Duration

18-24 months

 

Business Type
  • Frame & Truss Companies
  • Residential & Commercial building companies
  • Engineering companies
  • Timber Merchants

 

Duties of Trainee
  • Learn IT/CAD program
  • Daily us of computers
  • Read and interpret plans
  • Estimating quantities
  • Costing / Quoting jobs to budget
  • Design and Detailing the estimations
  • Ensuring work is to the building code

 

Career Options
  • F&T Measure/Quote
  • F&T Estimator
  • F&T Detailer
  • Structural designer
  • Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Structural specifier
  • Research & Development

 

Applicant Specification/Qualities
  • Ability to read and interpret building plans
  • Good attention to detail
  • Computer literate
  • Technical drawing skills
  • Strong mathematical skills
  • Understanding of or previous use of CAD programs

 

Further Study 
  • Diploma of Leadership & Management 
  • Certificate IV in Timber Systems Design