While this causes issues for projects across the country, it has translated in a vast increase in job opportunities and earning potential. According to LMIP for Construction Trades Workers, employment opportunities are expected to grow by 6.5% between 2018 to 2023. With this in mind, slews of people are considering entering the building and construction industry. In this blog, the team at Skills Certified explore how obtaining your Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) – CPC40110 can potentially earn you even more.

Australian Competency Standards

To prevent people conducting inferior work on a variety of building and construction projects, Australia has a series of stringent competency standards, enforced through a series of licences and registrations. This will give you the ability to take on larger ventures and sign off on work completed. These requirements, however, vary from state-to-state, and what some need is proof of education, to demonstrate a strong understanding of the theory behind the practice. A Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) – CPC40110 is a common education path undertaken, as it teaches students how to produce cost estimates for products, conduct on-site supervision, develop construction contracts, and apply building code standards.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the process by which people with prior knowledge and experience obtained outside formal training avenues can have them recognised against formal qualifications. Traditionally, registered training organisations (RTOs) will offer courses that can take extensive periods of time and prove quite costly. In terms of the building and construction industry, organisations such as Skills Certified can help guide candidate’s through the RPL process, from establishing a portfolio of evidence, to assisting with the presentation to our partner RTOs. If you would like to learn more about how you can save time and money with RPL, contact our friendly team today by calling 13 17 75, emailing us at [email protected], or leave your details on our easy to complete enquiry form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.