The building, construction and property services industries involve much more than laying bricks or tiles, fixing pipes and selling property.
The Building, Construction and Property Services industries covers a range of professions, from carpenters and plumbers to real estate agents and salespeople.
Building and construction employs approximately 800,000 people in Australia (approximately 8% of the total workforce). The industry offers many exciting and rewarding career options for young Australians. There are jobs in construction that you may never have thought about. Employees in this profession prepare building sites before the excavators arrive, making doors, windows, and stairs. The industry also covers “wet trades” including tillers and plasterers, “finishing trades” and “off-site construction”.
The Property Services Industry refers to the business of providing services to property or property owners. Property Services employs approximately 1,160,000 people in Australia (approximately 11% of the total workforce). Property Services jobs are diverse, ranging from down-to-earth blue collar and trades positions to technical and scientific, management and professional careers.
Whether you want to design it, build it, rent it, sell it, keep it clean inside and out; whether you want to take the waste away, or keep the pests away, then Construction and Property Services has a career for you!
The building, construction and property services sector is in need of people with the right skills and qualifications.
For more information about any of these exciting career options go to the Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council website (www.cpsisc.com.au). To help construct your career, go to: CPSISC’s careers website “Construct My Career” at www.constructmycareer.com.au; and complete their online career tool (CareerMAP) to see which career is most suited to you!
SPOTLIGHT - What careers are there?
Carpentry and joinery - A carpenter works with timber and other building materials to install, repair or renovate structures and fixtures. They also may mve into cabinet and furniture-making. Qualified carpenters are considered to be very adaptable, with experience in transferring skills across materials and equipment.
Glazing - Glaziers cut, shape and install glass used in windows, including shop-fronts, doors, walls, mirrors, display cabinets and furniture. A glazier undertakes the three main areas of: cutting glass, bevelling or smoothing edges, and fitting or glazing into prepared openings.
Sign craft - Signwriters design, paint and build signs on various surfaces including brick, wood and plastic to attract attention and provide information -from business banner advertisements to wall murals. This career suits people that have visual flair, are good at design and drawing and have a talent for colour, form and style.
WHERE DO PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY WORK?
- Building companies
- Interior design and renovation companies
- Construction firms
- Government departments
- Signage and Outdoor Advertising firms
- Building materials / Hardware suppliers
- Entertainment Industry: Staging and Rigging
- For themselves
SOURCES
Career Advice Australia; World Skills Australia 2005/06 Skill Up Booklet; Australian Jobs 2006 by Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), TAFE SA, ABS YearBook 2007.
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