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NEW APPRENTICES 39

NEW APPRENTICES 39 NO. OF WORK READY
PROGRAMS 21
NO. OF WORK READY 2
PROGRAMS
NCVER IN TRAINING AND ABBTF SUPPORTED
NCVER IN TRAINING AND ABBTF SUPPORTED 400 371
350 326
140 119 300 265
28% 120 95 93 250
100
200
80
150
60 100
40 50
20 0
0 NCVER In Training ABBTF Supported ABBTF Supported
NCVER In Training ABBTF Supported ABBTF Supported (31 March) (31 March) (30 June)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (31 March) (31 March) (30 June)
ABBTF SUPPORTED VS. NCVER
Our key activities during the year were: AT 31 MARCH 80%
40% ABBTF SUPPORTED VS. NCVER 80%
• The 2017-18 financial year saw ABBTF AT 31 MARCH
increase its presence and activity South NO. OF EXPOS AND EVENTS 3
Australia with a Regional Manager and field
support appointed to look after and develop the NO. OF EXPOS AND EVENTS 3
number of Brick and Blocklaying apprentices in
the State.

• In March this year, ABBTF along with the
Try-a-Trade Supervisors Expos & Construction Industry Training Board of South
Australia fund (CITB), and Adelaide Training
Course Events and Employment Centre (ATEC) ran a NCVER DATA - SA
Bricklaying short course which was the first of
WA 25 WA 3 WA 15 its type in the State. Candidates were offered

NSW 6 NSW NA NSW 65 basic Brick and Blocklaying skills prior to going
out into work experience.
ACT 4 ACT NA ACT 5 • ABBTF continues to work with State and

QLD 57 QLD 5 QLD 45 Federal Governments to promote the industry. NCVER data to March 2018
SA 10 SA NA SA 3 • We have also strengthened our presence in the NCVER data to March 2018
VIC 0 VIC NA VIC 17 field via site visits which in turn has increased NO. OF TRY-A-TRADE PROGRAMS 10 NO. OF TRY-A-TRADE 57
PROGRAMS
interest in putting on an Apprentice.
TAS 0 TAS NA TAS 0
NO. OF ROLLING VACANCIES 28

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