BuildSkills Australia’s national Breakfast with BuildSkills series is underway, bringing together stakeholders across the country for practical, locally focused conversations about workforce needs in the building and construction, property and water industries. With events now held in Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, strong engagement is highlighting the value of hearing directly from those closest to the issues.

BuildSkills Australia has appointed experienced water sector leader Dave Cameron as its new Industry Engagement Lead – Water. With more than 17 years in senior roles across Australia’s water and irrigation industries, Dave brings deep expertise in workforce development and national sector initiatives.

Our new Housing Workforce Capacity Study projects that an additional 116,700 workers will be needed to achieve the national Housing Accord target of 1.2 million new homes by mid-2029. The Study explores how this can be achieved through apprenticeships, female participation, migration and productivity.