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Pre-Apprenticeship Course Cert II Construction commencing 20th May 2013.
Our popular Cert II in Construction course commences again next Monday, 20th May. The course provides an introduction to Bricklaying, Solid Plastering, Tiling & Concreting. These courses are an excellent way of gaining work in the Building and Construction...
White Card Course, Wednesday 1st May
We'll be running a White Card course on Wednesday 1st May, cost is $85 or $25 if you have a CITB card. The course runs for 6 hours and will be held at Holden Hill. Call 83635615, or email admin@fcta.com.au to book a place.
White Card Class Tuesday, April 9th 2013
We will be running a White Card course, CPCCOHS1001A on Tuesday April 9th. The course starts at 8:30am and runs for 6 hours. To book a place please call 83675615, or email admin@fcta.com.au. The cost is $25 for CITB card holders, and $85 for those without CITB...
Amir Hatami – Most Outstanding Pre-Apprentice 2012
Amir was nominated not just by the trainers, but also by his fellow students. From the beginning of the Cert II Construction course, Amir stood out as an exceptional student, being able to pick up new skills extremely fast. Each task was completed with a focus on...
Cert II Construction Course Commencing February 4th
Students will be given an introduction to Bricklaying, Tiling, Plastering and Concreting as part of the Cert II Construction course. This course will run for 13 weeks, and be delivered at FCTA - Building Careers in Holden Hill. If you'd like to see the types of...
Merry Christmas from the FCTA – Building Careers Team.
FCTA will be closed from Friday 21/12/2012 & reopen Monday 7/01/2013. If you need to contact us outside of those times, please call Trisch on 0400 597 117 or email info@fcta.com.au.
Extra incentive payments available for hiring an apprentice
The good people at MEGT have put together this flyer on the benefits that are available for hiring an apprentice before the end of February 2013. With an additional $4000 available to hire a mature aged apprentice, these incentives can really help grow your business....
4 Week ACCESS funded Introduction to Bricklaying & Tiling. Course is FREE for people registered with Centrelink
4 week introduction to Bricklaying & Tiling course at Holden Hill, SA. Free for people registered with Centrelink.
ATO Building & Construction Industry Changes from 1st July 2012
From 1 July 2012, businesses in the building and construction industry need to report to the ATO each year, the total payments they make to each contractor for building and construction services. Businesses need to report if they: are in the building and...
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for trades people with proven industry experience
Almost half of the people working in the building and construction industry, do not have a formal qualification. For many, they have been working on sites for years, and have extensive experience. That knowledge and experience can be recognised with a formal...
Cert II Construction Course Commencing 8th October
By popular demand we will be offering a Certificate II as part of our Pre-apprenticeship course. This course will run for 12 weeks, and be delivered at FCTA - Building Careers in Holden Hill. If you'd like to see the types of projects that students work on, check out...
Builders saved by rise of mining? Not in SA
The Australian published an article this week about how figures showing the health of the building industry, have been bolstered by mining projects. As most South Australian builders know, there is no mining guardian angel to help out the industry here. Battling...
Onsite Assessments
Our goal at FCTA – Building Careers is to offer employers flexibility with training. We can co-ordinate onsite assessments of units where apprentices are completing specific tasks – for example mosaic tiling, applying basic levelling procedures, constructing bulkheads...
FREE SUPPORT for Australian Apprentices & Employers
A new service has been set up to provide mentoring to apprentices and people who employ apprentices. The HIA Apprenticeship Mentoring Program aims to: • Provide help about any work or personal issues that could be affecting work • General information • Advice and...
NEW Pre-Apprenticeship Courses Commencing Monday July 30th
As an approved Skills for All provider, FCTA - Building Careers will be running its first pre-apprenticeship course under this new scheme. Skills for All is a state government initiative that offers all South Australians the opportunity to study Vocational Education...
Construction employs a third of the working population, and is expected to have employment growth of 14.3% in next 5 years
With all the talk of the mining boom, the ABS has released some interesting new figures to put the mining industry in perspective with the other industries. In Australia, the construction industry employs over 1 Million workers. We have many of our students talking...
Updating training contracts to the latest qualification
If you are an apprentice in SA, you have a training contract written up when you are first signed up. Sometimes this can happen right before a training package - and the qualifications, are updated. If you are a current apprentice and you were signed up under the old...
Apprentice Update
This week we've had quite a few apprentices in working on various projects. Charlie and David have been working on an advanced bricklaying project, below are photo's of their work.
Pt Augusta Pre-Apprenticeship Course
The Pt Augusta team completed their CITB sponsored course on Friday. As a thank you to the Pt Augusta Youth Centre team, for providing us with the facilities, the students built an outdoor BBQ area. More photos can be seen on our facebook page...
Pt Augusta Week 6 Update
The team in Pt Augusta has been busy developing their hand skills, with a focus on practical projects. Most of the team are from the Pt Augusta, Quorn and Whyalla region, where these types of courses are not normally available. This course was fully funded by the CITB...