people who line the inside of buildings: fixing plasterboard to walls and ceilings, then taping, filling and sanding the joints so the surface is ready to paint.

This is the trade qualification for people who want to work as tilers, laying ceramic, porcelain, glass, slate, marble and clay tiles on walls and floors in homes and commercial buildings.

This qualification prepares people to work as builders, site supervisors and site managers on houses, small residential projects and lower-risk commercial buildings.

You learn to build and install swimming pools and spas, from setting out and excavating the site through to handing over a finished pool.

This diploma prepares you to run building projects rather than work on the tools: estimating costs, preparing and administering contracts, choosing contractors, and supervising the work through to completion.

This diploma is for people who want to produce the technical designs that sit behind civil projects such as roads, subdivisions, drainage and retaining structures.