Guides
NSW builder CPD guides
The rules, the renewal, the audit and the technical topics behind the courses. Written by a practising builder, checked against the NSW Government source, dated so you know how current it is.
- Builder licence check: how to check a NSW licence and read the result
How to check a NSW builder’s licence, what to search with, and what current, expired, cancelled and suspended actually mean before you sign. Plus the separate insurance check most people miss.
- CPD points for builders: reviews, and what to check instead
Search any NSW builder CPD provider plus “reviews” and you get directory stubs and self-published testimonials. Here is why, and the six checks that replace a star rating.
- NSW builder licence expiry report: 17,825 licences due in the next 12 months
How many NSW builder licences fall due, when, and where. Plus the finding that matters for CPD: 78% run three or five years, so the annual obligation accrues unseen.
- Balcony and wet-area waterproofing defects: where they start and what they cost
Waterproofing is one of the most expensive residential defect categories, and failures start at junctions and substrates. The three checks that catch them before tiling.
- AS 3740 waterproofing: the pre-cover check every supervisor should do
AS 3740 governs waterproofing of domestic wet areas. What it covers, why the pre-cover inspection is the only checkpoint that will ever exist, and the three things to verify.
- NSW builder licence requirements: when you need one, and how to qualify
Residential building work over $5,000 in NSW needs a licence. The licence types, qualification and experience pathways, penalties, and the CPD that follows.
- A CPD diary template for NSW builders that survives an audit
NSW expects a self-kept CPD diary plus evidence for three renewal periods. The eight-column diary that answers every audit question, with a worked year.
- Contractor licence and supervisor certificate: do you need 24 CPD points?
No. NSW CPD attaches to the person, not the paper. What each credential is, who has the CPD duty on a company licence, and how one twelve-point year covers both.
- Do swimming pool builders need CPD in NSW? Yes, and here are the rules
NSW swimming pool builders have the same CPD requirement as builders: 12 points a year, eight topics, 11-point carry-forward. Which topics fit pool work.
- The 8 NSW CPD topics for builders, with what counts under each
NSW approves eight CPD topic areas for builders. The regulator's examples for each, how to pick topics for your work, and why there is no per-topic minimum.
- NSW builder licence renewal: the CPD checklist
Ten checks before you lodge a NSW builder licence renewal: the 12-point count, the twelve-month window, carry-forward, records, and what to do if you are short.
- NSW builder CPD audits: what Building Commission NSW asks for and what to keep
CPD in NSW is self-recorded and audited. Who audits, what they ask for, what a record of attendance must carry, how long to keep it, and a diary template.
- I have not done my CPD and my NSW builder licence is due. What now?
What NSW does if the 12 CPD points are missing at renewal, the one exemption that exists, and the fastest compliant way to close the gap before you lodge.
- How many CPD points do NSW builders need?
12 CPD points a year, earned in the 12 months before your licence renewal, on any of eight approved topics. What that is in hours, plus worked examples.
- CPD points vs hours: how NSW converts learning into points for builders
One hour of interactive learning is 1 CPD point; an hour of assessed RTO or university learning is 2. What decides the rate, plus worked conversions.
- Can NSW builders carry CPD points over to next year? The 11-point rule
Yes: up to 11 surplus CPD points carry forward for 12 months. How the count works, worked examples, three-year licences, and the mistake that wastes points.
- Do NSW builders need an approved CPD provider? No, and here is why
NSW does not approve or endorse builder CPD providers. Any provider with industry expertise qualifies for the 1-point tier. What the rule says, and what to check.