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THE Miles Government’s Homes for Queenslanders plans will see free construction apprenticeships expanded to over 25s, to help address...
The new scheme will train up to 2,250 extra carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, and electricians and more over the coming to two years, bringing the total number of...
Currently, less than a third of construction-related apprenticeships are undertaken by people aged 25 and over...
“We don’t just want more Queenslanders to take up a good career in construction, we need them so we can build more Homes for Queenslanders. With free apprenticeships and...
These new labourers will hopefully help deliver the state government’s five-pillar Homes for Queenslanders plan to deliver one million new homes by ...
“Progressive coal royalties means cost of living shouldn’t get in the way of any Queenslander getting into the high paid hi-vis jobs created by our Big Build,”...
“From Free TAFE to Free Tools for First Years, and now Free Construction Apprenticeships, the Miles Government is helping more Queenslanders discover highly skilled careers that...
This builds on other Homes for Queenslanders initiatives, including Construction Workforce Fund include a $2 million Housing Construction Traineeship Fund and...
In April, apprenticeship and trainee data showed a total of 42,333 new apprentices started in the building and construction industry in the year to...
With BuildSkills Australia estimating the government would need an extra 90,000 tradies in order to deliver the 60,000-plus homes each quarter from July when...
The Free Construction Apprenticeships for Over 25s program will be available from July 1 2024 to 30 June 2026.