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Starting your career in a trade is very much about hands-on, on-the-job learning. In other words, you can learn a lot simply by doing the job. So why should anyone go to TAFE to get certified as a tradie?

In this article, we discuss the enormous benefits to getting a trade qualification certificate in Australia. By doing building and construction certificates, you learn in a structured way, cover all the bases, and qualify for important licences and registrations. We also talk about how experienced tradies can get certified without having to study full time through a little something called recognition of prior learning. Read on to find out why you should be certified as a tradie.

Getting your builders licence in Victoria will open up heaps of opportunities. It can help you get a good job—and if it interests you—become a supervisor or start your own business.

But the process is not a simple one. You might be wondering whether you need a certificate or diploma, whether you need to do a builders licence course and how much experience is required.

The answers to these questions depend on what type of builder you want to be.

Read on to find out how to get your builders licence in Victoria.

Gone are the days when one can simply march out into an unclaimed slice of land and think, “hm yes, I believe I’ll build a house here.” As liberating and flexible as living out on the frontier might have been, such a do-as-you-please lifestyle simply won’t cut it anymore. With so many regulations, codes of

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