NSW builder CPD guides about CPD Points.
Renewing your NSW builder licence requires completed CPD, your renewal notice, and a fee paid to Service NSW. Here is the complete step-by-step process — what you need, how to apply online or in person, current 2025–26 fees, and what happens if you miss the deadline.
Digital tools are now standard in residential construction — project management apps, digital contracts, cloud storage, electronic invoicing. Digital Literacy CPD helps NSW builders use them confidently and correctly. All 12 annual CPD points online from $169 through Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528).
From 2023, every new home in NSW must hit a 7-star NatHERS rating — and the builder is responsible for building to it. Sustainability CPD for NSW builders covers NatHERS, insulation, energy efficiency and the NCC 2022 changes. All 12 annual CPD points online from $169.
Work Health and Safety (WHS) is one of 8 mandatory CPD learning areas for NSW builders — covering on-site safety, SWMS, hazard identification, and contractor duties. Complete your WHS CPD and all 12 annual points online through Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528) from $169.
Water ingress is the single largest source of residential building defects in NSW — accounting for 75–80% of all defect claims. Waterproofing CPD teaches NSW builders the materials, systems, and installation details that prevent leaks. Complete your technical CPD online through Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528) from $169 for your full 12-point annual requirement.
NSW builders must complete technical CPD to stay current with Building Code of Australia (BCA) standards, construction systems, and emerging compliance requirements. Technical CPD covers practical building knowledge that directly affects your ability to quote accurately, manage risks, and avoid defects.
Victorian builders working under a NSW contractor licence need 12 CPD points every year — and Melbourne is 700+ km from Sydney. Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528) covers all 8 Fair Trading learning areas entirely online, with no travel and no classroom, from $169 for your full annual requirement.
South Australian builders working on NSW projects must meet the same 12-point annual CPD requirement as any Sydney-based builder. From Adelaide, the only practical option is online — and Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528) has all 8 Fair Trading learning areas covered from $169.
Tasmania is 1,400 km from Sydney — but your NSW contractor licence renewal deadline does not care. Hobart and Tasmanian builders can complete all 12 annual CPD points online through Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528), all 8 learning areas, from $169.
ACT builders who hold a NSW contractor licence face the same annual 12-point CPD deadline as builders based in Sydney. Canberra builders can complete every point online — Fair Trading-compliant, self-paced, from $169 through Builders CPD Online (RTO 91528).