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Bricklaying flyer
Carpentry Flyer
Fire Sprinkler Flyer
Painting Decorating Flyer
Plumbing Flyer
Roofing Flyer
Shopfitting Flyer
Signs Graphics Flyer
Stonemason Flyer
Tiling Flyer
Wall Ceiling Lining Flyer
This is a practical maths course based on the current mathematics curriculum aimed at future tradies. A course outline and teacher resources are availabe at https://tinyurl.com/mathsintrade If you’d like to bring MIT to your school contact andrew.bryson@bigpond.com
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Trade Readiness Courses are open to anyone in years 9 to 12. They last five days and are like being in a real work environment. All TRC teachers are trade-qualified and the courses are industry-supported. A Trade Readiness Course can be delivered by TAFE NSW in your high school. Students will receive a detailed course performance report and will be interviewed by industry personnel. TAFE NSW is currently delivering TRC in bricklaying, carpentry, plumbing, painting & decorating, signs & graphics, shopfitting, civil construction, wall & ceiling lining, and wall & floor tiling.
Download an Expression of Interest to bring a Trade Readiness Course to your school.
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These flyers are suitable for both school-based apprenticeships or post-school apprenticeships. Each flyer sets out a possible career path for the student and then suggests the elective subjects that will make that career path possible. The subject lists cover choices in years 9 & 10 and 11 & 12.
The flyers are designed to make sourcing information easy for careers advisers too. Each flyer features a strong, identifiable image that indicates each type of apprenticeship. Laid out side by side, comparisons between subject choices are simple. As a resource, they also help students and parents as a starting point to exploring the construction and plumbing industry.
Students believe a construction apprenticeship gives them the edge in a post-COVID world
As of 30 November, 200 students started a school-based apprenticeship in the building and construction industry trades in 2020. This is a record not only for building and construction, but surpasses the number achieved in every other industry segment in NSW. Fuelling this success is the partnership between the AEF, TAFE NSW and the Department of Education Vet in Schools team via the introduction of the Mathematics in Trades Pathway and Trade Readiness courses in high schools across NSW. Something to cheer about in a gloomy year.
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Find out the very latest figures — updated monthly — for apprenticeship commencements, school-based apprenticeship commencements and apprenticeship completions.
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The objective of the AEF is to promote interest in expanding the uptake of apprenticeships to meet the future skills needs of the construction industry.
The AEF aims to meet this key objective by initiating local engagement strategies with a range of stakeholders including students, parents, career advisors and teachers.
The AEF utilises a number of promotional tools and programs as part of an engagement strategy that includes highlighting the importance of student subject selection; promotion and involvement at careers expos; and encouraging the introduction of trade readiness and pre-apprenticeship programs.