AI training for trade businesses in Australia
Square1 Ai trains trades and construction businesses in Australia to use AI well: quotes, invoices, scheduling and customer replies. Live online on Zoom in your working hours, from A$149 a person for a team of five or more, with every exercise built on the work your business already does and the rules Australian businesses work under.
One published price for every team, no team discount. Plus tax where it applies. Square1 Ai is not a registered training organisation (RTO).
Where AI is already changing trade and building work in Australia.
The training starts with the roles AI touches first, inside the rules Australian trades and construction businesses already work under.
Quotes, invoices and job scheduling
CommBank and OpenAI launched a Business Masterclass AI series in 2026 aimed at trades, after research found admin such as quoting, invoicing and scheduling eats more of owners' weeks than the work itself. The office manager now has to know how to draft quotes and follow-ups with AI and check every price and scope line before it goes out.
Answering enquiries before the job goes elsewhere
Owners are starting to use AI assistants to answer calls and messages faster, so the job does not go to whoever replied first. They need to know what an assistant may promise a customer, and how to keep customer details out of public tools.
Allocating work through apps
Job management apps increasingly allocate jobs, routes and timing automatically. In NSW a new law makes clear that work demands must be safe whether they come from a person or through AI, so the supervisor has to check that app-driven schedules do not create unsafe workloads or rushing.
Take-offs and quotes from plans and photos
Estimators use AI tools that read plans, PDFs and site photos to draft quantities and quotes. They need to know where these tools misread drawings and how to check measurements before a fixed-price quote is signed.
The rules your training has to respect
Work health and safety law applies to work set or monitored by software, and NSW has written this into its WHS Act; most small trade businesses fall under the Privacy Act's small business exemption, but the OAIC's AI guidance is still the benchmark for customer data.
- Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 (NSW), passed Feb 2026: a digital work system is an algorithm, AI, automation or online platform; businesses must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that work demands and work allocated through these systems do not put workers' health and safety at risk. Most provisions commence on dates still to be announced; SafeWork NSW is writing guidelines
- Privacy Act 1988 small business exemption (OAIC): businesses with turnover of $3 million or less are generally exempt; a small trade business is covered only if it falls into a listed category (for example trading in personal information, a Commonwealth contractor, or opting in), or once turnover passes $3 million
- OAIC, Guidance on privacy and the use of commercially available AI products (21 Oct 2024, updated 17 Jan 2025): best practice is not to enter personal information into publicly available generative AI tools; entering it is a use or disclosure under APP 6, and APP 10 accuracy duties apply to AI outputs
Four ways to train a team in Australia.
One published price each, in Australian dollars, for every company in Australia. Most teams start with live online seats; a Sprint builds one AI workflow with you.
Live online
A$149a person, team of five or moreLive courses on Zoom in AI, cyber security, no-code automation and more. An instructor teaches; Nova grades every exercise and project.
Live on Zoom, booked on your city’s time.
In person
A$2,500a day, up to 20 peopleAn instructor in your offices for a day or a series, hands-on with your team’s own work.
On request in Australia: the same day rate, plus travel.
Sprint
A$4,990fixed price, four weeksWe pick the workflow worth building first and build it with your people while we teach them. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test.
Built with your team inside your own accounts, run online.
Train + build
A$14,900fixed price, twelve weeksWe train your team and build the workflows, automations and AI features your business runs on, alongside them.
Training live online, in-person days on request, building alongside your team.
After Train + build, the optional Grow plan is A$2,490 a month. A Sprint’s fee counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
Live online, on your city’s clock.
Australia runs on five clocks in summer. Sessions are booked on the time of the office that hosts the team; in-person days are arranged on request.
In person, on request
In-person training outside Sri Lanka is arranged on request: the same day rate of A$2,500 for up to 20 people, with travel and accommodation quoted on top before you book.
- Live online from Perth to Hobart from day one
- In-person days quoted with travel before you commit
- The readiness test before, and the Team Impact Report after
| City | Clock | At 1:00 PM in Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, HobartDaylight time until 4 Apr 2027 | UTC+11 (AEDT) | 1:00 PM |
| AdelaideDaylight time until 4 Apr 2027 | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) | 12:30 PM |
| BrisbaneNo daylight saving | UTC+10 (AEST) | 12:00 PM |
| DarwinNo daylight saving | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | 11:30 AM |
| PerthNo daylight saving | UTC+8 (AWST) | 10:00 AM |
Daylight saving runs from 4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027 in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT; Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory keep one clock all year (NSW Government).
