Five Ways a Building and Construction Apprenticeship Can Propel Your Career Forward

Construction apprenticeships in Melbourne are a way to earn money while learning a trade in the building industry, such as carpentry, plumbing or electrical.

It’s a great way to earn while you learn and set yourself up for exciting career opportunities in the future.

Let’s look at the exciting ways an apprenticeship can excel your career. But first, here’s a quick rundown on what it’s like to do construction apprenticeships in Australia.

What are construction apprenticeships?

When you do an apprenticeship, you work for an employer while doing the job alongside qualified tradies who help guide your learning.

At the same time as your apprenticeship, you also study a certificate 3 in your trade. This means you go to a building school a couple of nights a week to learn in a classroom and do assignments.

For example, one of the most popular apprenticeships in Australia is the carpentry apprenticeship. When you do this, you study a CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry at night and work as a carpenters apprentice during the day, putting your learning into practice.

You can do an apprenticeship anytime after turning 16, so you can do an apprenticeship instead of VCE, after finishing highschool or even later in life as a career changer. This means all apprenticeships are considered adult apprenticeships.

Sounds good so far? With that out of he way, let’s explore 5 ways that doing an apprenticeship can propel your career.

1. Become a qualified tradie

There are a lot of different workers and jobs in the building and construction industry. These include unskilled workers such as labourers, skilled workers such as tradies, and the higher-ups like managers and builders.

When you do an apprenticeship, you are learning to become a tradie, which is a skilled worker that is in high demand and respected as an expert in their trade.

Once you successfully finish your apprenticeship, you’ll be a qualified tradie. And if you choose a top-notch school like Builders Academy Australia, your qualification will be recognised by employers all across the country.

2. Earn great bank

When you do an apprenticeship, you get the opportunity to earn while you learn.  You’ll work full time for an employer and earn a liveable income like other workers, while spending a couple of nights per week studying.

This gives you a unique opportunity to get ahead with living independently or saving money. This might suit you better than going to university, which usually means you have to work in a part-time job like hospitality that is not relevant to your studies.

Once you’ve completed your apprenticeship and become a fully qualified tradie, that’s when you can really make the big bucks. Tradies are among the highest earners in Australia, making up to $200,000 per year.

3. Become a registered builder

Once you’ve done your apprenticeship and become a qualified tradie, you’re then eligible to take the next step in your career by becoming a registered builder with the VBA.

This gives you more opportunities to earn more money and to work on bigger projects.

For example, as a qualified carpenter, you’re allowed to work on residential projects up to $10,000. But if you add on a builders registration, you can work on projects worth more than $10,000.

4. Up your game by getting off the tools

After you’ve done your apprenticeship and become a qualified tradie, you have the option of adding to your qualifications with more certificates and diplomas.

For example, after doing a carpenters apprenticeship, you might love the industry but decide that you’d like to get “off the tools” and do a leadership role.

You could do a CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) or a CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) and  learn how to be a site supervisor or construction manager.

In these roles, you’d work less with your hands and do more managerial and business duties for  a higher salary.

5. Start your own business

As you can see, having completed an apprenticeship lets you take your career in heaps of great directions.

Aside from becoming a registered builder, site supervisor or construction manager, you can also start your own business.

This is the ultimate way to be the master of your own future, to be your own boss and to run things your way.

If you’re up for a challenge and willing to take on more responsibility, then starting your own business could be an option for you.

How to find training and apprenticeships in construction

If you’re thinking about doing an apprenticeship in building and construction, we recommend choosing a reputable school such as Builders Academy Australia.

What makes us different to other registered training providers is that we commit to having “builders training builders” so you will learn your trade from an expert who has experience in the industry.

There’s no better way to propel your career forward then by doing an apprenticeship through a great school like Builders Academy Australia.

Thinking of doing a construction apprenticeship? Chat to a course advisor about your options on 1300 534 363 (LEGEND) or request a callback today.