News Articles for Construction Training Fund

Barriers to innovation and an ageing workforce are impeding productivity in the building sector, with a staggering plummet in the volume of homes built per hour worked.

Female workforce participation rates in the construction industry are improving, but have some way to go.

Skilled migrants and apprentices are helping fill personnel shortages in the state's construction sector.

Major players in the homebuilding industry are focusing on training future generations of construction workers.

Residential builders are returning to normalised levels of activity.

A review of the state's Construction Training Fund has found its financial management to be “disorganised”, exposing it to an “alarming” level of fraud risk.

Ertech founder Jim Giumelli is the driving force behind a training academy helping at-risk or disadvantaged students get into the workforce.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes David Sadgrove, Tiffany Allen and Dan Clarke.

The chair of the Construction Training Fund has resigned 18 months before his term was due to expire, as the state government proceeds with changes to the fund's operation and governance.

Construction is booming across Perth and regional centres, with high-rise developments, new houses and roads contributing to the sector's growth; but don't expect to see more women working on site

Labour costs are putting pressure on builders as they try to keep up with demand for new homes.

WESTERN Australia's construction sector is warning of impending labour shortages amid indications of a revival in the home building market.

The electrical industry has been spared having to find an extra $5 million a year to pay apprentices after Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier rejected proposed subsidy cuts.