Course details
Are you interested in working as a carpenter or a joiner? This building course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work in both the housing and industrial areas of the carpentry trade. You will learn how to safely use a wide range of tools and equipment such as power tools, automatic and laser levels, nail guns, compressors, generators and scaffolding.
You will be provided with the skills needed to construct and manufacture components for stairs, windows, doors and furnishings. You will learn how to construct, erect and repair buildings and other structures made of wood, wood substitutes, steel and other materials. Your work will vary according to the type of job you do and may include residential, commercial, industrial and other construction or maintenance.
You will learn how to read plans and calculate measurements, construct floor, wall, ceiling and roof frames as well as the installation of roof trusses, eaves, claddings and linings.
Your studies will cover building from the point of demolition through to setting out and levelling construction sites and even working with formwork and concrete.
What employment opportunities will I have?
Upon completion you may find work as a carpenter in the building and construction industry.
Accreditation
This course is government accredited and has national recognition
What further study options will I have?
Upon completion you may be eligible to study the Certificate IV in Building.
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