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A clearer start to the next job.

For trades, builders, supervisors and consultants across Australian construction. Whether you work on a home, manage a commercial project or support a larger construction team, better knowledge helps you ask better questions and make clearer decisions.

Get Industry Insights on Sundays for a construction update you can use in the business. On Fridays, The Friday Detail takes one detail from the drawings to site, with a free interactive lesson.

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Bring this to your next pre-start

Pick one job and write the answers beside the current drawing.

  1. Scope. Which drawing revision is the crew building from? Which change is still waiting on an answer?
  2. People. Who engaged each trade, who is the site contact, and which trades has the owner arranged?
  3. Records. Does the business on the insurance certificate match the subcontract? Record the renewal date and any question for the broker.
  4. Sequence. Which delivery, access arrangement or earlier trade must be ready first? Who will confirm it?
  5. Handover. What will be covered up next? Agree who records the location, revision and photos.

Close the loop: Question __________ · Person responsible __________ · Due __________ · Answer filed in __________

Put it into practice

If the neighbour’s fence gets damaged, whose insurance responds? Follow one incident from quote to site and see what to check before the excavator arrives.

Try the free footing-systems lesson Work through a changed wall, compare the drawings and download the takeaway for your crew. The lesson uses NCC 2022. Check the edition and jurisdiction for your project.

Browse all free lessons · Tell us what held up your last start

Help shape the next stage

We are building towards practical education and business support across residential and commercial construction. Job planning, understanding the numbers, insurance and WHS, team development and leadership are part of that direction.

Start with the resources available today, and tell us what would help you or your team next.

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Planning your own build?

Explore homeowner tools and personal support · Open the Handover Kit page