We have a range of short courses running before the end of the year. Our most popular tiling courses can be customised for people looking to develop specific skills. These courses are eligible for CITB subsidies for people working in the trades with a CITB membership number – this is free to apply for at citb.org.au. If you are interested in other courses, or would like to request different dates, please email [email protected]
Tiling – 1 week:
24th – 28th September 2018
Cost: $750 or $250 with CITB membership
Waterproofing – 3 days:
15th – 17th October 2018
Cost: $550 or $200 with CITB membership
Acrylic Rendering – 3 days:
29th – 31st October 2018
Cost: $600 or $250 with CITB membership
Tiling – 1 week:
26th – 30th November 2018
Cost: $750 or $250 with CITB membership
Contractors License Course:
6th – 7th October 2018 & 20th – 21st October 2018
Cost: $950 or $450 with CITB membership
Christmas Closing Times & January 2017 Course Dates
FCTA – Building Careers will be closed from 12pm Friday 23rd December 2016, and will reopen Monday 9th January 2017. If you have any queries during this period, please email [email protected] or call 83675615 to leave a message.
Apprentices are welcome to attend from 8am 9th January.
Our popular pre-apprenticeship Certificate II in Construction course will commence on Tuesday 24th January. Interviews for this course can be arranged from January 9th.
A new short course, Introduction to Plastering will be running from Monday 30th January – Friday 3rd February 2017. This course is CITB sponsored for members, and covers the basic of working with and repairing plasterboard and cornice. To book into this course, visit our book & pay page or click this link
CITB sponsored short courses – the more you learn, the more you earn!
FCTA – Building Careers runs a series of short courses for existing tradespeople to increase their skills. Lots of the courses have cross over skills, bricklayers usually have the hand skills to pick up acrylic rendering quickly. Tilers who have only worked on domestic bathrooms and laundries can learn how to do high margin tessellated tiling.
Anyone who is looking to gain their contractors license has the ability to attend the two mandatory small business units to apply for their license. For more information, download our brochure by clicking >> Course Guide, or call us on 8367 5615 or email [email protected]
July 2016 – June 2017 Short Course Dates To Be Confirmed
FCTA – Building Careers will be launching the new financial years short course dates in July. Currently we are waiting to have CITB funding confirmed. The CITB provide discounted training to eligible tradies living and working in South Australia. If you do not yet have a CITB card, visit their website to apply http://www.citb.org.au/FundingSupport/AmIeligible.aspx
If you would like us to contact you when the new dates are released, email [email protected] and we will be in contact next month.
Future dates for our pre-apprentice Certificate II in Construction course will also be announced shortly. At this stage we expect the next course will run from July 5th 2016 for 10 weeks.
Unique Student Identifier – New Government Requirement To Study
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, including the White Card and Contractors Licence courses.
It’s easy…follow these 6 simple steps
STEP 1: Have at least one form of ID ready: Driver’s License, Australian Passport, Medicare Card, Birth Certificate, Visa (with non-Australian Passport), Immigration Card or Citizenship Certificate.
STEP 2: Have your personal contact details ready: Address, email and/or phone number.
STEP 3: Visit usi.gov.au and click on ‘Create a USI’.
STEP 4: Agree to the terms and conditions and follow the steps.
STEP 5: Write your unique number down and keep it somewhere handy and safe.
STEP 6: Bring this number with you when you enrol.
Contractors Licence – new dates added
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 [email protected] 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 are:
September 13th – 14th 2014 & September 27th – 28th 2014
October 11th – 12th 2014 & October 25th – 26th 2014
November 8th – 9th 2014 & November 22nd – 23rd 2014
Need more information? Read our post on the steps involved to get a licence 
2014 Short Courses & Pre-apprenticeship intake
Pre-apprenticeship Cert II Construction Courses will be running throughout the year. The next course commences 03/02/2014 and runs for 10 weeks. This course is currently funded by Skills for All for eligible students. Short courses in tiling, waterproofing, fibrous plastering and solid plastering will be run at Holden Hill, with the next course being a 3 day waterproofing course commencing 29/01/2014.
Short Courses on Offer in 2014
FCTA – Building Careers has a range of short courses scheduled for 2014. Some of these courses are available at a discounted price to people currently working in the construction industry, via the CITB. The CITB co-funds these courses, prices listed will have a cost with CITB discount applied and without. CITB cards do expire, but you can visit their website to renew or apply for a card if you haven’t in the past.
The following courses are on offer, click the title of the course to download a flyer:
| Date | Course Name | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 29/01/2014 – 31/01/2014 | Waterproofing – Internal Wet Areas 3 Day Course* Please not current standard is AS3740 -2010 | CITB= $150 Without = $500 |
| 10/02/2014 – 14/02/2014 | Traditional Sand & Cement Rendering 5 Day Course | CITB= $100 Without = $650 |
| 24/03/2014 – 28/03/2014 | Solid Plastering – Including Rendering Quoins & Bands 5 Day Course | CITB= $100 Without = $650 |
| 28/04/2014 – 02/05/2014 | Decorative Fibrous Plastering 5 Day Course | CITB= $200 Without = $720 |
| 05/05/2014 – 07/05/2014 | Acrylic Rendering 3 Day Course | CITB= $150 Without = $500 |
| 19/05/2014 – 23/05/2014 | Introduction to Tiling 5 Day Course | CITB= $150 Without = $670 |
| 02/06/2014 – 06/06/2014 | Advanced Tiling 5 Day Course | CITB= $200 Without = $720 |
| 07/02/2014 02/05/2014 25/07/2014 17/10/2014 | White Card 1 Day Course 6 Hours Face to Face | CITB= $25 Without = $100 |
| 18/01/2014 – 19/01/20140
1/02/2014 – 02/02/2014
08/02/2014 – 09/02/2014 22/02/2014 – 23/02/2014 |
Contractors Licence Course 4 days over 2 weekends. | CITB= $450
Without = $950 |
Timings:
Weekday courses run from 8am – 3:30pm.
Payment Methods:
Cash, cheque, electronic funds transfer or paypal credit card payments via website
To secure a place, please email us.
