Apprenticeships available! We’ve had a lot of calls this week from employers seeking to hire junior (under 21) apprentices who have some experience and hold a drivers license. If you have a good work ethic, and a car and just need some experience, contact Trisch...
Looking for an apprenticeship? Many employers seek out apprentices who have completed a Pre-apprenticeship course. The Certificate II in Construction (CPC20112) offers an introduction to bricklaying, tiling, plastering, concreting and scaffold. It gets students work...
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...
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...
We are currently working on a fix to the problem with our webpage. If you have any queries please call us on 8367 5615 or email info@fcta.com.au. Apologies for the inconvenience.
FCTA – Building Careers will be closing for the Christmas / New Years break from Friday 18th December at 12pm and re-opening Monday 11th January 2016. Apprentices are welcome back with our flexible timetable from the 11th January. Please call us on 83675615 to...
Half-price vehicle registration for apprentices in construction trades will be introduced by the Victorian Government in the hope it will help them finish their training. The discount will be introduced on January 1 next year, saving apprentices about $385 a year....
If you’re working in the building industry without a contractors license, you could legally be denied payment by customers for jobs under $10,000. You can also be fined on top of this. A Current Affair and Today Tonight love to run stories on ‘dodgy...
We get a lot of requests to assess apprentices onsite instead of having them come into trade school. The problem is, its virtually impossible to offer 100% onsite. We have never offered this, but we have had employers tell us third parties have said 100% onsites are...
Australians are at risk of being exposed to asbestos in imported building products, an industry group has warned. The Asbestos Industry Association said the potentially deadly material was discovered in cement compound board from China two months ago. “The...
