Keystone Tasmania is an independent state-wide organisation. Our work is funded by a levy on building and construction projects over the value of $20,000. A Board of Directors with broad industry and education experience administers the allocation of funds to workforce development projects and via training subsidy across all sectors of the industry.

Under the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Act 1990, Keystone Tasmania has the following functions:

• To promote training, and training pathways, in the building and construction industry.
• To promote the Board, and its aims and activities, to the building and construction industry.
• To liaise with appropriate training organisations and other bodies.
• To advise on, and provide input into, the development of training, and training pathways, within the building and construction industry.
• To review and evaluate existing training, and training pathways, within the building and construction industry.
• To promote equality of access to training, and training pathways, within the building and construction industry.
• To promote productivity, career opportunities and work safety within the building and construction industry through training and workforce development planning and pathways.
• To facilitate access to employer-provided training in the building and construction industry.
• To facilitate the equitable distribution, amongst employers in the building and construction industry, of resources relating to employment-related training.
• To facilitate the training of builders to improve skills and knowledge within the building and construction industry.