WA Builder’s Licence

The process of getting a builders licence in Western Australia is managed and regulated by the Western Australian Building Commission.

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Experience

You'll need to complete the prescribed training course plus 7 years' practical experience.

Technical qualifications

You'll need 7 years' practical experience plus several qualifications.

Who can I contact?

Contact the Western Australia Building Commission for further information.

Experience

You will need 2 years’ full time building work experience for Class A, B and C; and 3 years’ experience for Class D.

Technical qualification

The ACT builder licence is classified into A, B, C and D. Each classification has its own requirements.

Examination

Class A,B and C require a written examination; with Class D exempt from examination.

Who can I
contact?

Contact the ACT Planning and Land Authority for further information.

In Western Australia, the licence category you will need is a Building Practitioner Registration.

Experience

You're eligible to apply for registration as a builder if you have completed the Board’s prescribed course of training and accumulated at least 7 years’ practical experience in the work of a builder, or as a supervisor of building work.

The Board may want to interview you to verify your claimed experience and, under some categories of registration, want you to do written assessments showing your competency in the areas of building construction, quantities/estimating, financial, contractual and legislative aspects of building.

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.

Class A builder (Unlimited)

Requires a tertiary qualification in building that the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory has determined is a Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters Degree, or Doctoral Degree in Building (‘tertiary qualification in building’).

Class B builder (Medium Rise)

Requires, one of the following:

Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) with a course code of CPC50210, CPC50208 or BCG50206; or
a tertiary qualification in building.

Class C builder (Low rise / Residential up to 2 storeys)

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Class D builder (non-structural work)

Does not require a formal qualification

Qualifications

As well as 7 years’ practical experience in the construction industry you will need to have the following qualifications:

C50210 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) as described in the CPC08

Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package published by training.gov.au including the following units:
- CPCCBC4005A
- CPCCBC4018A
- CPCCBC5005A
- CPCCBC5007A
- CPCSUS5001A
- CPCCBC4014A
- CPCCOHS1001A

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.
Class D is exempted from examination.