The department offers pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship courses in the following areas:
bricklaying, carpentry, painting, plastering, plumbing, wall & floor tiling and roof tiling.
Students generally undertake training on full-scale projects or on live work projects specifically designed for clients.
Certificate I & II pre-apprenticeship courses are offered in:
* Bricklaying
* Carpentry
* Painting & Decorating
* Plumbing
* Wall & Floor Tiling
Certificate III apprenticeship courses are offered in:
* Bricklaying
* Carpentry
* Painting & Decorating
* Plastering (Wall & Ceiling Lining)
* Plumbing
* Roof Tiling and Slating
* Wall & Floor Tiling
Thank you to our sponsors:
* Norcros Building Products/Australian Building Adhesives Pty Ltd
* Blue Circle Southern Cement LTD
* Boral Australian Gypsum
* Boral Bricks (Vic) LTD
* Brendan Danaher Mitre 10
* CSR Gyprock
* Nubrik Industries
* Rondo Building Services Pty LTD
* W. Bremner & Sons
The Clay Brick and Paver Association has created an informative web site for young people who may be interested in taking up bricklaying as a trade. The web site has an interactive skills test as well providing profiles of young bricklayers working in the trade.
Courses (15)
Bricklaying
Carpentry
Painting and Decorating
Plastering (Wall and Ceiling Lining)
Plumbing Services
Roof Tiling and Slating
Short Courses (25)
Carpentry
- Basic Bricklaying
- Basic Carpentry
- Basic Window and Door Repair
- CNC Training (Timber) - Basic
- Domestic Builder Registration Course (MBAV)
- Estimating Costing and Contracting for the Building Industry
- Fibrous Plastering (Automatic Taping Tools)
- Folio Preparation - Interior Decoration and Design
- Furniture Making
- Hand and Power Tools for Woodworking
- Introduction to Wall and Floor Tiling
- Owner Builder Workshop
- Plan Reading
- Use Carpentry Tools and Equipment
- Woodworking Machinery - Basic
