Nick is a great South Australian, and a long term supporter of FCTA – Building Careers. This recent article published in The Advertiser doesn’t highlight enough how much Nick has contributed to South Australian tradies. It’s great to hear Nick is...
If you are reading this because you want an apprenticeship there are a few things to keep in mind. Employers by far prefer to hire apprentices under 21 and with a car. That is because they want someone who they can afford and don’t need to travel out of their...
The SA Government has put together a detailed booklet about all things relating to apprenticeships. Everything from what an apprentice is, to the ratio of supervisors to apprentices required can be found by clicking this link to the WorkReady website. This is an...
Article by Nick Hall. Originally published: http://3dprintingindustry.com/news/top-10-3d-printed-construction-innovations-83578/ View Larger Image Nobody could have envisaged that one day we could really print a house when 3D printing was in its infancy. But...
Over the last 2 months we have been inundated with phone calls from employers looking for both apprentices and experienced tradespeople. Currently we have 6 vacancies for bricklaying apprentices, 2 solid plastering apprenticeships, 5 tiling apprenticeships and...
The latest reports of asbestos-tainted roof panels and metal skirting at a Perth Children’s Hospital project and a Queensland Government’s Executive Building has highlighted the risks posed by non-conforming building products. The discoveries coincide with the recent...
Written by: Andrew Spence http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/revamp-of-australia-s-last-undeveloped-port-reveal Detailed plans to revamp Australia’s last major undeveloped port waterfront have been revealed. The South Australian government has announced more...
18th July 2016 | Category: Government, News, Research, Residential, SA | Staff Writer https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/property-play-key-role-rebuilding-south-australia/ The South Australian property industry has seized on the latest unemployment data to underline...
The recent South Australia Government Budget included some extra incentives for hiring full time staff, including apprentices. Over the last few years there have been a number of changes to the incentives employers are able to claim for hiring an apprentice. The...
I had a phone call over the weekend from a former apprentice. He’d gone out on his own and hit a problem, the builder he was sub-contracting to was refusing to pay him. They had agreed to a price for the work, but hadn’t written anything down. Now the job...
