Trades, Apprenticeships & Traineeships

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for general vocational job roles in the amenity horticulture industry. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include: Horticulturalist and Gardener.

Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts. Discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for trade level roles in the parks and gardens industry including gardener, greenkeeper and groundsperson.

This qualification is designed for persons seeking recognition as a qualified carpenter. It covers work in residential and commercial applications.

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of concreters working in concreting operations on residential and commercial projects. This qualification is suitable for an Australian Traineeship.

This qualification provides a trade outcome in rigging in the construction industry. Rigging is the art of using cranes and other mechanical or manual load shifting equipment and gear to assemble/disassemble steel structures, move and place precast concrete items, move and place plant and equipment, and set up or dismantle cranes and hoists.

Scaffolding is the temporary framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or formed steel. A scaffolder should be able to plan and prepare for work, erect scaffolding/equipment safely, inspect/repair/alter scaffolding/equipment, and dismantle scaffolding/equipment safely.

This qualification provides a trade outcome in steelfixing in the construction industry. Steelfixers fit and secure the steel bars and mesh used to reinforce concrete on construction and engineering sites. They work on a wide variety of jobs including commercial and industrial developments, multi-storey housing, and civil engineering projects (e.g. road works, tunnels and bridges).

This qualification reflects the role of a skilled plant operator working in the civil construction industry. This qualification is eligible for an Australian Apprenticeship.

This qualification reflects the role of a skilled operator working in civil construction, who applies a broad range of skills in a varied work context, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge.