Builder – Open

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Scope of work

• Building work on all classes of buildings
• Prepare plans and specifications if the plans and specifications are:
  • for the licensee’s personal use, or
  • for use in building work to be performed by the licensee personally.

The scope does not include:

• a completed building inspection for an interested party*, or
• personally carrying out any building work for which:
  • a fire protection licence is required, or
  • an occupational licence is required, unless the licensee holds the occupational licence.

* An interested party, for a building, means a party or prospective party to a contract of sale for the building.

Qualifications required

Contractor or nominee supervisor licence

Any one of the following:

• successful completion of the Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction (Management) CPC60212
• successful completion of a course the commission considers is at least equivalent to the course above
• recognition certificate as a builder qualified to carry out the scope of work for the licence class
• a qualification or statement of attainment of required competency for the class of licence.

Site supervisor licence

Any one of the following:

• the technical qualifications for a contractor licence (as above);
• successful completion of the following units of competency:
  • CPCCBC6001B – Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for large building projects
  • CPCCBC6018A – Manage processes for complying with legal obligations of a building or construction contract
  • CPCCBC6014A – Apply structural principles to the construction of large, high rise and complex buildings
  • CPCCBC6016A – Assess construction faults in large building projects
• successful completion of a course or units of competency of a course the commission considers is at least equivalent.

Experience required

Qualified in bricklaying/block laying or carpentry

Two years experience in:

• the licence class scope of work, or
• other work the commission is satisfied is at least equivalent to experience in the scope of work for the class.

All other applicants

Four years experience in:

• the licence class scope of work, or
• other work the commission is satisfied is at least equivalent to experience in the scope of work for the class.

For more information, see Builder Experience Requirements (PDF).

Financial requirements

The relevant financial requirements in the board’s policies.

Licence types

• Contractor
• Site Supervisor 
• Nominee Supervisor 

Important note:

• Interstate Applicants – may be eligible to obtain a licence through Mutual Recognition
• Overseas Applicants – may have to have an overseas qualification assessed for equivalency prior to applying.

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)

• apprenticeship papers
• documentation showing you successfully completed the appropriate course for this licence class
• documentation showing you successfully completed an equivalent course for this licence class (e.g. similar modules)
• recognition certificate
• a qualification of statement of attainment of the required competency issued by an approved authority for the licence class.

Recognition of prior learning