Sharlize is fulfilling her dream to become a ‘tradie’
A Bundaberg local, Sharlize used to work in office environments and by all accounts, did well in her work. Being very personable, in a previous
24 May 2023
Mark finds a new career path, thanks to Skills Checkpoint
For the past ten years, Mark had worked as a consultant for various industries, supporting their training, managerial or coaching needs, but unfortunately found himself
16 May 2023
Matthew is now working in his chosen field!
At 61 and living in Darwin, Matthew found himself looking for a career change, after a long 15-year stint in the public health space, working
2 May 2023
Maggie is making career changes thanks to Skills Checkpoint
Maggie Sakko was tired of working sedentary desk roles, she was also missing some vital people contact, her previous role as a writer and editor,
28 April 2023
Meet Tenille Reilley, Manager, Women in Trades program
BUSY At Work is passionate about supporting women in non-traditional trade careers and we want to see more women entering trades like building and construction,
14 April 2023
Amy is a bricklayer – and she’s s-laying it!
Starting her working life in retail after leaving school, Amy was never quite happy and would often say to herself, “I just want to be
20 March 2023
BUSY At Work awarded national contract to deliver Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers program
The Australian Government’s Skills Checkpoint program is a successful, national program that assists mature workers (those aged 40 or over) to remain in or re-enter
20 September 2022
Lochie starts his carpentry career!
When Lochie first commenced a Skilling Queenslanders for Work program which saw job seekers undertaking construction skills over a number of weeks, he didn’t realise
14 September 2022
What skills will be required in 2030?
With ingredients that include metaverses, blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, augmented realities, biofilms, drones, droids and organ creators – it sounds like something straight out of a
25 August 2022
Skills Australia’s Workforce Needs Now!
Aside from practical work skills, since the world started turning digital but still remains human (back off robot people!), the workforce is finding a critical
22 August 2022
