ACT builder licences through Access Canberra, prepared before you lodge.
In the Australian Capital Territory, Access Canberra licenses construction occupations, including builders. The ACT uses a construction occupations licensing model, so a builder licence sits alongside licences for related occupations under one framework.
How builder licensing works in Australian Capital Territory.
Access Canberra administers the ACT’s construction occupations licensing under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act. Builders are licensed in classes — Class A, B, C and D — that scale with the height and complexity of the building work, and a nominee arrangement lets a company hold a licence through a licensed individual. Choosing the correct class, and settling the nominee position, is where most ACT applications need shaping before lodgement.
What are you applying for in Australian Capital Territory?
Start with the work you want to quote, contract or supervise. We’ll line up the likely class, supporting evidence and place to begin.
Construction occupation licence (builder, classes A–D)
ACT builder classes scale with the building work. We map your work to the correct Access Canberra class and the evidence the construction occupation licence needs.
View this serviceTrade / construction occupation licence
The ACT licenses a range of construction occupations. We check whether the work you contract needs its own occupation licence and what qualification supports it.
Nominee / licensed supervisor
A company licence runs through a nominee who holds the individual licence. We map whether you are the nominee, the entity, or both, before lodging.
Mutual recognition into the ACT
Licensed in another state or territory? Mutual recognition can carry an equivalent ACT licence — we check the class Access Canberra will grant.
Get the application work under control before you lodge.
We identify what needs to be gathered, fixed or prepared, then organise the application into clear steps.
Map the right pathway
We start with the work you want to do and the state you want to do it in, then map it to the relevant regulator, licence type, class and likely application sequence.
Build the evidence plan
We review qualifications, RPL needs, project history, referees and records before you spend time or money on the wrong next step.
Prepare the application
You get practical support preparing documents and building a clearer application pack before lodgement.
Access Canberra decides every application.
BLS focuses on what we can control: the right class, clear evidence and properly prepared application material. Access Canberra assesses the application and makes the final decision.
Start with the 60 second check.
Get clear on your likely licence, gaps and next step before you pay for training or start pulling the paperwork together.