Australia's booming property market has seen an increase in building activity, which has fueled a spiraling demand for bricklayers. You can now pave your way to a successful career in the construction industry, or become a self-employed building contractor. We will show you how to build your future one brick at a time. It all starts with the appropriate registration and bricklaying licence.
A bircklaying licence allows you to work on commercial and residential projects that are valued at a certain amount in labour and materials. Bricklaying work can include brick fences and footings for freestanding brick fences, retaining walls made of brick, and minor concreting operations related to bricklaying.
About the Bricklaying Licence
Bricklaying is a skilled trade, which requires the tradesperson to know how to prepare the required building materials needed to create a foundation and mix concrete. You must know how to work with different materials, including shaping, polishing and cutting it. A typical bricklaying job will involve:
- surface preparation,
- assembly
- installation
- reinforcement
- and repair.
Each aspect of the project will require knowledge, skills, and experience and a bricklaying licence will set you apart from the competition in your client's' perception.
Do I Really Need a Bricklaying Licence?
Most states and territories will require a bricklaying licence or building practitioner registration, which will ensure that the tradesperson or bricklayer can adhere to Australian quality standards. To find out the exact requirements for your state, click on the links below.
In some states or territories, bricklayers must meet certain registration requirements or have concrete licences, while others will require that you register as a building practitioner to complete projects up to a certain value or if certain conditions apply.
Where will this licence take you?
A bricklaying licence or registration will help you meet the requirements of the building commission or similar regulating body, to avoid penalties, sanctions and fines. It enables you to advertise, and legally sign contracts and agreements - all of which will help you win bigger contracts to gain leverage in the bricklaying industry.
This licence can serve as a pathway to better job opportunities, upskilling in your current position, and further education. Through our partner RTOs, we can help certify you in a number of concreting and building industries.
How to Apply for a Bricklaying Licence
Your state's building commission regulates bricklayer's licensing. While the process differs by state, most require certain qualifications, or completion of certain units within the following qualifications:
- Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying - CPC33020
- Relevant experience
Additionally, evidence of practical experience will be required, and that will be based on the length of time the individual has worked in a relevant role, as well as the type of work performed.
How to get started?
Qualifications required to obtain a bricklaying licence will include a trade certificate and industry experience. If you don't have formal bricklaying training or education, but you do have several years of experience in the field, you can obtain your formal, nationally recognised qualification via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Bricklayers with practical experience may have their experience, knowledge, and skills assessed in order to receive a qualification through RPL instead of having to complete the qualifications again. Skills Certified Australia can help you complete the requirements for your licence. Skills Certified Australia is not an RTO or licensing body.
On the basis of yoru prior experience and education, we will connect you with one of our partner Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). An assessor from the RTO will go over your portfolio. If you need further training, the RTO will provide training to you. After you finish your training, you can start applying for the licence.
