National Tradies Day - Tradies will build Tasmania's future
Tasmanian home builders used National Tradies Day to promote trade careers to young people, highlighting strong job security and earning potential in the state.
Why are Tasmanian tradies pushing young people into the trades on National Tradies Day?
Affects builders and all trade types in TAS. Recruitment push could ease labour shortages affecting project timelines and workloads across the sector.
Key takeaways
- Tasmania's home builders used National Tradies Day to champion trade careers to young Tasmanians.
- The trades are being promoted as one of the strongest pathways to secure work in Tasmania.
- Strong earning potential is a key message being used to attract new entrants to the trades.
- The push aims to address labour pipeline concerns in Tasmania's building industry.
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