Welcome to Become a Bricklayer

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The Become a Bricklayer website was created so you could explore a career in brick and blocklaying.  Here you can find out everything you want to know about the industry.  How to find an employer and where to do training and how to locate the right people to help you on your path. Use the drop down menu Left of page, to locate your State information.



You’ll learn about the rewards and the awards possible in this creative field.  

There is high demand for people willing to complete a bricklaying apprenticeship.  Bricklaying and blocklaying is a growth industry offering stable employment.  Enjoy the website. 

Employers:  Excellent Incentives to take on an Apprentice.  Check out the Benefits for Employer builders and bricklayers at the Employer Incentives page for your State.




The ABBTF created this website to assist you.                                                   
For further details call the ABBTF 1300 66 44 96 OR
Email abbtf@holmesglen.vic.edu.au           

Pictured Here:  Students get a hands-on feel for Bricklaying during their Step Out Program course experience and Apprentices at work.
                    

   

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If your State drop-down menu at the top Left of page is not showing information yet, Contact Us or see your State information in Newsletters in your State's "More..." button to your Right, here.

 

VIC
Award Winning Project Starts Dominic's Career
One of the most magnificent brick projects in Australia is the award winning Mornington Centre, a hospital designed by Lyons Architects
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QLD
Mutasim Overcomes the Odds to Become a Bricklayer
Apprentice Mutasim Vahar is employed by Barry Skinner bricklaying as a direct indentured apprentice.  Mutasim, who is a refugee from Sudan, is a great example of determination to succeed.

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NSW
Nigel Croke - Gold Medal Winner in More Ways than One.
Nigel Croke, recent WorldSkills winner also wins Gold as a member of the NSW Indoor Hockey Team in the National titles.

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WA
WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Sydney.
The cream of Australia’s bricklaying apprentices converged on Sydney for the WorldSkills Australia National Competition at Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre.

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SA
A Real Career Path Success Story
Nick Bianco, owner of the Adelaide United Soccer Club and a major sponsor of Port Power, started his life as a brickie at 14 years of age.

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ACT
Lynne Sheffield a Trainer Making Her Mark
Bricklayer of 22 years and a qualified teacher of CITEA’s bricklaying trade programs, Lynne also runs a trade contracting business.
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Tas
Apprentice Numbers Grow
TAFE Tas enrollments growth at Hobart Campus is best for many years with 17 new students in 2007 and 38 in training by year end.
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