The VTO covering traditional apprenticeships for construction has been finalised.
Commissioners Information Bulletin 443
Building and Construction - Apprenticeships
Date of effect: 18 December 2009
Five new trade vocations have been established - Carpentry, Joinery (Stairs), Plumbing, Roof Plumbing and Fire Protection.
Vocational Training Orders (VTOs) for eleven existing trade vocations have been varied - Bricklaying, Painting and Decorating, Roof Tiling, Solid Plastering, Wall and Floor Tiling, Construction Carpentry, Shopfitting, Joinery, Carpentry and Joinery, Signcraft and Stonemasonry.
Click below for all the VTOs.
Qualifications, structure and packaging
CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Integrated Framework Training Package includes 55 qualifications ranging from Certificate I to Vocational Graduate Certificate. Sixteen qualifications support the apprenticeship pathways. Their details below:
Job descriptions
Go to Job Descriptions for details of the jobs supported by the trade qualifications.
Industrial arrangements
Applications to establish apprenticeships whether full-time or school based will not be approved unless the Commissioner for Vocational Training is satisfied that appropriate industrial arrangements are in place.
Some industrial arrangements under which apprentices can be employed are listed here.
School based apprenticeships
All qualifications are suitable for delivery in schools:
- CPC30108 Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying
- CPC30208 Certificate III in Carpentry
- CPC30608 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating
- CPC30808 Certificate III in Roof Tiling
- CPC31008 Certificate III in Solid Plastering
- CPC31308 Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling
- CPC31508 Certificate III in Formwork/Falsework
- CPC31808 Certificate III in Shopfitting
- CPC31908 Certificate III in Joinery
- CPC32008 Certificate III in Carpentry and Joinery
- CPC32108 Certificate III in Signage
- CPC32208 Certificate III in Joinery (Stairs)
- CPC32308 Certificate III in Stonemasonry (Monumental/Installation)
- CPC32408 Certificate III in Plumbing
- CPC32608 Certificate III in Roof Plumbing
- CPC32808 Certificate III in Fire Protection.
For further information on the delivery of training for school based part-time apprenticeships, refer to Training Arrangements.
Licensing
Information on licensing and regulatory arrangements is listed here.
Learning resources and assessment materials
Resources to support delivery of CPC08 qualifications are available from the Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council.
Registered training organisations
For registered training providers which can deliver the apprenticeship qualifications go to National Training Information Service.
For organisations which are in contract with the NSW Department of Education and Training to be paid for the delivery of the apprenticeship training go to Training Market
Transition arrangements
Transition arrangements allow the delivery of old and new trade qualifications, for three months after the date of effect of revised Vocational Training Orders. See here.
Superseded Commissioners Information Bulletins
This Commissioner’s Information Bulletin wholly supersedes Bulletins 187 251 and 253 and trade vocation information in Bulletin 246.
Inspecting Vocational Training Orders
A copy of each Vocational Training Order is available for inspection on this internet site below or at any State Training Services Regional Office of the NSW Department of Education and Training.
Enquiries
For any enquiries regarding this Commissioners Information Bulletin, please contact the Vocational Training Tribunal Unit on telephone (02) 9266 8579.