Get your glazing licence.
You’ve fitted windows, balustrades and glass fences on other people’s jobs. In NSW, a glazing licence lets you contract that work under your own name. We help you get the Certificate III and send in a complete application.
- What NSW asks for
- A Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (MSF30422), or an earlier version on Building Commission NSW’s list, such as MSF30418
What the licence lets you do.
On someone else’s licence, you carry the glass and they set the price. With your own, you can quote windows and balustrades directly to the owner and keep the margin.
- Contract residential glazing worth more than $5,000 in labour and materials.
- Install glass in windows, doors, screens, fences, balustrades and partitions.
- Make and fit the framing that holds the glass in place.
- Install prefabricated windows, whether they arrive ready-made or need assembling.
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Who qualifies.
In NSW, glazing licences come from Building Commission NSW. It asks for a Certificate III in Glass and Glazing and a police check. It doesn’t set a number of years.
A Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (MSF30422), or an older one on the list, such as MSF30418 or LMF30602.
Glazing work an RTO can assess, with photos, references and pay records from jobs you’ve done.
A National Police Check dated no more than four months before you apply.
A finished apprenticeship or traineeship, if you’re in one. NSW waits until it’s complete.
Worth knowing: Joinery licences also cover shower screens and prefabricated glass fencing.
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 glazing work. We’ll tell you if the licence is realistic now, what’s missing and the full cost.
Your evidence pack
We help you collect photos, references and pay records, and fill any gaps before the RTO assesses you.
Assessment by an RTO
A registered training organisation assesses you for the Certificate III in Glass and Glazing. Some units may need a practical task or a short interview.
Your licence application
We prepare your glazing application to Building Commission NSW, with your police check and forms complete.
Licensed
Once it’s approved, you can contract glazing in your own name, on a one, three or five-year licence.
Questions people ask us.
Something else on your mind?
Ask us on WhatsAppDo I need a licence for small glazing jobs?
Residential glazing needs a licence once the job is worth more than $5,000 in labour and materials, including GST. Glass is costly, so a few large panels can add up. Price the job in full first.
What counts as glazing work?
Putting glass, acrylic or similar materials into openings like windows, doors, fences, balustrades and partitions. It also covers making and installing the frames that hold it, and fitting prefabricated windows.
How many years do I need?
NSW asks for the Certificate III, not a minimum number of years. An RTO will want to see enough glazing work to assess you, and we’ll tell you honestly where you stand.
Does overseas glazing experience count?
Your overseas jobs can support an RTO assessment for the Australian Certificate III. For the licence, NSW accepts only Australian qualifications. Bring whatever records you have.
What will it cost, and how long will it take?
It depends on what you hold now and how complete your evidence is. After the free check, you’ll have the full cost and a realistic timeframe.
I work outside NSW. Can you help?
Yes. Glazing rules change across state lines. Tell us where you work, and we’ll look up what that state expects.
Check your glazing 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.