Please contact Consumer and Business services on 131 882 for further information regarding the requirements for contractors licence.
Once you've finished your apprenticeship, you'll be qualified in your chosen career. Many apprentices stay with their employer, having built a great working relationship with their boss and a deep knowledge of the business.
Some apprentices will move to a different employer to get a chance to experience more of what their career has to offer. Some will do further study to gain more skills or to specialise within their chosen field.
Another option is to start your own business. The Federal Government offers assistance to people starting their own business through New Business Assistance with NEIS. If you're eligible, you can access further training, an allowance and mentoring - all geared towards supporting you while you build a successful new business.
Find out more about New Business Assistance
If you wish to start your own business in the construction industry, you will need a builder’s licence. You can apply for your builder’s licence through Consumer and Business Services (CBS). The two types of builder's licenses are:
Individuals and businesses must be licensed as building contractors, including subcontractors if they run a business that carries out or organises building work for others.
To obtain this licence, you will be required to:
Building work supervisors make sure that all building work performed meets the required building standards. Supervisors must be registered and approved by Consumer and Business Services (CBS).
To obtain this licence, you will be required to:
Sole traders normally apply for a Building Work Contractor's licence and Building Work Supervisor registration at the same time as both are required to contract work.
There are various application fees associated with applying for a Building Work Supervisor’s Registration or a Building Work Contractor licence.
Unit of competency | Title | CITB Subsidy |
BSBSMB402 | Plan small business finances | $260.00 |
BSBSMB421 | Manage small business finances | $260.00 |
Non-accredited | Managing small business finance in the building and construction industry | $260.00 |
BSBSMB401 | Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business | $260.00 |
CPCCBC4009B | Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects | $260.00 |
Non-accredited | Legal requirements and the building and construction industry | $260.00 |
CPCCBC4007A | Plan building or construction work | $130.00 |
CPCCBC4004A | Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects | $260.00 |
CPCCBC4003A | Select and prepare a construction contract | $130.00 |
CPCCBC4024A | Resolve business disputes | $60.00 |