Aug 9, 2016
Trading places with machines, brick by brick The Australian 12:00AM August 6, 2016 SIMONE FOX KOOB Journalist Sydney @SimoneFoxKoob REBECCA PUDD Reporter Adelaide @RebeccaPuddy Apprentice bricklayer Henry Crossman, at work in Greenacres, Adelaide: “You’ll still need...
Jul 4, 2016
These walls were built from recycled bricks. Additional elements from The Brick Pit, Sydney. Photo: Peter Bennetts Shrugging off the cloak of render and rocking up in exciting new colours, textures, shapes and sizes, bricks are looking better than ever. The humble...
Jul 1, 2016
Are you thinking of hiring an apprentice? The question I get asked most often by potential employers is ‘How much do I have to pay?”. The easy answer for me is to say, “Call FairWork or go onto their website”. But thats not very helpful! So I...
Jan 13, 2016
Last year the CITB rolled out a new way for employers and apprentices to track the skills and work apprentices undertake. It’s via a simple smartphone app that can be downloaded following this link. It takes a few minutes Friday afternoon for apprentices to...
Jan 12, 2016
Congratulations to Matt for winning FCTA – Building Careers Apprentice of the year award. Matt is an outstanding apprentice stonemason and bricklayer who works with his employer on large stonemasonry projects. Our trainer went onsite to give Matt his award, and...
Dec 12, 2014
This years choice for Apprentice of the Year was made easy, as each staff member – from all our trades – recommended Nathan Dekker. Nathan is 75% through his Cert III in Bricklaying. His work is of high quality. He is normally the first apprentice to...
