General Construction

Industry Overview

The General Construction Industry includes occupations commonly involved in the domestic and commercial sectors of the building industry such as carpenters, wall and floor tilers, bricklayers and concretors. Training and assessment for qualifications in this sector are included in the CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package.
 
BICCIAB are in the process of established the General Construction Industry Reference Group (IRG).
The functions of the General Construction IRG will be to:
  • provide advice on emerging issues relating to General Construction training in Victoria
  • discuss processes relating to training package review and endorsement
  • determine proactive measures required by BICCIAB to manage skill development needs for the General Construction workforce in Victoria
  • respond to requests for information from Skills Victoria, industry and RTO stakeholders
  • provide advice to BICCIAB outside meeting times on urgent issues.
If you would like further information on this group please contact John McNally.

General Construction Qualifications

Job Title Qualification Salary (average)*
Carpenter Certificate III in Carpentry $48,000
Bricklayer Certificate III in Bricklaying $47,000
Roof tiler Certificate III in Roof Tiling $33,200
Plasterer (Fibrous) Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining $41,700
Painter and Decorator Certificate III in Painting and Decorating $46,600
Construction Project Manager Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) $72,000

 

* This is an average only, and includes apprentice wages. Good tradespeople can earn twice as much. (source myfuture.com.au)

The Building Commission recently reported that in the June 2009 quarter, the average weekly earnings in the Victorian Building industry was $1542 - that is over $80,000 per year!

New COAG Apprenticeship Taskforce

In response to the Global Economic Crisis, in April 2009 COAG recommended the establishment of an Australian Apprenticeships Taskforce. The Taskforce agreed to the establishment of a trilateral time-limited taskforce between members of the COAG Skills and Workforce Development subgroup and industry, with agreed industry co-chairs, to undertake urgent work supporting participation in Australian Apprenticeships during the current economic downturn, with an action plan to be provided to COAG.

BICCIAB's initial submission outlined our suggestions for supporting apprentices. Our main comments were - implement support for apprentices but at the same time keep the integrity of apprenticeship, provide incentives for employers, support for national licencing, increase the number of apprenticeship field officers, implement a minimum number of apprentices on government contracts and increase the availability of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

The second options paper produced by the Taskforce was released in September and provided a number of worthwhile incentives to retain apprentices that could be ranked. Click here to download a copy of this report. We are interested in your thoughts! Email us now

UPDATE: As a result of the COAG taskforce two initiatives have been released. Visit our Latest News page story on the Apprentice Kickstart Package for more information.

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