Trades Assistant
Support qualified tradespeople with maintenance and worksite tasks.
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What's it like to be a Trades Assistant?
A Trades Assistant is responsible for helping and supporting tradespeople and assisting with maintenance of worksites and equipment. Trades Assistants commonly work within the electrical, telecommunications, mining and building and construction industries.
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A Trades Assistant is an important member of a team who provides what tradespeople need in terms of equipment, tools and labouring support.
Individuals who are self-motivated, reliable, hard working and with initiative are well suited to becoming a Trades Assistant.
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How to become a Trades Assistant
Being a Trades Assistant is often an entry-level position for those wishing to enter a certain industry. Formal qualifications are not usually required. However, if you wish to work in the construction industry, you’ll need to hold a White Card.
- Choose an industry to work in. Trades Assistants may work in areas such as telecommunications, mining, building and construction, landscaping or the marine sector.
- Complete training with a registered organisation to obtain a White Card. The White Card certification will remain valid unless you do not work in construction for a period of two years or more.
- Investigate to see if there are any additional requirements, such as clothing, equipment or safety prerequisites.
- Consider undertaking on-the-job training or completing a TAFE course such as a Certificate II in Construction (CPC20112) to build on the knowledge you’ve acquired on the job.
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SEEK users who have worked as a Trades Assistant have studied these qualifications.
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Certificate II in Construction
This certificate provides you with basic skills needed to work on a construction site and prepares you to undertake an apprenticeship.
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Certificate II in Engineering
This certificate provides skills and knowledge to prepare for an engineering apprenticeship.
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How do Trades Assistants rate their role?
Average ratings calculated from 55 Trades Assistants surveyed on SEEK
Work-life balance
3.9
Job satisfaction
4.0
Career progression opportunities
3.6
Job security
3.4
Pay / Salary
3.9
Variety of work
3.9
Job market trends for Trades Assistants
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Projected job growth
National increase over next 5 years
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Latest Trades Assistant reviews
Latest reviews from 48 Trades Assistants surveyed on SEEK
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Trades assistant work is tough but rewarding for someone who wants to learn or get started in the industry
Reviewer's Qualification
Certificate III in Automotive (Mechanical - Diesel Fitter)
Experience
Less than a year
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
Specialisation
Mining
The good things
I believe being a trades assistant is a good way to get started in any industry, it can be rewarded but it is definitely a good way to learn about everything
The challenges
You may not get treated with the same respect as a tradesman does but all you do is knuckle down and get the job done and you will be fine
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Predelivery sucks!! My brain is rotting and my exceptional skills are going to waste.
Experience
Less than a year
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
Specialisation
Peeling plastic off new cars
The good things
No skill involved. No thinking involved at all.
The challenges
Getting my role back as a mechanic and not having to be bored with the tedium of this mind numbing, no skilled roll that I was left in because of morons who don’t care about my career.
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