Is licensing for me? Carpentry license class

You can apply to be licensed in this class if you are a carpenter working on any category of building.

Your assessor will be looking for broad evidence of your competence - whether your application demonstrates, on the whole, the practical experience, skills and knowledge to meet the licensing class standard.

What do I need to know?

The standard for the Carpentry class is made up of 4 'competencies'  - areas that reflect the depth and breadth of skills and knowledge required by a competent person to be licensed in this class.

The skills and knowledge required to be licensed in this class include but are not limited to the following:

• Understand the regulatory environment of the building construction industry. This includes understanding of the purposes of: the Building Act and Building Code; the building consent process; the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme; key roles in the design and building process; and the importance of operating within your own competence.
  
  Note: Your application pack will include a booklet that includes guidance about the regulatory environment.
  
  
• Have knowledge of current building and trade practice, including general construction terms and methods; carpentry construction methods and trade practice; accessing and interpreting technical information; working with other trades; and safe working practices.
  
  
• Plan and schedule carpentry work, including interpreting working drawings, specifications, programme schedules etc; and ordering and coordinating supply of materials.
  
  
• Carry out carpentry work, including site preparation; preparing, constructing, erecting and/or installing: foundations, frames, trusses, prefabricated and in-situ elements, lightweight profiled metal roofing, exterior claddings and joinery, stairs and decks, internal linings, fittings and hardware and insulation systems.

View the full details of the standard of competence required for the Carpentry class.