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How Technology Is Disrupting The Construction Industry
Originally published: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikekavis/2016/07/12/how-technology-is-disrupting-the-construction-industry/#144e5df53a8d Article by Mike Kavis There’s a lot of buzz these days about drones, 3D printing and robots. It’s easy to brush these...
Bricks Are Back! New Designer Brick Styles Are Hitting The Market
These walls were built from recycled bricks. Additional elements from The Brick Pit, Sydney. Photo: Peter Bennetts Shrugging off the cloak of render and rocking up in exciting new colours, textures, shapes and sizes, bricks are looking better than ever. The humble...
How Much Do I Have To Pay An Apprentice I Hire Today?
Are you thinking of hiring an apprentice? The question I get asked most often by potential employers is 'How much do I have to pay?". The easy answer for me is to say, "Call FairWork or go onto their website". But thats not very helpful! So I have just gone through...
Tax Deductions for Tradies
Get more back from the ATO with tax deductions for tradies How? Just claim the right tax deductions. Originally published at: https://www.etax.com.au/tax-deductions-for-tradies/ Tradespeople can claim a lot of work-related expenses as tax deductions. That means, when...
The Number of Apprentices in South Australia Has Halved Between 2013 – 2015
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the latest figures on the number of apprentices in Australia show a system in crisis. Source: AAP https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/06/28/parties-pass-blame-apprenticeship-drop Apprentice numbers have crashed and both major...
Builders Licensing – New Dates Announced
Our trade sub-contractors course is scheduled to run on the following dates: Apply Legal: 20/1/2018 – 21/1/2018 & SMB Finance: 3/2/2018 – 4/2/2018 Apply Legal: 24/3/2018 – 25/3/2018 & SMB Finance: 7/4/2018 – 8/4/2018 Apply Legal: 2/6/2018 – 3/6/2018...
Contractor or Employee? A New Tool Can Help You Decide
The ATO has launched a new online tool to help you decide if people are employees or contractors. Employers are ultimately responsible, and liable, for how they classify people who work with or for them. Employees have their superannuation paid, contractors do not. If...
July 2016 Pre-Apprenticeship Course – Register Your Interest
Our popular pre-apprenticeship course is starting again in July. Register your interest by calling us on 0883675615 or email admin@fcta.com.au. This course offers successful students the Certificate II in Construction qualification, and a headstart in gaining...
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...
Could Future Apprentices Be Working With Glow In The Dark Cement?
Mexican scientist invents glow-in-the-dark cements May 17, 2016Nicole Frost - originally published on domain.com.au Dr Jose Carlos Rubio's glow-in-the-dark cement glows for about 12 hours and lasts up to 100 years.Photo: Investigación y Desarrollo There is a cement...
Employers seeking experienced Solid Plasterers & Bricklayers for Apprenticeships
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 on...
Pre-Apprenticeship Course – Commences 1st February 2016
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...
Make the CITB’s “My Profiling” app a priority for all apprentices in 2016.
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 login and...
2015 Apprentice of the Year is Matthew Allocca
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 these...
Problems with website – courses and book & pay pages not showing
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.
Christmas & New Years Opening Times 2016
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 let us...
This would be great in SA: Discount vehicle registration for Victorian trade apprentices to help boost training completion rates
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....
Trade License Course Starts November 7th – Last one for 2015! Get Qualified for a BLD# Now
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 tradies' but I...
So Why Cant We Give Employers What They Want And Deliver Apprentice Training Solely Onsite?
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 at risk from asbestos in imported building products: industry association
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 samples...