821 Construction and Mining Labourers

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

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
• NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• loading and unloading construction materials and equipment, and transporting them around building sites
• mixing, spreading and levelling concrete, plaster and mortar
• laying out fence lines and lifting and positioning posts
• insulating buildings, pipes and ducting
• fitting awnings, security screens and other home improvements
• assembling and erecting scaffolding and rigging
• digging holes and trenches, and spreading, levelling and compacting soil, gravel, sand and ballast
• erecting and dismantling barricades
• directing cranes