Carpenters construct, erect, install, renovate, and repair structures and fixtures made of wood, plywood, wallboard and other materials, and cut, shape and fit timber parts to form structures and fittings.

Skill Level

3

Specialisations

• Fixing Carpenter
• Formwork Carpenter
• Prop and Scenery Maker

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Carpenter is Trades Recognition Australia (TRA). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Must have successfully completed an AQF Qualification either a Certificate III in Carpentry or a Certificate III in Carpentry and Joinery or formal training that is comparable
• Must possess skills that are current to Australian industry standards demonstrated by 12 months full time employment or equivalent part-time in the occupation in the previous three years
• If you have obtained a qualification internationally or an Australian qualification that was not through the Australian Recognition of Learning process, you are required to demonstrate 3 years full time or equivalent post-qualification experience
• If you have obtained an Australian qualification issued through the Australian Recognition of Learning process, you are required to demonstrate 3 years full-time or equivalent post-qualification experience OR 6 years full-time or equivalent experience which can be either pre- or post-qualification

Construct, erect, install, renovate and repair structures and fixtures made of wood, plywood, wallboard and other materials, and cut, shape and fit timber parts to form structures and fittings.

Tasks

• Studying drawings and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
• Ordering and selecting timbers and materials, and preparing layouts
• Cutting materials, and assembling and nailing cut and shaped parts
• Erecting framework and roof framing, laying sub-flooring and floorboards and verifying trueness of structures
• Nailing fascia panels, sheathing roofs, and fitting exterior wall cladding and door and window frames
• Assembling prepared wood to form structures and fittings ready to install
• Cutting wood joints
• May construct concrete formwork
• May repair existing fittings
• May work with plastic laminates, perspex and metals

Skill Level

In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the following qualifications and experience:

• Australia (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
  • AQF Certificate III + 2 years on-the-job training ; or
  • AQF Certificate IV
• New Zealand (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
  • NSQF Level 4 qualification

Please note: at least three years of relevant experience may be a substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 331211 Carpenter and Joiner
• 331212 Carpenter
• 331213 Joiner