Opening Doors to Apprenticeships Through Practical Trade Pathways

Tradie Foundations is a pathway program that supports young people to explore trades, build foundational skills, and gain the confidence and exposure needed to pursue apprenticeships and vocational careers.

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Find Your Fit. Forge Your Future.

Designed using virtual reality training and in collaboration with industry professionals and youth mentors, our program bridges the gap between disengagement and opportunity — creating real-world readiness for real-world jobs.

Explore Your Trade Options

Engage in a variety of trade specialties through proven training methods that enhance your skills and expand your career opportunities.

Program Modules

Explore 10 different trades through Virtual Reality and structured, workshop-based modules. Delivered by skilled tradespeople and supported by a youth mentor and training coordinator, this initiative develops technical competence, foundational employability skills, and career direction.

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Work Health and Safety

Workplace safety, understanding safe work practices, the use of personal protective equipment, and safe tool use.

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Reading Building Plans

Blueprint basics, reading and interpreting basic building diagrams, measuring and marking simple plans and site layout.

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Tiling

Understanding different types of tiles. Cutting, setting, laying out tiles safely and grouting accurately.

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Painting

Different types of paint and planning, prep, rolling and cutting-in. Execute paint jobs with clean finishes.

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Chipboard

Type of chipboard, measuring and joining. Use cordless tools and follow polan measurements.

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Woodworking

Types of wood, preparation, joint types, sanding, clamp types and precision in timberwork.

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Flooring

Different types of flooring, planning, prep layout, use of knies, spacers and adhesive methods.

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Bricklaying

Reading plans and calculating quantities. Lay the bricks, mix and spread the mortar evenly and safely.

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Plastering

Patchwork, skimming, repairing holes in drywall, apply and sand the joint compound to finish .

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Concreting

Mix, pour, screed. Finish and cure concrete professionally

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Theory

All theoritical conent delivered via Virtual Reality.

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Mentorship

Mturns interest into action — helping to apply, prepare, and pursue the right trade.

Why the program matters?

For those who have not yet committed to a trade pathway or lack exposure to what working in a trade involves. Someone who struggles to engage with traditional VET pathways due to low confidence, limited exposure, or learning challenges. This program fills that gap, giving firsthand experience using fundamental tools, working with real materials, and building confidence to pursue further VET or apprenticeship placements.

Feedback from local youth workers, tradies, and education professionals confirms a strong demand for this type of “pre-apprenticeship readiness” training.

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