FCTA Building Careers

FCTA Building Careers provides construction industry training in South Australia from its Holden Hill trade school, holding RTO 40057 and registered for training with the Construction Industry Training Board.

• Wet trade and masonry qualifications: CPC33020 Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying, CPC31020 Certificate III in Solid Plastering, CPC31320 Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling and CPC32320 Certificate III in Stonemasonry.
• 11368NAT Certificate III in Heritage Trade Skills, built around training on built heritage structures to address the shortage of heritage trade specialists.
• CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways, the base entry point into the general construction industry, with five core units of competency and five electives spanning tiling, bricklaying and concreting covering introductory skills across several trades.
• Trainers who have worked as tradespeople, with classroom time and bookwork kept to a minimum so students spend more time on hand and technical skills.

Best for: South Australian builders and trade contractors putting bricklaying, tiling, plastering, stonemasonry or heritage apprentices through a flexible trade school.

FCTA Building Careers provides apprenticeship and traineeship training for South Australian building employers and their apprentices.

• Founded in 2001 by Jim and Lorraine Baff to give employers greater flexibility and a closer relationship with their apprentices.
• The heritage qualification is based on the majority of training happening at heritage sites, with classroom time and bookwork kept to a minimum across the trade qualifications.
• Apprentice qualifications supported through WorkReady, with links to apprentice brokers and group training organisations.

Best for: employers with a trade apprentice who need training timed around the work rather than a fixed block release.