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HIA hails growth in Key Apprenticeship Program as critical for skilled trades
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed data showing steady uptake of the Key Apprenticeship Program (KAP), which supports apprentices training in the home building sector. ... -
VTA calls for $2.5 billion TAFE infrastructure boost to grow apprenticeships
The Victorian TAFE Association (VTA) is calling for a $2.5 billion investment in TAFE campus infrastructure over the next decade to attract more young people into ... -
HIA urges increased apprentice training to support housing supply
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is using National Apprentice Week to highlight the urgent need for more apprentice training, warning that workforce shortages are limiting Australia’s ... -
ABCB releases NCC 2025 preview, highlighting key updates in water, fire and energy
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released the National Construction Code (NCC) 2025 preview, giving practitioners early access to the next edition before its full ... -
HIA warns work-from-home bill would add pressure to small builders
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has called for a proposed Federal Bill to introduce a legislated right to work from home to be rejected, warning it ... -
Construction safety improves, but AIHS warns industry must not lose focus
Australian construction workers are returning to safer sites, according to new work-related fatality data from Safe Work Australia, but industry leaders are being warned that progress ... -
Industry body warns dumped building imports threaten local manufacturers and market stability
The Building Products Industry Council (BPIC) has warned that allowing dumped building product imports to continue unchecked risks wiping out local manufacturers and destabilising Australia’s construction ... -
Queensland builder says migration delays are worsening the construction skills shortage
A Queensland construction company has warned that Australia’s migration system is making it too difficult to bring in skilled tradespeople at a time when the housing ... -
Standards Australia backs prison welding program to address national skills shortage
Standards Australia has partnered with Weld Australia and Corrections Victoria to help address Australia’s welding skills shortage by supporting vocational training for people in prison. The ... -
AIBS criticises Victorian Government amendments placing building levy responsibility on surveyors
The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) has criticised recent amendments to Victoria’s Building Act 1993, introduced through the State Taxation Further Amendment Bill 2025, which ...
