8212 Concreters

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• erecting concrete form work and laying steel reinforcing
• pouring, spreading and levelling concrete using screeds and templates
• tamping, smoothing, shaping and sealing concrete
• operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
• forming expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edges
• installing fixtures in concrete such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills
• wetting concrete and rubbing with abrasives to finish vertical surfaces
• covering concrete with plastic sheeting and sand to cure it
• cutting lines in concrete using power cutters
• may cover freshly poured concrete with colouring powders and other materials

• 821211 Concreter

Alternative Title:

• Concrete Worker

Pours, spreads, smooths and finishes concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.

Skill Level: 5