Green Tradies

Green Tradies™ is an initiative of the Green Building Institute. This accredited training is designed to help trade contractors such as carpenters, plasterers, floor sanders, tilers and carpet layers understand sustainable trade practices and products.

Are you are tradie ready to prepare your business into the future? Would you like training in the fastest growing market in the construction industry?

A range of training and courses are now available for existing construction workers.

CPCSUS4001A Implement and Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to effectively analyse, implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices and their effectiveness on a work site, including contributing to consumer environmental efficiency. This course is ideal for contractors, site foremen and supervisors.

During this course you will learn practical ways to:

• Measure your resource usage
• Conduct a sustainability audit on-site
• Green your supply chain
• Minimise waste
• Create a Sustainability Action Plan
• Market and communicate your sustainability to clients and builders

Available on-line

Cost: $550 Payment accepted on-line by credit-card/EFT

Duration: 8 hours on-line + 4 hours on-site

Outcome: Nationally recognised qualification issued by Foundation Training Australia RTO ID: 31972

Delivery method: On-line, using the GBI e-learning system. Lessons feature high quality multi-media and animation, and video response technology; including interviews and case studies with Australia's leading green tradies

Trainer: Daniel Wurm is a fully qualified trainer with qualifications and experience as a trades-person and sustainability officer. Daniel has over 22 years experience in the construction industry, 6 years experience as a trainer, and has created multi-award winning sustainability programs for tradies in Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.