Carpentry

• Erecting the floor and wall framework
• Pitching roofs
• Erecting suspended ceilings
• Laying timber floors
• Building window frames, sashes and doors
• Joinery and staircases

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The carpentry and joinery sector employs over 123,000 people with the vast majority of the workforce working for small businesses with less than three employees. 

Employment is expected to grow by about 8% to 2018.

Employment growth is dependent on general economic activity, the ease of borrowing money for building projects, and demand for housing, offices and infrastructure like hospitals and schools.

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Carpenters, Joiners and Shopfitters are occupations that have been identified as being in skill shortage on the National Skills List.

There are a wide range of licensing requirements across the states and territories for a number of occupations in the Building and Construction industry.

Access state and territory regulatory authority sites across several occupations through the Australian Government’s Licence Recognition website.

Safe Work Australia also provides links to all state and territory information.

Work Health and Safety

Under Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation all people working on construction sites must complete general construction induction training.  This is often referred to as a ‘White Card’, or ‘Blue Card’ depending on the training done or the location.  In any case, it’s needed before entering a construction site.  Safe Work NSW provides information in this area for states and territories.