Overview
Performs routine tasks in erecting and repairing structures and facilities on building and construction sites and in factories producing prefabricated building components.
Skills
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below. AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
Tasks
- loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment and transporting them around building sites
- erecting and dismantling temporary structures such as barricades and scaffolding
- mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar
- using ladders, swinging scaffolds, bosun's chairs, hydraulic bucket trucks and other equipment to reach and demolish multi-storey structures
- cleaning and carrying out minor repairs on stormwater drains and canals, and checking for cracks and leaks in sewerage systems
- digging holes and shovelling excavated material onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal
- spreading and levelling soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations
- assisting with assembling and installing piping, valves and fittings
- assisting with installing fixtures such as toilets, wash basins and sprinkler systems
Alternative Titles
- Construction Worker
Specialisations
- Bricklayer's Assistant
- Carpenter's Assistant
- Tiler's Assistant
Related Occupations
Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.
Training Pathways
60 courses found.
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RII21315: Certificate II in Cross Industry Operations
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P2097: Course in Introductory Woodcraft
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CPC20822: Certificate II in Prefabricated Concrete Element Installation
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CPC20220: Certificate II in Construction Pathways
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CPC20211: Certificate II in Construction Pathways
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CPC20208: Certificate II in Construction Pathways
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CPC20120: Certificate II in Construction
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CPC20112: Certificate II in Construction
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CPC20111: Certificate II in Construction
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CPC20108: Certificate II in Construction
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CPC10108: Certificate I in Construction
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BCG20198: Certificate II in General Construction
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BCG20103: Certificate II in General Construction
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BCG10198: Certificate I in Construction
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BCG10103: Certificate I in General Construction
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BCF20100: Certificate II in Off-Site Construction
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BCF10100: Certificate I in Construction (Off-Site)
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91305NSW: Course in Working At Heights (Plant & Equip. Risk Awareness)
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91241NSW: Course in Work Activity Construction Ohs Induction
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90683NSW: Course in Minimising Construction And Demolition Waste
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7874: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Solid Plastering)
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7872: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Wall and Floor Tiling)
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7870: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Bricklaying)
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7868: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Carpentry and Joinery)
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7866: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Painting and Decorating)
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7864: Certificate II in Building and Construction (Housing)
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70126NT: Course in Working at Height
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70115NT: Certificate I in Applied Design and Technology
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69872: Course in Work Safely at Height
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69819: Course in Height Safety
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6005: Course in Pre-Appren. Building & Constr.(Wall&Ceiling Fixing)
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52893WA: Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Trades)
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52825WA: Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Para Professional)
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52824WA: Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Trades)
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52327: Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway - Para Professional)
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52292: Course in Construction - SAL Family of Trades
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51527: Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Fixing (Housing)
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51492: Course in Introduction to Construction
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51240: Course in Furniture Skills for the Disabled
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50958: Certificate I in Pre Apprenticeship (Furniture Family of Trades)
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50957: Certificate I in Pre-apprenticeship (cabinet Making/furniture Making)
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50432: Course in Woodcraft Skills Training
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4704: Course in Furniture Skills For The Disabled
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39135QLD: Certificate I in Civil Construction (Pre-vocational)
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3471: Advanced Diploma of Building
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30765QLD: Course in Demolition Theory and Application
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30578QLD: Course in Supervising Demolition Work Activities
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30236QLD: Course in Safe Work at Heights (Building and Construction)
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30181QLD: Course in Elevated Working Platforms (11 Metres and Over)
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2619: Certificate I in Brickpaving
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2616: Certificate I in Basic Industry Skills (Building & Construction)
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15731WA: Course in Furniture Industry Entry Level Training
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15167WA: Certificate I in Introduction To Construction
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13868WA: Certificate II in Preapprentice Studies Building and Construction (Stonemasonry)
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13743WA: Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship (Bricklaying/Floor and Wall Tiling)
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12828SA: Course in Building Code of Australia - Application Level
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12515WA: Certificate II in Pre-apprentice Furniture Making
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11219NAT: Course in Prefabricated Light Gauge Steel Frame Installation
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10409NAT: Certificate II in Remote Construction Maintenance
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10391NAT: Certificate III in Remote Area Building Repairs and Maintenance
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