AI training in Australia, compared.
Five programmes from Australian providers, as each publishes them. The business schools teach leaders in a room; TAFE NSW and Lumify sell short courses per person.
| Programme | Length | How it is taught | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI for BusinessMelbourne Business School · next 25–26 Nov 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2 days | In person in Carlton; group pricing on request | A$3,500 a person incl. GST |
| AI for Business LeadersUNSW AGSM · next 23–24 Feb 2027 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2 days, or 4 weeks virtual | In person or virtual, for individuals | A$2,500–3,950 incl. GST |
| AI Fluency for Directors SprintAICD and the University of Sydney · starts 20 Nov 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2.5 weeks, 50 hours | Online with 3 live sessions, for directors | A$1,395 incl. GST (A$1,255.50 each for 10+) |
| Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00)Lumify Work · next 15 Jan 2027 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 1 day | Virtual, a Microsoft course for individuals | A$995.50 incl. GST |
| Generative AI and its Business ApplicationsTAFE NSW microskill · enrol any time · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 3–5 hours, self-paced | Online; bulk licences for 10+ staff | A$140 incl. GST (A$0 on sale) |
| Live online or in personSquare1 Ai · the prices on this page | Per course, or a day on site | Live on Zoom or in your offices, every exercise graded by Nova | A$149 a person · A$2,500 a day |
Fees exactly as each provider publishes them, read on their own sites on 19 October 2026, including GST where the provider says so. Dates change, so check before you book.
Four ways Australian companies train a team in AI.
Each one fits a different need. Leaders and the wider team often take different routes.
- Route 1
A business-school short course
Fits when a leader wants two days at Melbourne Business School or UNSW AGSM and a name on the certificate.
Watch for A$3,500 a person at MBS and up to A$3,950 at AGSM, one leader at a time, on the school’s dates.
- Route 2
Nationally recognised training from an RTO
Fits when you need an accredited unit or a funded place, for example a TAFE NSW microskill.
Watch for short self-paced modules rarely change how a team works day to day.
- Route 3
Vendor courses for the tools you already use
Fits when your company is standardising on Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini or AWS and wants people trained on that tool.
Watch for a vendor course teaches the tool, not your workflow; non-technical teams usually need both.
- Route 4
A team trained and measured together (Square1 Ai)
Fits when you want every person placed by a test, taught live, graded on real work and measured again at week 12.
Watch for it takes a few hours a week from each person, and the results depend on them doing the work.
AI training for trade businesses in Australia: your questions.
How much does aI training for trade businesses cost in Australia?
Live online courses are A$149 a person for a team of five or more, booked in your working hours. A four-week Sprint that builds one AI workflow with your team is A$4,990, and twelve weeks of Train + build is A$14,900. One published price for every business, plus GST where it applies.
We are a small trade business. Do we have to follow the Privacy Act when we use AI?
If your annual turnover is $3 million or less you are probably exempt, unless you are in a category the OAIC lists, such as a Commonwealth contractor or a business that trades in personal information. Treat customer details carefully anyway, and keep them out of free public chatbots.
Does the new NSW law affect a small builder that uses a scheduling app?
It can. The NSW law covers any algorithm, AI, automation or online platform used to set work, and the duty is to make sure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the work it allocates is safe. Check that app-set schedules do not create rushed or excessive workloads. Most of the law starts on dates still to be announced.
Which staff should start first?
Usually the people AI already touches: office manager, owner and site supervisor. A two-minute readiness test places every person, so nobody sits a course pitched at someone else's job.
What does a Sprint build for a trade business?
One workflow your team picks, built with your people inside your own accounts over four weeks: for example quotes drafted from site notes and photos with every line checked, a follow-up workflow for unanswered enquiries, or job sheets turned into invoices. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test, and the fee of A$4,990 counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
Is this nationally recognised training?
No. Square1 Ai is not a registered training organisation (RTO), so its courses do not lead to a nationally recognised qualification and are not eligible for VET funding. Each person keeps a graded record of their work. If your team needs an accredited unit, choose an RTO such as TAFE.
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