Certificate
This is the non-apprenticeship version of the course. For the apprenticeship, please go here.
Lay the foundation for a great careerBuilding and construction is a fast-growing industry in Australia, generating over $350 billion in revenue and producing around 8% of Australia's Gross Domestic Product. There has never been a better time to be a qualified bricklayer or blocklayer, as these skills are always in demand. If you like working outdoors, have good hand-eye coordination and can work neatly and accurately, Melbourne Polytechnic's Certificate III in Bricklaying Blocklaying CPC30111 is the perfect course to cement your construction career and fast-track your way to a job on a commercial or domestic worksite.
Learn in a real world settingThis is a practical course that covers all the essential skills and knowledge you'll need as a bricklayer or blocklayer, including laying bricks and blocks, levelling, general demolition, veneer construction, structural masonry, arch design and construction and fireplace construction. Studying at Melbourne Polytechnic's cutting-edge Heidelberg campus, you'll work on full-size projects with real world challenges in Victoria's most technologically advanced building and construction facilities. Melbourne Polytechnic's instructors are qualified, industry-experienced practitioners, who will support you with in-depth training and self-paced learning resources. You can also choose the apprenticeship stream and get paid while you learn on site with your employer.
From the classroom to the site in no timeThis qualification is a widely recognised pathway to a successful career as a bricklayer or blocklayer in Australia's exciting and fast-growing construction industry. You might work as an employee of a bricklaying subcontractor or building and construction company. Once you're qualified, you could start your own bricklaying business and set your own schedule working for yourself.
This qualification is a widely recognised pathway to a successful career as a bricklayer or blocklayer in Australia's exciting and fast-growing construction industry.