Apprentice pathway

#Build skills that stack up on site.

Australia is set to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029, but the industry is at least 100,000 workers short of meeting that goal.

That gap isn't getting smaller. Construction needs apprentices now.

Whether you're fresh out of school, already on the tools or after a career change, this is where it starts.

Source: Master Builders Australia (MBA), 2025)

Why an apprenticeship?

57%

Trade jobs unfilled

Trade vacancy fill rate - nearly half of all trade jobs go unfilled.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2025.

92%

Better off after

Of construction apprenticeship graduates improved their employment status.
Source: NCVER, 2025.

51,145

New apprentices

Trade apprentices completed in the year to March 2025 - the highest in a decade.
Source: NCVER, 2025.

90%

Completion rate

Hutchies Training learners finish what they start. The national average is 58%.
Source: NCVER, 2025.

#What Hutchies Training offers apprentices

Hutchies Training is the registered training organisation (RTO) of Hutchinson Builders – Australia's largest privately owned builder.

Training on the job

Most training and assessment happens where you're already working, with workshop blocks at our training campuses.

Live projects from day 1

Whether that's residential, commercial, industrial or all three depends on your employer.

Small crew, first name basis

You'll know your trainer, and they'll know you, with support at every step.

#Where to start

01 (you're here)

Apprenticeship

Certificate III in Carpentry (CPC30220). A four-year apprenticeship - framing, formwork, roofing, cladding and more - learning from trainers who cut their teeth on major builds across Queensland.

02

Step up

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (CPC40120). Move into site supervision, safety, estimating or project management.

03

Lead

Diploma of Building and Construction (CPC50220). Run projects, manage teams, start your own business.

Nationally recognised: CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry; CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction; CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction. Delivered by J Hutchinson Pty Ltd, RTO 32409.