What does a Carpenter do?
A Carpenter, also known on-site as a ‘Chippy’, is a specialised trade who works with timber and other materials for renovations, new housing, commercial buildings, patios, trimmings and more.
They plan and construct floors and frameworks, roofs and ceilings, lay timber floors, and cut and shape the materials they work with. Carpenters also shape and assemble timber into designs and components and get it ready for installation.
Career Opportunities for Carpenters
Carpenters are in high demand:
- Building new residential homes and constructing new office buildings
- Creating the infrastructure for mining facilities in the Pilbara
- A job as a Carpenter can take you anywhere
Continue scrolling for more information on this apprenticeship.
- Apprenticeship Duration 4 years, full time
- FUTURE DEMAND* Strong
- Average salary* $1,228 per week, full-time (post-qualification)
- Skill Level * Medium
*Disclaimer: Data sourced from the Australian Government’s Your Career website and is updated periodically. Accuracy and currency are not guaranteed – please refer to the source (www.yourcareer.gov.au) for the latest information.
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Beneficial Skills & Attributes
You will need:
- A love of hands-on, practical work
- Mathematical ability
- Excellent hand-eye coordination
- The ability to follow plans and directions precisely
- Good stamina, as you’ll be on your feet a lot
Key Job Expertise
You will learn how to:
- Build floor, wall timber, or metal frameworks and roofs, and place timber floors
- Select the right materials for the job
- Use power and hand tools to build, cut, and shape components
- Set up building outlines construction sites, build formwork for concrete placements
- Install metal and timber windows and doors
Education & Training Requirements
You’ll undertake a four-year apprenticeship, during which you’ll begin formal training with an employer, supplemented with training from a Registered Training Organisation, and spend your time working and learning practical skills on the job. When you finish, you’ll have a nationally recognised qualification you can take anywhere.
Delivery Location
As an apprentice, you will also complete off-site training at one of our locations or another RTO, depending on your individual circumstances.
Fees & Charges
This program is funded by the Department of Training and Workforce Development through ‘Jobs and Skills WA’.
The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as Student Service and Resource fees.
Until 31 December 2025 this course comes under the Lower Fees, Local Skills Initiative.
This means the course tuition fees have been cut in half!
Find out more about the initiative:
jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/skillsready
The WA Government fees policy is available here:
wa.gov.au/government/publications/vocational-education-and-training-fees-and-charges-policy
Units of Competency
For an up-to-date list of the units of competency students need to complete during their Certificate III in Carpentry, visit:
Completion
Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a Nationally Accredited Certificate.
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