Applying for a Builders Licence in Australian Capital Territory

In the ACT , Builder’s Licence – A, B, C and D

In the ACT, the builder licence is classified into A, B, C and D. You must hold a relevant qualification, pass the written examination, and documented 2 years’ full time building work experience before receiving a builder’s licence (A, B or C).

Class D requires 3 years’ of work experience without holding a qualification and undertaking the examination.

Regulated by ACT Planning and Land Authority ,Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

The ACT Planning and Land Authority oversees the regulation of Building  licences in the ACT- Canberra City ACT, 2601. Depending on the nature of the  work you intend to undertake and apply for , there are various classes.Class A, B, C or D.

Experience

Class A, B and C requires 2 years’ of documented full time building work experience where 1 year full time experience was undertaken after the date the qualification was issued.

Class D requires 3 years’ of documented full time building work experience.

Examination

Class A, B and C requires you to pass a written examination set by the Construction Occupations Registrar before your builder licence is issued. You may make two attempts before your licence is refused.

Required Information

You must demonstrate the equivalent of two years’ site based full-time work experience

You are able to demonstrate practical onsite work under the supervision of a fully licensed builder in NSW or ACT

You have worked on the majority of the sites within the last 5 years of lodging your application

If you worked on two or more sites at the same time, we will count them as one period of time only when we are calculating your equivalent full-time work experience.

Holding the correct Qualifications with 12 months noted after the date on your Cert IV Certificate Building and Construction.

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