The building industry is booming and there is a lot of work available. So if you love to build things, why not apply for one of NMIT’s apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship courses?
In these courses you will learn skills useful in all fields of building and construction.
In the pre-apprenticeship you will have an introduction to these three fields:
The pre-apprenticeship course gives you the best chance of gaining an apprenticeship in the industry. You can then do NMIT’s apprenticeship course and specialise in a particular area.
In the apprenticeship courses you can take your skills in joinery or shopfitting further.
Another option is to study Off-Site Construction, in which you can specialise in joinery, shopfitting or stairs.
The joinery course includes:
- timber
- aluminium
- glass
These offsite streams allow you to develop skills in the specific industry to which you are apprenticed.
Learn the following skills and knowledge:
- timber machining
- door and window construction
- showcase and cabinet construction
- stair construction
- partition construction and installation
- occupational health and safety
- cutting and installation of glass
- levelling
- measurements and calculations
- using power and hand tools and other machinery
- reading and interpreting plans
The training centre at NMIT’s Heidelberg campus has Victoria’s most technologically advanced facilities for building and construction.
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Available Courses (3)
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.
Certificate III in Joinery
You will learn specialised joinery skills, as well as those common to the building and construction industry. These include: reading and interpreting plans; timber machining; and cutting and installing glass.
Certificate III in Shopfitting
Completing the Certificate III in Shopfitting at NMIT will give you a general introduction to the skills required to work in the building industry. It will also teach you specialised techniques in shopfitting. Some of the skills and knowledge you will learn include: timber machining, cutting and installing glass, aluminium fabrication, and computer aided drawings.
