Wednesday 23 April 2025
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Property Council welcomes Labor’s plan to fast-track tradie qualifications
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed Labor’s plan to fast-track the qualifications of 6,000 tradies to help meet our 1.2 million new homes target.
Property Council Chief Executive Mike Zorbas said the focus of the program should be on trades in the residential housing construction market.
“The only way out of this housing crisis is to build more homes, and to do that, we need more carpenters, roofers, plumbers and tilers. More workers on-site, across every trade, is a must-have,” he said.
“To complement our valuable local trades and apprentices, we also need to grow skilled migration.
“Historically, less than two in every 100 migrants coming into this country has had a construction trade – that is simply not enough. As we manage down our immigration intake, we need to boost the proportion of skilled migrants with construction trades coming to this country,” he said.
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