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
Managing your future in building - coordinate your own build or manage a larger construction site. Gain skills in site and business management to lead you to the top of your field.

Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Managing your building career - you’ve got the hands-on experience; now take your career to the next level - manage a commercial or domestic building site with your leadership expertise in the building and construction industry.

Diploma of Building Surveying

The next step in building your future - use your eye for detail and perfection to boost your career in the building and construction industry by becoming building site inspector.

Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying

Make your successful career in surveying happen - build on your current building surveying skills to boost your career in the building and construction industry by becoming a building surveyor or inspector.

Certificate II in Construction Pathways

Build your career in Construction - be an all-rounder in the building trade and work on major infrastructure with your career in construction. If you are a ‘hands-on’ person and like to see the solid end result of your work, construction is the industry for you.