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Master Builders NSW is urging ethic workers in the building industry to consider getting formal trade qualifications to boost their career potential and earning capacity.
“Qualified tradespeople and builders who are licensed have increased opportunities, greater career potential and better capacity to attract new business,” said Paul Lawrence, Training Manager, Master Builders.
“Members of the Chinese, Korean, New Zealand and Arabic communities are particularly prevalent in the building industry in NSW. But due to a variety of factors many of these workers, while possessing the practical skills, lack the formal Australian qualifications accepted for licensing.
Mr Lawrence said that as the property cycle returns to favour Sydney and NSW, unqualified tradespeople and skilled workers may miss out on the upturn in the building industry.
“We want our industry to provide the greatest opportunities possible to skilled workers, which is why we believe that the right qualification and licensing is critical,” Mr Lawrence said.
Mr Lawrence said that Master Builders has worked closely with ethnic communities for many years and will continue to work hard to represent their interests at an industry level.
“We are dedicated to supporting ethnic workers in the building and construction industry to ensure that they are able to attain the qualifications they require to work ethically, business-like and make money. But we are also committed to educating the community so that they know their rights and responsibilities,” Mr Lawrence said.
“Ethnic communities operating in the building industry are highly skilled and Master Builders is committed to ensuring the voice of these communities is heard by the government.
“We have made some important inroads in educating ethnic workers in the building industry and will continue to work with the community to ensure they are listened to.
“I would encourage unlicensed builders and tradespeople to contact Master Builders to find out how they can become qualified and licensed,” Mr Lawrence concluded.
Media contact: Nick Davy, Wilkinson PR.
Master Builders Association of NSW is the leading building and construction industry association and is the only industry body which is representative of the entire industry.
The Master Builders has successfully established itself as a flexible, high quality, small volume provider of assessment and training for qualification pathways for the building and construction industry.