Why we built this
Tradie paperwork wasstealing the afternoon
PDFs on your phone. Details retyped every job. Certs bounced for blank fields. We built Tradie Forms to fix that.
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Browse Australian trade forms
See guided forms on official Australian trade PDF layouts before you create an account.
Live templates across electrical, plumbing, building, and more.
Pick a template, fill it on site, export the PDF, and find it again when someone asks weeks later.
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Every tradie knows this job
You finish the work, pack up the van, and realise the compliance form is still sitting in your inbox as a PDF. That was the moment we kept seeing.
Squinting at a PDF on your phone
Pinch, zoom, hunt for the field buried two pages over. One thumb, bright sun, and a layout that was never meant for a small screen.
Typing the same licence number again
Business name, licence, ABN, site address. Third job this week. Same details. Still entering them from memory or old photos.
The cert comes back
Builder or inspector flags a blank field. You are already on the next job. What should have taken ten minutes becomes a desk job tonight.
It started with ccew.com.au
We built ccew.com.au to help NSW electricians finish their Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work on site, not back at the desk.
Sparkies used it to fill the official layout on a phone, catch gaps before export, and hand over clean PDFs. It worked because it matched how electricians actually close out a job.
When Building Commission NSW moved CCEW lodgement to the eCert online portal, that chapter ended. Most other trade paperwork across Australia is still a flat PDF.
Tradie Forms carries that same approach into a wider platform while regulators slowly digitise form by form.
See ccew.com.au
That is why Tradie Forms exists
One platform for Australian tradies to fill official trade PDFs on any device, catch gaps before export, and download clean PDFs ready to hand over. Compliance certificates, daily job paperwork, and custom company forms in the same workflow.
“Tradies should finish forms at the switchboard, not fight a flat PDF in the carpark.”
We map each official PDF once, then every tradie gets guided sections, validation, saved details, and a proper export. We keep adding templates until regulators digitise the last one themselves.
What we built instead
Not another PDF editor. A faster way to get on top of compliance and job paperwork without fighting the layout.
Finish on site, hand over the cert
Pick a live template, fill it while job details are fresh, preview the official layout, and download a PDF ready to send, save, or hand over.
Guided sections on the official layout
Each field sits where the regulator PDF expects it. No guessing which box is which.
Gaps flagged before you export
Missing fields surface while you are still on site, not when someone rejects the form.
Details that carry job to job
Save licence, business, and site details once. Stop retyping the same block every afternoon.
Job details from your system
Pull job and contact details from ServiceM8, Tradify, and Fergus into supported fields.
Built for tradies who live on the tools
Solo operators and small crews across Australia who need compliance done before they leave site, not back at the kitchen table.
If the paperwork has to be done before you leave site, Tradie Forms is built around your day: guided fills, saved details, and clean PDF handover on official layouts.
One workflow from the switchboard to the office inbox.
Electricians
Compliance certificates and electrical paperwork across states.
Plumbers and gasfitters
Plumbing, gas, and backflow forms as the library grows.
Builders
Building compliance and inspection paperwork on official layouts.
Fire safety contractors
Fire safety certificates mapped to regulator PDFs.
Cablers and HVAC
Telecommunications and mechanical paperwork in the same hub.
Office admins and team leads
Shared drafts, seat billing, and one workspace for the crew.
What we will always be straight about
We help you fill and export paperwork faster. You stay responsible for lodging, issuing, and keeping records.
Not a government agency
We are not affiliated with any Australian state, territory, or statutory authority.
No lodging on your behalf
We do not lodge forms with regulators or networks. You issue, lodge, and keep records under current rules.
Not legal or compliance advice
Guides explain how forms work in Tradie Forms. When you are unsure, check with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.
Your professional judgement still matters
Always review the finished PDF before you hand it to a builder, inspector, council, or customer.
Try a live form before you sign up
See the guided workflow on a real Australian trade template. Start free, no card required.