Getting your builders license renewal done on time is very important. The size of your business will determine the type of person who should take charge of the builders’ license renewal. For example, if you have a smaller business, then you should be the one getting it done.However, if you are the head of a larger corporation, then the process can be handled by department or operations officer. Here are some tips for you to choose the right person for your fair trading builders’ license renewal:
CPD points are one of the most important criteria by which the quality of a construction business is gauged by both clients and investors. Having a good CPD point score is very important for the overall market reputation of the company.
In fact, the most successful companies in the Australian construction market take advantage of their CPD score and use it to advertise themselves. Here is a look at how you can use your CPD points to promote your business as well:
Effective site layout has an understated effect on workforce morale, and directly flows through to site productivity. On top of this, a well-designed and properly maintained site is rewarded by client recognition of professional management and high quality work.
This course examines key areas of site establishment, including:
Meetings are an integral part of any business or work environment, and as such it’s important for you to understand what a meeting is and how to use to your advantage. While they form the basis of much communication, particularly in the building industry, they can also be time wasters, taking you and others away from productive tasks and producing little of value themselves.
Because of their paradoxical nature, Meeting Management is the ideal course to ensure your meetings are never counter-productive. Objectives include establishing:
For anyone managing a project, it’s imperative to create an understanding and transparent working relationship between all involved parties. Your success depends upon your relationship with the client, builders, and stakeholders.
Creating a Partnership Approach will enable you to foster the relationships to guarantee successful project outcomes. Core components of this course include:
As a builder, it’s vital to monitor quality control. Your reputation depends on the quality of the work – plus you want to avoid having to return to a client to fix work
Quality Management (QM) is a management technique to help determine quality policy, objectives, and responsibilities. Its core components include:
- Quality planning
- Quality control
- Quality assurance
- Quality improvement
One important but often overlooked task is understanding your business better. Specifically, the goal is to identify your personal and professional targets. The key is a type of “retreat” where you take time away from the business to set some core objectives. Having a clearly defined goal is a key to success in business as a builder – whether you’re just starting out or you have years of experience.
Once you have these goals clearly set, you can become more efficient, avoid bad clients, and become more focussed on the end result.
NSW law requires that all builders perform at least 12 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points worth of activity every single year in order to keep their business licence valid. Why is this? Because the government wants to make sure that those who work in the building industry are doing what's required to keep themselves up-to-date on any and all new developments taking place in this particular field of work.
The federal government’s Skills for All Australians has been welcomed by the building industry. The new plan involves an extra $1.75 billion of funding to the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform, bringing the total funding to $9 billion over the next five years.
