There are fears cuts to courses on the Mid North Coast are placing increasing pressure on an already overwhelmed construction sector, and 'killing' some trades.
Apprentices on the Mid North Coast studying bricklaying at TAFE NSW are forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to complete the qualification.abc.net.au/news/nsw-mid-north-coast-bricklaying-tradie-shortage-tafe/101727542There are fears cuts to TAFE courses in a NSW regional town are placing increasing pressure on an already overwhelmed construction sector and "killing" some trades.
Mr Tenace said he had travelled almost 400 kilometres to Newcastle about 11 times this year to access face-to-face learning."It's definitely something you'd want to have inspiration to do." He said a recent restructure to TAFE NSW was hindering the already overwhelmed construction sector on the Mid North Coast.
“A lot of the bricklayers in town are over 60 years old, so when they stop there will be no crews, no bricklayers, nobody to teach young people,” he said.It is a concern shared by the NSW Teachers Federation, which said the slashing of bricklaying, as well as floor and wall-tiling courses in Coffs Harbour, was a blow to the region.
“Without any new bricklayers or apprentices coming through the ranks, it's going to make bricklaying a premium trade," Coffs Harbour branch manager Daniel Pleaner said.
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