Certificate IV in Building and Construction

It is the qualification component, and it is the part most people are missing — but a licence is issued by NSW Fair Trading, not by an RTO and not by us. Fair Trading also assesses your relevant industry experience, and you must meet their requirements in force at the time you apply. We guide you through the application and make sure the qualification you complete is one that supports it. Requirements differ in other states.

Three to four months from first conversation to licence, because his experience was extensive and his documentation was in good order. That is a genuine outcome, not a guarantee — the timeline depends entirely on the strength of your evidence and how quickly you can produce it. Someone with thin records takes considerably longer.

Signed contracts, plans and specifications you have worked from, variations, invoices, SWMS and safety documentation, dated photographs of completed work, references from builders or clients, and your existing trade qualification if you hold one. The more of it that is dated and third-party verifiable, the smoother the assessment.

Not strictly, but you will need demonstrable construction experience — assessors and Fair Trading both look for it. Most successful candidates hold a trade background, commonly carpentry. If you have come up through supervision or estimating rather than the tools, tell us and we will look at how your experience maps.

Yes, and we handle this regularly. Overseas construction experience is assessable, though it usually needs stronger documentation and may require translated references and qualification papers. Australian code knowledge is typically the genuine gap, so expect some gap training around the National Construction Code.