Get your concreting licence.
You’ve set forms, fixed steel and poured slabs for other contractors. In NSW, a general concreting licence lets you contract that work yourself. We help you get the Certificate III and apply.
- What NSW asks for
- A Certificate III in Concreting (CPC30320), or another qualification on Building Commission NSW’s list, such as Formwork/Falsework
What the licence lets you do.
On a subcontract rate, the builder decides what your pour is worth. Licensed, you can price paths and slabs for homeowners directly and keep the margin.
- Contract residential concreting worth more than $5,000 in labour and materials, in your name.
- Set formwork and reinforcement, and pour slabs for homes, garages and pools.
- Finish concrete stamped, stencilled or in exposed aggregate.
- Repair and resurface old concrete, and dig out what the pour needs.
Your name on the sign.
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Who qualifies.
General concreting licences come from Building Commission NSW. You need a qualification from its list and a recent police check. No minimum years apply.
A Certificate III in Concreting (CPC30320), an older version such as CPC30318, or a Formwork/Falsework qualification on Building Commission NSW’s list.
Concreting work an RTO can assess: pours, formwork and finishes you’ve done, with photos, references and pay records.
A National Police Check, four months old or less when you apply.
If you’re an apprentice, a finished apprenticeship. The licence can’t be issued before then.
Worth knowing: Work that could affect a neighbour’s structure needs a licensed excavator or builder.
Other states and territories set their own rules. Tell us where you work, and we’ll check them for you.
Ask about your stateYour documents.
Tick off what you already have. We’ll help you with the rest.
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From your first call to your licence.
How it usually goes. Your case may skip a step, or need one we’ll explain at the start.
Free eligibility check
Tell us about your pours and how long you’ve been at it. We’ll say whether the licence is realistic now, what’s missing and the full cost.
Your evidence pack
We help you gather photos, references and payslips, and fill gaps before the RTO sees anything.
Assessment by an RTO
A registered training organisation assesses you for the Certificate III in Concreting. Some units may need a practical task or a short interview.
Your licence application
We prepare your general concreting application to Building Commission NSW, with your police check and forms in place.
Licensed
Once it’s approved, you can contract concreting in your own name. You pick a one, three or five-year term and renew from there.
Questions people ask us.
Something else on your mind?
Ask us on WhatsAppDo I need a licence for a small slab?
For homes, you need one when the job is worth more than $5,000 in labour and materials, including GST. Concrete and steel count toward the total, so cost the whole job first.
Can a carpenter or bricklayer pour concrete?
Only a little. Carpentry covers footings for decks, pergolas and fences, and bricklaying covers small footings for freestanding brick fences and walls. Paths and slabs need a general concreting licence.
What about retaining walls?
Concrete retaining walls that don’t need council approval are concreting work. Walls that need approval fall under structural landscaping or general building work.
Does concreting work from overseas count?
Overseas concreting can count as evidence for the Australian Certificate III. NSW issues the licence only on an Australian qualification. Bring photos and references from those jobs.
What does it cost, and how long does it take?
It depends on what you already hold and how much your evidence covers. You get the full cost and a realistic timeframe at the free check, with no obligation.
I work in another state. Can you help?
Yes. Concreting rules differ between states. Tell us where you pour, and we’ll check what you need there.
Check your concreting experience for free.
Tell us what you’ve built and for how long. We’ll tell you where you stand, what’s missing, and what it costs.