In Australian construction, your tickets are your passport. The more relevant licences and certifications you hold, the more sites you can access — and the more consistent your work becomes. If you’re looking to pick up more construction work through labour hire, here are the tickets worth having, and why they matter.
The White Card: your non-negotiable
Nothing starts without it. A White Card (General Construction Induction) is the minimum requirement to work on any construction site in Australia. If you don’t have one yet, it’s the single most important thing to sort out — no labour hire company can place you without it.
Working at Heights and Confined Space
These two tickets unlock a huge range of work. Many commercial, infrastructure and remedial projects involve elevated work or confined spaces, and sites won’t let you near that work without the right certification. Holding both makes you significantly more deployable.
High Risk Work Licences
High Risk Work Licences cover things like forklift operation, EWP (elevated work platforms), dogging, rigging and scaffolding. Each one you hold widens the range of roles you can take on. Rigging and scaffolding in particular are available at Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels — and progressing through them can open the door to better-paid, more specialised work.
Rail: the RIW card
If you want access to rail projects, the Rail Industry Worker (RIW) card is essential. Rail work is often steady and well-structured, and the RIW card is your entry point.
First Aid and Traffic Control
A current First Aid certificate is a genuine asset on any crew, and a Traffic Control ticket opens up a whole category of work on road and infrastructure projects. Both are relatively quick to obtain and add real value to your profile.
Specialist and remedial tickets
If you’re heading toward remedial construction — concrete repair, crack injection, waterproofing — specialist experience and any related certifications make you stand out. This is a growing area of the industry, and skilled remedial workers are in demand.
Keep your tickets current
Holding a ticket isn’t enough if it’s expired. Keep your certifications up to date and your CV clear about what you hold and when it renews. When you register with a labour hire company, listing your tickets accurately means you get matched to the right work, faster.
Ready to put your tickets to work?
Dextra Remedial Solutions & Resourcing places reliable, ticketed workers with established builders and contractors across Australia — casual or ABN. Register your details and tickets once, and we’ll match you to work that fits.
Got the tickets? Apply now and get on our books.
