Construction
Reinforcing Ironworker
Prepares, positions and installs the steel reinforcement bars that strengthen concrete structures, in buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels and foundations.
- Duration
- 4 months
- Minimum entry requirement
- At least 10 years of schooling (2nd year of high school)
- Age
- 21 to 45
- English
- level A2
What you learn to do
- Reads construction plans and reinforcement drawings
- Measures, cuts and bends steel bars
- Prepares reinforcement cages and frameworks
- Positions and secures rebar with binding wire and tools
- Installs reinforcement in foundations, columns, beams, walls and slabs
- Installs steel mesh and grids
- Works safely with cutting, bending and tying equipment
Where the skills are used
Why this trade
1
Needed across buildings, infrastructure and civil engineering
2
Specialised technical skills in measuring, cutting, bending and assembling steel
3
Progress to team leader or reinforcement supervisor
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