About National Training Services

The Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) is designed to meet the needs of builders and managers of small and medium-sized businesses.

This practical course is delivered by registered builders in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment. You will cover common practical skills and knowledge required for the building and construction industry.

The Certificate IV in Competitive Systems and Practices reflects the role of team leaders or those in similar job roles who are responsible for the implementation and monitoring of competitive systems and practices to improve efficiency in a team or work area and own work role. Individuals apply broad knowledge and analytical skills to facilitate change and improve efficiency. It is designed to suit general manufacturing, basic assembly lines, and jobbing shops.

Training and assessment for this qualification is delivered to employees in the workplace where there is a need to learn and implement improvement processes across the entire organisation.

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

The Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices provides employees with the skills needed to improve efficiency in their work role or the efficiency of a team or work area. It complements but does not duplicate qualifications supplying operational, production, maintenance, logistics, administration, or other technical skills to industry.

This qualification is not intended to supply operational or technical skills that are used in conjunction with competitive systems and practices skills.

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

The Certificate III in Formwork/Falsework provides a trade outcome in carpentry formwork/falsework, covering content for both residential and commercial applications.

This practical course is delivered on the job, allowing participants to learn, validate and improve their skills and knowledge within their trade.

The core units of competency in the qualification cover common skills for the construction industry as well as specialist units in formwork construction field of work.

The CPC30320 Certificate III in Concreting reflects the role of concreters working in concreting operations on residential and commercial projects.

This practical course is delivered on the job, allowing participants to learn, validate and improve their skills and knowledge within their trade.

This qualification has core units of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as specialist units in concreting field of work.

The Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations provides training for individuals working as skilled operators with civil construction plant, who apply a broad range of skills in varied work contexts, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge.

This practical course is delivered mainly on the job, allowing participants to learn, gain, validate and improve their skills and knowledge in civil construction.

The core units of competency in the qualification cover common skills for the civil construction industry as well as specialist units in operation plant and equipment.

The Certificate III in Process Plant Operations is a technical qualification for advanced operators and technicians of production equipment within a process plant environment. At this level, operators/technicians would undertake more advanced operations, typically of integrated plant units in accordance with the operating procedures. They would be able to apply their knowledge to anticipate problems.

They would be expected to solve a range of foreseen and unforeseen problems, using product and process knowledge to develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution, or a solution recorded in the procedures.

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

The Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology is a technical qualification for plant technicians and operations technicians who will typically be involved in solving complex problems which require theoretical knowledge, combined with an understanding of the production process and equipment across the plant.

This qualification is typically used to develop employees performing a technical role that includes an ability to work independently and conduct technical problem solving according to the needs of the work in the chemical, hydrocarbons and refining industries.

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

The Certificate IV in Process Manufacturing provides the competencies required by advanced production workers who use a range of equipment and are involved in solving complex problems that require theoretical knowledge, combined with an understanding of operating procedures directly related to producing products.

This qualification is typically used to develop employees performing a technical role that includes the ability to work independently and conduct technical problem solving according to the needs of the work required to produce products.

In this course participants will undertake practical workplace improvement projects that focus on implementing Lean concepts and sustainable improvements to manufacturing environments. These projects are tailored to suit real areas of improvement within the workplace.

CPC31320 Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling provides a trade outcome in wall and floor tiling for residential and commercial construction work. The qualification has core unit of competency requirements that cover common skills for the construction industry, as well as the specialist field of work, wall and floor tiling. Tilers work with materials like ceramic, glass, slate, marble, and clay. They cut these materials and lay tiles on walls and floors, both interior and exterior. They may also add decorative touches to their basic work.

The CPC31420 Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing reflects the role of waterproofers working in internal, external and below ground wet areas on residential and commercial projects. It is also a useful qualification for tilers and plasterers.

This practical course is delivered mainly on the job, allowing participants to learn, validate and improve their skills and knowledge within their trade. Some units may require attendance at our training session if they involve work you are not normally undertaking on a regular basis such as below ground waterproofing.

The dual Certificate in Building and Construction and Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) are designed to meet the needs of builders and managers of small and medium sized businesses. 

This practical course is delivered by registered builders in a real or very closely simulated workplace environment. You will cover common practical skills and knowledge required for the building and construction industry.

The dual RII30820 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations and CPC30320 Certificate III Concreting provides a trade level outcome for individuals working as skilled operators with civil construction plant, who apply a broad range of skills in varied work contexts, as well as undertaking concreting work on civil construction and subdivision projects. 

This practical course is delivered mainly on the job, allowing participants to learn, gain, validate and improve their skills and knowledge in civil construction, plant operation and concreting.