Why Healthy Workplaces Benefit Everyone

According to National data from Construction Skills Queensland, between 2015 and 2020, women in construction roles increased by 34 percent, rising from 44,583 to 59,587 in 2020. This percentage is growing with more women deciding to forego traditional work in office environments, hospitality or in the care sector. Women still represent a fraction of the […]

Tara ditches her corporate career

Tara is a recent participant of BUSY Sisters mentoring program and is a new, mature age Apprentice completing a Certificate III in Electrotechnology (Electrician) and a Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control. Previously working as an events manager and in hotel management, Tara also had I.T skills and decided to change careers due to uncertainty […]

Hastings Deering Skilling Up the Next Generation

This week 40 young people have started their career path through apprenticeship opportunities with Hastings Deering. The new apprentices were signed up by BUSY At Work (an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network provider), in qualifications that include Diesel Fitting and Auto Electrics. And it wasn’t just the boys lining up for the career path opportunities with […]

Skilling Queensland Females for the Automotive Industry

The impact of the pandemic this year has driven many people to reconsider their career pathways, including more women switching to traditionally male trades as career pathways. Data from the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training shows there has been a 19% increase in female enrolments for trade courses in the automotive industry and […]