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Builder / Carpenter
VCE VM recommended
Carpenters construct, install, finish and repair wooden and metal structures and fixtures on residential and commercial buildings. They may also carry out work on large concrete, steel and timber structures such as bridges, dams, power stations and civil engineering projects.
SUBJECTS TO TAKE
Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.
Year 11
- English
- Mathematics
- Certificate 2/3 VET Course
- Religion and Society
- Free Choice Subject
- Free Choice Subject
Year 12
- English
- Any Design and Technology Subject
- Certificate 2/3 VET Course
- Free Choice Subject
- Free Choice Subject
Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.
AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS
Programs available within Salesian.
Specialist program (SBAT)
Industry Pathways Program — SBAT — Building and Carpentry
VET options
- Certificate 2/3 in Building and Construction
- Certificate 2/3 in Cabinet Making
AFTER SCHOOL
University courses and alternative routes in.
University courses
- Bachelor of Construction Management
- Bachelor of Building Surveying
- Bachelor of Engineering
Alternative pathways into university
- Certificate 3 in Carpentry or Building (Apprenticeship)
- Certificate 4 in Building and Construction
- Diploma of Building and Construction
- Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying
RELATED CAREERS
Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.