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Building Works Supervisor Registration

South Australia

Building Works Supervisor Registration

South Australia

Experience

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In South Australia, the licence category you need is a Building Works Supervisor Registration.

Experience

You will need to provide a detailed work history of practical experience at the level of registration the applicant is applying for.

Technical qualifications

Building work contractor licence - Standard conditions
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Applicants for building work contractor licences that include one or more of the following standard conditions will be required to undertake additional study:

  • Any building work
  • Additions
  • Additions limited to residential National Construction Code Class 1 and 10
  • Alterations
  • Alterations and renovations
  • Residential building work limited to National Construction Code Class 1 and 10
  • Transportable building construction and installation.
RTO - Units of competency
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An applicant must show their successful completion of six of the following units of competency issued by a Registered Training Organisation:

  1. BSBESB407 Manage finances for new business ventures; or
    BSBSMB421 Manage small business finances; or
    BSBESB403 Plan finances for new business ventures; or
    BSBSMB402 Plan small business finances; or
    BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans; or
    BSBSMB404 Undertake small business planning.

and

  1. CPCCBC4009 Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects; or
    CPCCBC4009B Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects; or
    BSBESB402 Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures; or
    BSBSMB401 Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business.

and

  1. CPCCBC4007 Plan building and construction work; or
    CPCCBC4007A Plan building or construction work.
  2. CPCCBC4004 Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects; or
    CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects.
  3. CPCCBC4003A Select and prepare a construction contract.
  4. CPCCBC4024 Resolve business disputes; or
    CPCCBC4024A Resolve Business Disputes.
Current building work contractor licence or additional trade licences - Units of competency
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If the builder currently holds a building work contractor licence or plumbing, gas fitting or electrical contractor licence and has successfully completed the following units of competency, they only need to show they have completed four of the following units of competency:

  1. CPCCBC4007 Plan building and construction work; or
    CPCCBC4007A Plan building or construction work.
  2. CPCCBC4004 Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects; or
    CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects.
  3. CPCCBC4003A Select and prepare a construction contract.
  4. CPCCBC4024 Resolve business disputes; or
    CPCCBC4024A Resolve Business Disputes.

Contact the Licence Body

The regulator in South Australia that registers builders is the South Australia Consumer and Business Services.

Call: 131 882 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri

Visit: cbs.sa.gov.au

Mail: Consumer and Business Services
GPO Box 1719
Adelaide SA 5001

We offer a range of qualifications to become a licensed builder.

Contact us to find out more 

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Building Work Contractor's Licence


 

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Take the first step towards earning your Building Work Contractor's License in South Australia with our nationally recognised training course.

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