NMIT’s advanced building and construction courses offer a range of builders certificates and construction diplomas to meet the requirements of the building and construction industries in a variety of roles:

builder
building surveyor
construction management
project management

Want to be a builder?

Builders coordinate the construction of a building. NMIT will help build your level of responsibility to get the job done:

selecting contractors
overseeing the work and its quality
liaising with the client

Construction management or project management more your thing?

NMIT’s building surveying course, will give you skills to perform surveys on buildings of up to three storeys. Building managers and construction managers oversee all aspects of the construction of a property and NMIT building management courses build skills in:

contracts
costing
project management

Some of these courses are pre- or post-qualifications for others – you can be sure you’re building a great career with NMIT.

Find out more about our great pre-apprentice courses.

Gain skills and know-how of:

building codes and standards
creating working drawings of buildings
assessing construction faults
occupational health and safety
contracts
structural principles
on-site supervision
legal obligations
applying quality standards
surveying properties
applying building codes
evaluating building materials
estimating and costing
legal requirements and contracts
structural principles and techniques
project managing a building

Available Courses (7)

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

How to Start Your Own Building Business
This Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) has been designed to show you How to Start Your Own Building Business and prepare you for the Building Practitioners Board registration - an important first step towards allowing you to work in the building industry as a subcontractor. This course is is offered through the Building Structures and Services department. NMIT also offers a Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building), as well as a Builders Registration Course for the MBAV through the Design Drafting and Interior Fittings Department.

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

Builders Registration Course (MBAV)
NMIT runs this Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) as the Builders Registration Course for the Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV). The course offers a range of subjects to prepare participants to apply to the Building Practitioners Board for registration as a Domestic Building Practitioner.

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

Design Drafting and Interior Fittings Department
This course is designed to meet the needs of builders and managers of small to medium building businesses. Learn to perform a range of functions from preparing building sketches to managing small business finances. Despite the economic downturn, the building and construction industry continues to thrive.

Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

The Diploma focuses on project management in medium-rise building and construction projects. Learn how to coordinate the construction of a building. You’ll be taught how to take responsibility for job completion, selecting contractors, overseeing the work and its quality and liaising with clients.

Diploma of Building Surveying

With this qualification you will be able to work in the building and construction industry as a building inspector or surveyor. You will work on low-rise residential buildings. Learn about the principles, legislation and regulations involved in the building and construction industry. The course has a strong focus on building technology.

Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying

This course further advances the knowledge gained in the Diploma of Building Surveying. Develop the expertise to perform surveys on buildings up to three storeys high, and learn skills such as applying geomechanical design principles and producing working drawings

Certificate II in Construction Pathways

Run at our Heidelberg campus, the Certificate II in Construction Pathways offers pathways to NMIT's Carpentry, Joinery and Shopfitting and Building courses with direct credits on completion towards apprenticeship training in the Construction training package. An ideal combination of practical projects, hands-on experience and online assessments round out this course as the beginning to a career as an all round tradesman.