It’s never too soon to start mapping your career. By researching building and construction courses, you can work out which steps you need to take to score your dream job.

In this article, we’ll show you how a diploma of building can lead to a bachelor’s degree. Read on to learn about the opportunities available to you during and after your studies with Builders Academy Australia (BAA) and Victoria University (VU).

How many tradies do you know who did their apprenticeship after being CEO of an international company?

You know at least one now, because David Cherry did exactly that. David now owns another business, as a specialist carpenter working on heritage buildings.

“I found the building industry, and certainly the heritage part of it, and it just fascinates me.”

It isn’t easy to change industry and completely reskill later in life. Find out why David did it, and how Builders Academy Australia helped him get the qualifications he needed.