A carpentry licence in Victoria can be obtained by carpenters working in the building and construction industry. This licence is necessary for carpenters at any level of experience and skill.. A carpentry licence can help give direction and a boost to your career. If you are a registered carpenter, it means that you have a formal recognition of your abilities, previous experience and technical knowledge. You can easily fill a gap in the industry.

The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) regulates the registration and licensing of building practitioners. The VBA requires that you have a carpentry licence to carry out any building or general trade work exceeding $5,000 including materials and labour, or for various other building activities to the same value.

The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) offers an option for building practitioners to register under a specific licence class:

• Domestic Builder – Unlimited (DB-U) – The registered builder may carry out the domestic work in their own capacity, or hire subcontractors to perform the work.
• Domestic Builder – Unlimited (DB-U) – The registered builder may carry out the domestic work in their own capacity, or hire subcontractors to perform the work.
• Domestic Builder – Manager (DB-M) – The licence holder may not perform any unsupervised building work, but may work under the supervision of a registered practitioner, or may hire registered practitioners to do the work.
• Domestic Builder – Limited (DB-L) – The licenced building practitioner may arrange, manage or perform building work as authorised by the Victorian Building Practitioners Board.
• Commercial Builder (Limited) Commercial Builder (Unlimited) – The practitioner guide provides detailed information on the types of work that may be performed under each licence class.