FCTA – Building Careers is currently developing a short 4-week course to help students gain bricklaying apprenticeships. There are currently 12 employers in South Australia looking to hire junior apprentices. All you need to do is register your interest by...
Our trade school at Holden Hill is still open for apprentices to attend training. To ensure we comply with social distancing requirements, we are requesting employers and /or apprentices contact us to book in beforehand. Our trainers are also available to come onsite...
Tradies wanting to apply for a builders or contractor’s license will need to complete more training courses. Currently, applicants are required to complete 2 business courses. From 1 July 2020 this will increase to 6 business courses. The change has been brought in to...
Interested in becoming a tradie? Pre-apprenticeship courses are a great way to try a range of trades. Our Cert II in Construction (CPC20112) course runs for 10 weeks and covers bricklaying, tiling, plastering and more. Students attend Tuesday – Friday and will...
If your bricklaying business is growing, there are now $21,000 worth of reasons to hire an apprentice. Apprentices under the age of 21 can be employed at a junior rate with a 3-month probationary period. If you’d rather hire an adult apprentice an additional...
In an industry first, National Tiles and Grand Designs Australia, in partnership with our sponsors, are excited to announce the inaugural Tiler of the Year Awards 2020. And the grand prize is a force of nature! The commanding Mazda BT-50 Boss. We are passionate about...
As the Burra Charter turns 40, James Lesh looks back at the global influence of its innovative approach to heritage value and asks how it may need to evolve to meet the challenges of future conservation and changing sensibilities. The Burra Charter guides how...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have been providing subsidies for further training in the Construction Industry for over 25 years. Unfortunately, this financial years budget has been reduced. As a result, some of the costs for our short courses have...
Over the years FCTA has helped hundreds of employers sign up new apprentices. One of the ways we have recommended signing up an apprentice has been via an apprenticeship transfer. The idea behind this seems like a low-risk recommendation, but this year we have seen an...
FCTA – Building Careers is running a Certificate II in Construction (CPC20112) Pre-Apprenticeship Course starting 10th September. The course runs for 10 weeks, Tuesday – Friday commencing 10/09/2019 – 15/11/2019. The SA Government is funding eligible...
