Larry Williams Drive

Construction booms have seen apprenticeships skyrocket.The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has seen a 77 percent increase in apprentices in the past two years.Director Jason Hungerford told Andrew Dickens the average age of apprentices has risen – as people change careers."But we're also seeing those that have been part of the construction sector for some time now, choosing to get involved in formal training and that's a really great outcome too in terms of upskilling our workforce."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.