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Bricklaying and stonemasonry

Learn how to cut, shape, and work with marble, granite, clay, concrete, and masonry. Use computer numerical control (CNC) machinery and other stonemasonry tools to create walls, partitions, bench tops, fireplaces, arches, steps, stairs, and other constructions.

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Career outcomes
  • Blocklayer
  • Bricklayer
  • Construction mason
  • Stonemason
 
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Building design

Help shape the future of Australia's infrastructure with a career in civil engineering. Or develop skills in computer-aided design to produce drawings and models for residential and small-scale commercial projects as a building designer.

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Career outcomes
  • Building designer
  • Design drafter
  • Draftsperson
  • Engineering surveyor
  • Site supervisor
 
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Carpentry and joinery

Our woodworking courses cover a number of trades including carpentry, furniture making, joinery, and shopfitting. Learn how to construct frames for walls and ceilings, make timber joints, assemble furniture components, or construct and install shopfronts.

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Career outcomes
  • Carpenter
  • Furnishing worker
  • Joiner
  • Shopfitter
 
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Civil construction

We offer civil construction courses with specialisations in pipe laying, plant operations, and road construction and maintenance. Gain fundamental civil construction skills in manual excavation, concreting, and trench work or learn how to manage civil works.

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Career outcomes
  • Civil construction supervisor
  • Pipe layer
  • Plant operator
  • Road construction worker
 
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Construction

Learn hands-on with one of our generalist building and construction courses or choose to specialise in waterproofing or estimating. We also offer advanced courses that will allow you to supervise on-site construction and apply for your builders licence in Queensland.

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Career outcomes
  • Builder
  • Construction manager
  • Estimator
  • Site supervisor
  • Waterproofer
 
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Flooring

Our comprehensive flooring courses will open up a range of career opportunities with specialisations available in composite carpet, timber install, timber sand and coat, composite timber, resilient, and concrete polishing.

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Career outcomes
  • Carpet layer
  • Floor finisher
  • Floor installer
  • Timber floor finisher
 
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Painting and decorating

Open up career opportunities in both commercial and residential settings as a qualified painter and decorator. Learn how to prepare surfaces, match paint colours, and apply paint, wallpaper and other coatings to decorate interior and exterior surfaces.

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Career outcomes
  • Painter and decorator
  • Painting trades worker
 
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Plastering and tiling

We offer a range of plastering and tiling courses with specialisations available in wall and ceiling lining, roof tiling, and wall and floor tiling. Learn how to install and finish plasterboard, apply plaster, lay wall and floor tiles, or install roof tiles.

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Career outcomes
  • Fibrous plasterer
  • Renderer
  • Roof tiler
  • Solid plasterer
  • Wall and floor tiler
 
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Plumbing

Our plumbing courses cover a number of specialisations including roof plumbing, gasfitting, drainage, and hydraulic services design. You can also choose to complete a number of industry licences in drainage, gas work and plumbing.

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Career outcomes
  • Drainer
  • Gas fitter
  • Hydraulic design consultant
  • Plumber
  • Roof plumber
 
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Industry-standard building and construction facilities

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Building and construction facilities

Our $80 million industry-standard building and construction facilities allows us to train across a wide range of different trade areas and replicate both commercial and residential settings, giving you as close to a real-world environment as possible. LEARN MORE

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Bricklaying facilities

Our bricklaying facilities at our Acacia Ridge campus include a modern, fully-equipped and light-filled workshop where our students work with clay, concrete, masonry and other building materials to create walls, partitions, arches, steps, stairs and other brick or block constructions. As a bricklaying student at TAFE Queensland you'll be trained in numerous technical and architectural methods ensuring you're prepared for every possible project. LEARN MORE

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Stonemasonry facilities

Our stonemasonry training facilities at our Acacia Ridge campus are world class. LEARN MORE 

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Painting and decorating facilities

Our painting and decoration facilities at Acacia Ridge include over 40 painting and decorating booths as well as wallpapering and spraying facilities where you'll learn numerous painting and finishing methods. LEARN MORE

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Glass and glazing facilities

Our glass and glazing workshop at our Eagle Farm campus is a purpose-built, simulated training environment that allows our glaziers to learn skills in the manufacturing, processing, moving, and installation of various types of glass and components. You'll learn to select, cut, install, replace, and remove glass in a variety of settings including balustrades, glass splashbacks, mirror walls, shower enclosures, windows, shopfronts, and curtain wall framing on high-rise buildings. LEARN MORE

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Plastering facilities

Our plastering facilities at the Acacia Ridge campus provide our plastering apprentices with the perfect environment to learn their craft. With 14 purpose-built wall and ceiling plastering booths and two specialised high ceiling structures we teach the latest techniques for both domestic and commercial plastering applications. In our ten solid plastering training rooms we teach restorative and decorative techniques, providing industry with apprentices that have the necessary experience to become competent and highly-skilled plasterers. LEARN MORE

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Tiling facilities

The tiling facilities at our Acacia Ridge campus include classrooms, training booths and workshops where you'll learn technical and architectural tiling methods including mosaic and curved surface tiling in pools, spas, and decorative areas. LEARN MORE

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Flooring facilities

Our industry-standard flooring training workshop at Acacia Ridge simulates commercial and residential environments, mirroring a real-world work environment. Our workshop is equipped to train students in the preparation and installation of concrete floors and sealants, epoxy and seamless floor coverings, densifiers, carpet, resilient, vinyl, and timber flooring. You'll also learn how to install decorative flooring, from initial design right through to installation. LEARN MORE

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Roof tiling facilities

Our roof tilers train in a real-world simulated environment at our Acacia Ridge location on roofs of all pitches and designs. We train to every aspect of the trade, from working safely on roofs using the latest tools and equipment, to cutting materials to fit around vents and chimney edges. You'll learn how to repair and replace valleys and valley irons, install barge tiles, secure roofing underlays, fix ridge caps and gable ends with cement mortar, and install concrete and terracotta tiles, stone slates and wooden shingles.