1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/07/1997   
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MINOR GROUP 441

STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION TRADESPERSONS

STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION TRADESPERSONS construct or erect buildings and other structures, of timber, brick or stone, add roofs, and apply plaster or other coatings to structures.

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience is required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks performed by Structural Construction Tradespersons typically include erecting frameworks and roof framing, and laying sub-floors and floorboards; assembling prepared wood to form structures ready to install; attaching fibrous plaster panels to walls or ceilings; layering roof tiles, sheets or shingles on roofs; laying bricks or stone blocks in rows and securing with mortar to construct walls; applying decorative or protective coats of plaster or cement to walls of structures, and spreading adhesive over surfaces before setting tiles into position.

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:




This section contains the following subsection :
            4411 Carpentry and Joinery Tradespersons
            4412 Fibrous Plasterers
            4413 Roof Slaters and Tilers
            4414 Bricklayers
            4415 Solid Plasterers
            4416 Wall and Floor Tilers and Stonemasons

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