Steps To Get a Builders Licence in Victoria

 

Working with hundreds of people each year to get ready to face the VBA we enjoy getting that phone call …. “I got my Licence!”

With a 97% success rate over the past 9 years of helping Victorians in the Domestic Building Industry to successfully get their Victorian Builders Licence is fantastic but more that we know we are helping people achieve their life-long dream of becoming a Domestic Builder Unlimited – DB-U.

Are you thinking about applying to become a Registered Builder in Victoria? Take a look at the following information to help you become a Licensed Builder in Victoria with the VBA.

 

3 Steps To Get a Builders Licence in Victoria 

There are 3 main parts to getting your Builders Registration in Victoria.

• Step 1. Complete an Application form from the (Victorian Building Authority) VBA providing your work history and documentation supporting your experience of 3 jobs that you have been involved in
• Step 2. Sit an examination and testing to assess your technical knowledge in Domestic Building Construction. These consist of a written test and a computer-based test.
• Step 3. Attend an Interview with an Assessor from the VBA.

 

Why do I need a Builders Registration with the VBA in Victoria?

In Victoria, you must legally be a Licenced Builder if you are doing work:

1. where the value of work is over $10,000 which includes the labour and the material costs of the job;
2. involving a building permit, re-blocking, re-stumping, and removal of a domestic home even if this type of work is under 10,000 dollars;
3. which includes two or more types of building work where the cost, inclusive of labour and materials, is greater than $10,000.

If you do perform work without a Builders Licence or enter into a contract as a person that does not hold Registration as a Building Practitioner then you leave yourself at risk of facing infringement notices with breaches according to the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and maximum penalties if found guilty in court.

So be very clear, if you are undertaking building work which is over $10,000 such as a bathroom renovation, then you must apply to the VBA to become a Registered Building Practitioner.

Also, if you are doing work that involves more than one type of construction or building work and the cost of that work is greater than $10,000, you definitely need to get your Builders License.

An example of this would be, if you’re a carpenter and you’re going to take on the tiling and plastering work then you’ll need to be Registered in each of those classes of the work that you are planning to do on the job.

 

What do you need to get a Builders Registration in Victoria?

So you’ve made the decision to go for Domestic Building Licence and go for your DB-U…. what do you need next?

So when you are applying for your Registration at the VBA you must be able to show that you have both the technical knowledge and experience to apply.

You will need to be able to show that you have a minimum of three years of relevant experience carrying out and/or managing Domestic building and construction jobs.

When you’re applying for a DB-U, the VBA like to see a couple of full home builds in your portfolio to demonstrate that you have the experience for completion of work from start to finish.

So, the Steps To Get a Builders Licence in Victoria involve:

Get Builders Licence Made Easy to help you get ready for the technical information with the relevant training to prepare you for the VBA.

We don’t teach you to build a house we teach you how to pass the tests and then to get you ready for the Interview with the VBA Assessor. We show what you need to know, how to prepare and what you need to say so that you can answer questions with confidence.

If you are ready to get your Builders Licence then we’re ready help you get your DB-U Builder Registration the first time!

Give Michael a call on 0488 27 88 99