The Master Builders Tasmania Construction Safe program enables school-aged people to participate in building and construction sector work experience and be prepared for employment.

The primary objective of the Centacare Evolve Housing Build Up Tassie Civils project is to increase school aged students’ understanding of employment opportunities and pathways into civil construction, including students who have disengaged from school.

This Master Builders Tasmania program creates a pathway from classroom to apprenticeship, exposing students to what happens in our industry, and laying the stepping stones for a career path into the building and construction industry.

YouthBuild is an initiative of the HIA in which young people learn about, and gain practical experience in, the building industry while completing their secondary school studies.

The program is launching state-wide to secondary schools with an Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICESA) of less than 1000. A series of work-based learning activities within four partner schools will be undertaken across North and North-West Tasmania.

This program will develop the mentoring skills of a group of industry employees from the civil, commercial and residential sectors. Mentoring services will then be delivered to a variety of tradespeople and professionals, with a focus on diversity and changing work practices.