Building & Construction Careers

The recently announced Federal Budget has delivered good news for trainees and apprentices, with $660 million to be spent on investment in skills and job creation, including 39 000 new training places for industries suffering skills shortages.

Channel 9\'s popular renovation series, The Block Sky High, has wrapped up for the season, with South Australian twins, Alisa and Lysandra, taking out line honours.

If you have just finished school, are re-entering the workforce or simply want to change careers – have you considered applying for an Australian apprenticeship?

Considering a career in building & construction? Check out this fun fact sheet for everything you need to know about the industry, at a glance.

When it comes to determining exactly what the global financial crisis will mean for Aussie jobs, the figures are conflicting. Despite doom and gloom predictions, the figures from October were encouraging with an increase of 34 300 jobs