Pointsbuild vs PointCPD: which NSW builder CPD is the better buy?
The largest built-environment CPD provider in Australia, selling course by course through a marketplace rather than as a flat points package. Here is how that compares with PointCPD, using what Pointsbuild published on its own site when we checked on 16 September 2026.
| Pointsbuild | PointCPD | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 CPD points | Priced per course | $169 $143.65 on your first order |
| Assessment | Varies by course | Every course: 80% to pass, unlimited attempts, feedback on every question |
| How you learn | Marketplace of 170+ built environment courses | Interactive: site scenarios, drag-and-drop, photo work, on any phone |
| Your record | Varies by course | Serial-numbered certificate anyone can verify, plus a points ledger |
| If they are cheaper | — | We beat their advertised price by 10% |
Sourced from pointsbuild.com.au, checked 16 September 2026. Their prices and inclusions may have changed since.
Looking for Pointsbuild reviews?
There are none worth reading, for them or for us. Checked on 9 October 2026, no NSW builder CPD provider had a rating on ProductReview.com.au or Trustpilot, and those searches return business-directory profiles and self-published testimonials instead. PointCPD has no published reviews either.
The six checks that replace a star rating sets out what to verify before you pay any provider, including the ones on this page.
What Pointsbuild says it offers
- Describes itself as Australia’s leading built environment online learning provider, with more than 170 courses.
- Sells through a marketplace covering builders and trades, architects and engineers, and certifiers and surveyors.
- Also sells to organisations, with an administration portal for allocating and reporting on training.
- No flat price for a 12-point NSW builder package is advertised on its public course listing; courses are bought individually.
What PointCPD offers
- 48 interactive courses across the NSW CPD topic areas.
- Written by a practising NSW builder, reviewed by a licensed Building Practitioner.
- An assessment on every course, 80% to pass, with unlimited attempts.
- Points bank instantly, certificates are serial-numbered and verifiable, and points never expire.
- $169 for 12 points, or $143.65 on your first order.
Where Pointsbuild wins
- By far the biggest catalogue, and it covers professions we do not touch, such as certifiers, architects and engineers.
- Buying for a whole company, across several professions, is what their administration portal is built for.
Worth choosing if you are a large organisation, or a professional who is not a licensed builder.
Where PointCPD wins
- A flat, published price: $169 for 12 points, so you know the cost of a renewal before you start.
- Built only for NSW builders, so nothing in the catalogue is aimed at another profession.
- Assessment, points ledger and verifiable certificates as standard.
Worth choosing if you want CPD you will actually use on site, and a record that stands up.
Questions builders ask
How much does Pointsbuild cost for 12 CPD points?
Pointsbuild did not advertise a flat price for a 12-point NSW builder package on its public course listing when we checked on 16 September 2026. PointCPD is $169, or $143.65 on your first order with the 15% welcome code for 12 points.
Is Pointsbuild approved by NSW Fair Trading?
NSW does not approve or endorse CPD providers, so no provider can be "approved", including us. What matters is that the learning is on an approved topic, has identifiable learning outcomes and comes from a provider with industry expertise, and that you keep the evidence: CPD is self-recorded and produced if you are audited.
Can I use both Pointsbuild and PointCPD in the same year?
Yes. NSW asks for 12 points a year across approved topics; it does not ask you to buy them all in one place. Keep the certificate from each provider with your records.
What if Pointsbuild is cheaper than PointCPD?
Send us their advertised price before you buy, or within 3 days of buying from us, and we will beat it by 10% under our price beat guarantee.
Somehow found it cheaper?
It’s rare, but it happens. Send us a screenshot of a listed provider’s price and we’ll beat it by 10%, before you buy or up to 3 days after.
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PointCPD is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Pointsbuild. Their name is used here only to compare what each of us sells. Facts about Pointsbuild come from pointsbuild.com.au on 16 September 2026 and may have changed. Compare all providers.
How it works
Every PointCPD course, the same six steps
Whoever else you're weighing us against, this is what you're actually buying: a course built to be finished, not skimmed.
- 1Understand itEach lesson starts with why the detail works, so you can handle jobs the course doesn't cover.
- 2Check itQuick questions as you go, with the answer explained straight away.
- 3DecideReal site scenarios. Make the call and see what it costs.
- 4Order itDrag the steps of a real process into the right order.
- 5Apply itA one-page job aid, and a coach that helps you apply it to your next job.
- 6Pass itA marked assessment with every answer explained. 80% to pass, unlimited attempts.
Pick your pack. Get back to work.
Prices include GST. Backed by the Best Price Guarantee. Points never expire.