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...
This article first appeared in The Australian SEPTEMBER 03, 2014 12:00AM by Andrew Trounson In a wake-up call to government, Peter Noonan said VET students,many from poor backgrounds, were at risk of having a “hoax”perpetrated on them as government training...
We have added new dates for our contractors licence course. The course take 4 days in total to complete. Call us on 8367 5616, or email admin@fcta.com.au to book in a place. If you have a CITB card the cost is $450, without the card the cost is $950. The next dates...
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...
FCTA – Building Careers offers a limited number of fee free training scholarships as part of the Jim Baff Scholarship programme. Jim founded FCTA in 2001 with a goal to deliver quality training with the flexibility that the building industry needs. As a former...
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...
Lots of people have been asking us if we are open for the 3 days between Easter Monday & Anzac Day. We are open, and happy to train across all trades for the 3 days. If you’d like to arrange for your apprentices to come in, call us on 83675615 or email...
**Please note the information below is FCTA’s interpretation of recent changes, employers should contact FairWork to work out pay rates for their apprentices.** The Fair Work Commission decided this year that ‘competency based wage progression’...
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...
The Victorian newspaper ‘The Age’ recently ran a story on foreign workers being exploited on building sites in Melbourne. When a company scrutinised qualifications of 50 contractors, 48 were deemed non-compliant because they were unlicensed, licences they...
