3312 Carpenters and Joiners

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

At least three years of relevant experience may 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.

• 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, panelised systems 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

• 331211 Carpenter and Joiner
• 331212 Carpenter
• 331213 Joiner

Constructs and installs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, and cuts, shapes and fits timber parts to form structures and fittings. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisation:

• Shopfitter

Constructs, erects, installs, renovates and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, lightweight steel, wallboard and other materials. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Fixing Carpenter
• Formwork Carpenter
• Prop and Scenery Maker

• Roof Carpenter

Cuts, shapes and fits timber parts in workshops to form structures and fittings, ready for installation. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisation:

• Stairbuilder