Tasmania’s Earthworks Academy is expected to welcome its first students this year, with construction now underway on the facility
Construction has commenced on Tasmania’s new Earthworks Academy, a purpose-built training site that will help workers become job-ready in the civil construction industry.
The facility will be run by Civil Contractors Federation Tasmania at Carrick’s Quercus Park, an open work site which will deliver hands-on training in a safe, controlled environment within an industry setting.
Tasmanian skills and jobs minister Felix Ellis says the Earthworks Academy will ensure there is a pipeline of skilled workers to deliver infrastructure projects across the state.
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“This Academy will deliver the workers we need to build the Macquarie Point Multi-Purpose Stadium, major energy projects and much needed housing,” he says.
“We are delivering for Tasmania by training the next generation of skilled trades people in key areas, including earthmoving plant operators, bulldozer operators, excavator operators, grader operators, loader and road roller operators and truck drivers.”
Training will involve getting real, hands-on experience by upgrading the infrastructure across the Quercus Park site, with the first students of the Academy expected to be welcomed this year.
“This is a win-win,” Ellis says.
“We are delivering infrastructure for Rural Youth Tasmania and Agfest, while also laying a foundation for rewarding careers for the next generation of Tasmanian construction workers.”