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Foundation Training Australia

Queensland registered training organisation RTO 31972 delivering construction, civil and plant qualifications on the job at the employer's worksite.

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Foundation Training Australia

Business Description

Foundation Training Australia, or FTA, is a registered training organisation, RTO 31972, based at Norman Park in Brisbane. Training is delivered on the job: trainers come to the worksite and work with the learner and their supervisor.

Course lines cover building and construction, civil construction, earthmoving and plant machine tickets, business management, resources and horticulture, with apprenticeships, traineeships and recognition of prior learning. FTA delivers under Construction Skills Queensland, Career Start, Career Boost and the New South Wales Smart and Skilled program.

Service & Expertise

Learning, Training and Capability Development

Construction Industry Training

Foundation Training Australia provides construction industry training at the employer’s worksite, from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast and Australia wide, as RTO 31972.

  • Building and construction qualifications from CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways through CPC30220 carpentry, CPC30320 concreting and CPC40120 Certificate IV to CPC60220 Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction (Management).
  • Civil construction training built on RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction streams, with verification of competency assessments for plant operators.
  • Earthmoving and plant machine tickets for excavator, backhoe, grader, roller, scraper, skid steer, water truck, rigid haul truck and wheeled front end loader.
  • Recognition of prior learning for experienced workers, managerial units aimed at QBCC builder and contractor licensing, and theory assessed by workbook or online with practical assessment carried out at the learner’s place of work.

Best for: construction and civil employers who want crews qualified on site rather than sent away to a campus.

Learning, Training and Capability Development

Apprenticeship and Traineeship Training

Foundation Training Australia provides apprenticeship and traineeship training delivered in the workplace for employers Australia wide.

  • Apprenticeships across civil construction, building and construction, business and horticulture usually running three to four years, and traineeships typically twelve to twenty four months.
  • A Relationship Manager and a Learning Engagement Officer for each learner, with a trainer visiting in person every three months and phone contact each month.
  • Structured on the job training plans built with the employer, and supervisor involvement through the qualification.

Best for: employers hosting apprentices who want training planned around the work rather than a campus timetable.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Remote)
  • New South Wales (On-site)
  • Northern Territory (Remote)
  • Queensland (On-site) Local presence: Physical office 15 Wynnum Road, Norman Park QLD, 4170
  • South Australia (Remote)
  • Tasmania (Remote)
  • Victoria (Remote)
  • Western Australia (Remote)

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Industry Experience

Education and Training

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FAQs

How does Foundation Training Australia deliver training?

On the job. FTA trainers come to the worksite and work in partnership with supervisors and employers to deliver nationally recognised qualifications in the workplace.

What does Foundation Training Australia teach?

Building and construction, civil construction and verification of competency, earthmoving and plant machine tickets, first aid, business management, resources and horticulture.

Which funding programs does Foundation Training Australia deliver under?

Construction Skills Queensland, Career Start, Career Boost, VET in Schools, and the New South Wales Smart and Skilled program.

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