After 16 successful years, Lorraine Baff has decided to retire as CEO of FCTA – Building Careers. Lorraine and Jim Baff founded the company in 2001 after years of advocacy work in South Australia. In 2008 Lorraine and Jim won the SA Small Training Organisation...
Our next pre-apprenticeship course will be starting Wednesday April 26th at Holden Hill. If you are looking for an apprenticeship in South Australia, this is the course to give yourself the best chance possible. FCTA – Building Careers also trains apprentices,...
Apprenticeships need to be promoted as ‘sexy’ to avoid a skills crisis, experts say Originally Published: Matt Smith, Sunday Mail (SA) April 8, 2017 9:30pm APPRENTICESHIPS need to be again promoted as “sexy” to avoid a skills crisis, lack of competitiveness and an...
CSR Bradford are promoting their Thermoseal Wall Wrap system as a way to have work on the interior of homes completed before, or at the same time as the external brickwork or cladding is completed. There is no mention of the extra complexity facing bricklayers having...
Construction of the first hemp house in WA has just been completed, sparking calls to build a local processing plant so local farmers can supply the building industry. The hemp plant’s woody stem is shredded, mixed with a lime render and tampered into place...
Consumer and Business Services (CBS) has announced that their ‘Dob in an Unlicensed Tradie’ campaign has resulted in approximately 60 claims. On top of this, DJ Verandahs has been fined $12,500 for being unlicensed as well as having customers win civil...
