Nov 14, 2014
There are few things in business more complicated than hiring an apprentice. Recruitment issues aside, once you have found the person to employ you have to deal with a variety of different government and private companies to sign up your apprentice and try to grow...
Sep 15, 2014
THE AUSTRALIAN OCTOBER 07, 2013 4:44PM THE recent article by John Ross on the viability of many TAFE/ RTO colleges is a warning to politicians about previous decisions that were always destined to fail. In 1973, one of the most important institutional systems were...
May 14, 2014
The main change for apprentices is the scrapping of the ‘tools for trade’ allowance and the introduction of a ‘HECS’ style loan programme. An overhaul of funding arrangements regarding skills and training in the federal budget has received a...
Apr 16, 2014
Ministerial Specifications for waterproofing wet areas in SA were updated in May 2012. There is still low awareness about these specifications. In the past we have mailed out the specifications to all tilers and apprentices attending FCTA. Just in case, the...
Mar 31, 2014
Our latest Pre-Apprenticeship (Cert II Construction) course finishes in 2 weeks, and we have a new group starting on 28th April. We have been running these courses for quite awhile, and have had some great results. Even before this course finished, Owen secured a...
Feb 3, 2014
We had a good response to the Cert II Construction course, with a full class starting today. These Certificate II courses are generally referred to as ‘pre-apprenticeship’ courses as most of the students are seeking an apprenticeship at the end of the...
