Mid-year entry

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

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Take the control of your building career and become a registered builder.

If you are currently working in the building industry, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.  Take the next step and learn the skills to run your own building business!

Our industry professionals will give you specialist skills and knowledge in

  • quantity surveying
  • tendering
  • planning and scheduling
  • construction technology in residential and commercial buildings

 You will learn to

  • apply building codes and standards to the construction process of low rise buildings
  • manage OH&S in the building and construction workplace
  • select and prepare a construction contract
  • identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
  • produce labor and material schedules for ordering
  • select, procure and store construction materials for low–rise projects
  • plan building and construction work
  • conduct on-site supervision of building and construction projects
  • apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
  • apply structural principles to residential and commercia low-rise constructions
  • read and interpret plans and specifications
  • manage small business finances

We will help you with your Building Practitioners Board application preparation and assist in compiling your of evidence to be used at the Building Practitioners Board interview.

We understand it’s not always an option to take time out of your work day to plan for your future, our Certificate IV in Building and Construction is run at night.

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Construction Industries

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Careers

Registered Builder 

Construction manager

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Course Objectives

This qualification is designed to assist in meeting the licensing/registration requirements of those wishing to become a registered builder.

Units and electives

Core Units of Study

Elective Units of Study

16 units of competency are required for award of this qualification: - 13 compulsory units - 3 elective units.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Admission Information

  • TAFE: All students are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.
  • Year 12: All students are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.
  • International: Not Applicable
  • Mature: All students are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.

How to apply for this course

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Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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