Working on rebuild projects in areas affected by the Wooroloo bushfires and Cyclone Seroja?

You may be eligible for additional CTF funding.

onstruction Training Fund (CTF) recently announced a Disaster Recovery Construction Training Grant, designed to support communities affected by the Wooroloo bushfires and Cyclone Seroja. C

The $3.5m investment over two years provides extra CTF support to employers, apprentices and trainees who are involved in re-building works, including an additional incentive for regional employers.

Currently all eligible businesses that employ an apprentice or trainee receive grants from CTF to help reduce the costs of employment. However, the Disaster Recovery Grant will provide extra support for employers who are part of the recovery process.

Employers of apprentices undertaking residential construction in the affected regions can claim an additional grant of up to $6,000 over a two-year period. Their apprentices can claim up to $2,000 each over the two-year period to cover costs such as travel and accommodation.

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CTF is also offering several other initiatives as part of the program to ensure the workforce in the affected regions is sufficiently skilled.

CTF will fully subsidise eligible applicants who complete shorttraining courses that are currently recognised in CTF’s Supplementary Skills Program. This includes training relating to construction skills, occupational licensing and occupational health and safety.

Another CTF funded program, Try-a-Trade, that provides construction career pathway skills to high school students will be boosted. To support the development of a localised workforce and the ongoing building of the region, CTF has pledged an additional $50,000 over two years to the Try-a-Trade program run by Central Regional TAFE in Geraldton.

CTF is also allocating $70,000 of funding to offer logistical, social and psychological support to those in the construction industry dealing with the impacts of the disasters. MATES in Construction will facilitate the initiative via activities focusing on community engagement, training and capacity building, and access to support services for workers in the region.

For more information, please head to ctf.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9244 0100.