Blog entries posted in Why Bricklaying

Where are the Women?

Stacey Rimene — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:46:40 +0100

Recently it came to my attention that there are only four female apprentice bricklayers currently in training in Australia.

Four! Nationwide! Wow.

Whilst I knew the numbers would be low I was shocked to hear that it was that low. Admittedly, there are...

Successful SA Apprentice Jay Gerardis nominated for Apprentice of the Year

Trisch Baff — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:41 +0100

I spent this afternoon catching up with one of FCTA – Building Careers recently completed apprentices, Jay Gerardis. Jay is 21 and has just finished his bricklaying apprenticeship and completing the training required to apply for his builders licence. In Jays words, the best reasons to becom...

WA’s Double Clay Brick Tradition is a Powerful Foundation

Dean Pearson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0100

It’s often said in the bricklaying industry that an apprenticeship in bricklaying provides a ‘powerful foundation’ for further developing a career in building and construction in Australia. This was never as true as in Western Australia with our tradition of using double clay brick. The bricklayer here has the responsibility of ensuring that the building is strong enough to support the whole structure – which is critically important for all trades that follow working a...

There’s a world of skill in Tassie’s bricklaying Barratts

Geoff Noble — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Had a call from Debbie Barratt in Hobart this week. She’s justifiably proud of her sons’ Luke and Matt and the apprentices working for their family bricklaying company, who were competing in the Tasmanian Regional World Skills

Bulging biceps, sweaty shirts and bronzed bodies on show in Perth

Dean Pearson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0100

It was all there at the Skills West Expo August 19 to 20, as bricklaying apprentices from around the state battled it out in the regional bricklaying World Skills competition at the Perth Convention Centre.

Some 20,000 people visited the expo to see WA’s best of the best fight it out in this prestigious international competition.