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  • Cream of Australia's young apprentice bricklayers go toe to toe at WorldSkills Nationals, Brisbane

    Cream of Australia's young apprentice bricklayers go toe to toe at WorldSkills Nationals, Brisbane

    The cream of Australia's young apprentice bricklayers fought it out to determine who is Australia's top bricklayer at the WorldSkills National Competition, which was held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 7th to 9th of May.

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  • The Future's Rosie: Women in Trades

    The Future's Rosie: Women in Trades

    Fiona Shewring, former winner of the Trade Teacher of the Year award, traveled to the USA to conduct research into the avenues for women to enter non-traditional trades, and to compare those with Australia.

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  • The house women built

    The house women built

    They're smart, reliable, mature and have an amazing eye for detail. Women are getting into building and think it's time to even up the balance.

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  • Women into Building Housing Showcase

    Women into Building Housing Showcase

    CPSISC believes that this project has national significance, both in terms of promoting women in non-traditional roles and raising the profile of the building trades.

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  • Worldskills Nationals – Minister Karen Struthers and Women in Trade

    Worldskills Nationals – Minister Karen Struthers and Women in Trade

    The Honorable Karen Struthers, Minister for Women was at the Worldskills National Championships to promote Women in Trade and in particular The Women in Hard Hats Initiative.

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  • “Lady Tradie” House builder wins national award

    “Lady Tradie” House builder wins national award

    Sunshine Coast builder Sam Sheppard, the builder behind the Women into Building Housing Showcase was presented last week with a special award for outstanding achievement by a woman in a mentoring role.

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  • Cracking on to a top tradie.

    Cracking on to a top tradie.

    Forget plumber's crack and tool belts: landscapers are considered the sexist tradies around.

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  • Student Guides: How To Become A Building & Construction Apprentice

    Student Guides: How To Become A Building & Construction Apprentice

    Want to build a career in the construction industry? Don???t know where to begin?

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  • Cooling Australia (TV Special)

    Cooling Australia (TV Special)

    SkillsOne, in conjunction with the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors' Association of Australia (AMCA) presents "Cooling Australia" - a collection of stories about some of the diverse career opportunities within this industry.

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Career Profile

  • CareerOne Profile - James McKay: Theatre set construction

    CareerOne Profile - James McKay: Theatre set construction

    Sydney Theatre Company head of set construction James McKay was typical of many youngsters in that he had no idea what he wanted to do when he was at school.

    February 04, 2008 | Full Profile »

  • Jocelyn Howard: Painter and Interior Designer

    Jocelyn Howard: Painter and Interior Designer

    Jocelyn Howard is a woman not afraid to tackle an industry dominated by males. While homes and domesticity has traditionally been the habitat of women, it has been males who dominate the industry of painting and interior design, challenging female clients to attempt to see eye-to-eye over issues such as interior design, which may not entirely cross the gender cultural barrier.

    February 28, 2008 | Full Profile »

  • Jeanine Cooke: Construction Operations Manager

    Jeanine Cooke: Construction Operations Manager

    At 16 Jeanine Cooke was told females weren't to be builders, so her apprenticeship wasn't to be. Today she operates The Hedley Group in Cairns with partner Tom Hedley and it's one of the largest construction companies in Australia.

    March 06, 2008 | Full Profile »

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