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VIC - Owner Builder Course

In Victoria an Owner Builder must obtain a Certificate of Consent from the Building Commission in Victoria for any domestic building work carried out on your land that exceeds $12,000. The applicant must sign a statutory declaration and pay a $83.30 fee. Owner Builders may only obtain a building permit for a single dwelling and associated work on a single property in any three-year period. It is not compulsory to do an ower builder course in Victoria.

We run Owner Builder courses in Melbourne for the purposes of learning and understanding how to owner build and project manage. Below are the course Modules that you will learn from completing the owner Builder Course, at the end of this course you will receive a 'Certificate of Acknowledgment' for completing the course.

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The Owner Building in Victoria Course held in Melbourne, which comprises of 5 modules:

  • Knowledge Module 1.1: Design Check - 5 Star Energy Rating explanation (3 hours)
  • Knowledge Module 1.2: Estimating, Cost control plus Occupational Health & Safety (3 hours)
  • Knowledge Module 1.3: Off site co-ordination + Administration, On site supervision, Planning & Permits (3 hours)
  • Knowledge Module 1.4: Specification workshop A - Contracts + Insurances (1 hour) / Module 1.5 (2 hours)
  • Knowledge Module 1.5 Specification workshop B - Materials & Systems, Identification, Product & Material info. (3 hours)

Please note: When Module 1.4 is held, as it is only for 1 hr, Module 1.5 will begin straight after and run for 2 hrs. Module 1.5 runs for a total of 5 hours.


The fee including GST is $330 per person, or $440 for a couple.


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Documents you need to obtain your Owner Builder License

At the end of the Workshop you will have to complete a pretty straight forward Questionnaire, which will indicate your level of understanding of the course. Then you will be issued with your Statement of Attainment, which then you can take…