We’re here to tell you that studying is good for you.

No surprises, but studying helps you earn a higher income and get more personal satisfaction from your job. 

Never has there been a better time to do building training, with eligible individuals able to have their tuition fees partially or fully subsidised through the state and federal governments. Through Skills First, we can offer our courses to eligible students tuition fee free. So why not upskill before the post-covid economy takes off?

“Hang on”— you say— “Studying isn’t exactly easy…” True! If you’ve struggled with your building training, don’t worry, you’re not alone. 

Let’s talk about some of the challenges and what you can do to overcome them. 

If you want to build, extend or renovate your own home, you might be interested in doing the job yourself. Sounds like you? This would make you an owner builder. 

Read on for our owner builder checklist and tips for owner builders to help get you started.

Want to work in the building and construction industry? You’ll need to take some sort of building and construction courses to learn the right skills and gain experience. It should come as no surprise that jobs with higher salaries usually require the most training.

If you want to become a manager or supervisor in construction, you could earn much more than a builder or tradesperson. And to get to this position, you often need a building degree from a university.