We have had an enormous response to the Jim Baff Scholarship programme. We have filled up all the places for this year and we have a lengthy waitlist in case of cancellations. We plan to launch a crowd sourcing funding campaign later in the year to try to meet demand....
For years the CITB have paid apprentice incentives based on the filling in of an on the job diary. Times are changing and the CITB has updated to a nifty app called “My Profiling”. Apprentices can download the app on their smart phones and enter in the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5VG2EbljBJw HAVE YOU GOT YOUR UNIQUE STUDENT IDENTIFIER (USI) NUMBER? From 1 January 2015 all students will be required to have a USI, because…government. This is a requirement for all courses,...
As part of FCTA’s commitment to assisting the Adelaide construction industry, the Jim Baff Scholarship programme offers people who are ineligible for funded training a chance to learn a trade. Our latest graduate is Farhad Ghanbarzadeh. Farhad completed study in...
Our popular pre-apprentice starts on Tuesday 3rd February. These courses help people interested in gaining an apprenticeship by giving them experience with the type of projects carried out by tradespeople. The course focuses on training in Bricklaying, Tiling, Solid...
What is heritage? How do you go about preserving a place whose constructed elements are not bricks, concrete or steel, but a rich and intricate ancient fabric of dreams and stories? The Burra Charter, drawn up in 1979, has made Australia a leading and influential...
Australia ICOMOS site is the best location to download the latest 2013 version of the Burra Charter along with practice notes. These links sometimes change, so if you find you are unable to go to the website linked below, email info@fcta.com.au so we can update the...
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...
Apprentices are now able to have their wages ‘topped up’ via the Governments ‘Trade Support Loan’ scheme. Apprentices need to fill in an application form with their apprenticeship broker, sometimes called an “AAC” these are the...
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...
