Career Upskilling Corner
Re-skilling and learning how to attract new talent into a specialised industry.
Bringing New People Into the Industry
The Career Corner is all about re-skilling and learning how to attract new talent.
It's a specialised industry, so Career Corner looks at how to bring new people into the sector, and what training and courses are available to support them.
About Intract
Intract Australia Pty Ltd (Intract) provides civil construction, building construction, building maintenance, asbestos remediation and demolition services for clients across Australia. Intract is remote and regional specialists, capable of delivering projects in any environment.
Intract is Indigenous owned and operated, and is one of the largest private sector employers of Indigenous personnel, with an employment rate exceeding 90% Indigenous employment across all aspects of the business.
Visit intract.com.auA $96 Million Deal With BHP
BHP has signed a $96 million deal with South Australian company Intract Australia for industrial cleaning at its Olympic Dam mine. This is the largest standalone contract BHP has ever signed with an Indigenous business.
Intract’s workforce at Olympic Dam, a site 560km north of Adelaide, is now 50% Indigenous and growing thanks to the contract, with 20% of the company’s workers being women.
“Our vision when we started Intract was to form a business that would not only open doors for Indigenous training and development but deliver stable and long-term employment for Indigenous people.” John Briggs, CEO and Co-Founder of Intract, Yorta Yorta man
Intract’s Indigenous workforce at Olympic Dam will reach 40 FTEs, offering stable employment and career pathways for Indigenous workers, while enhancing training and development for First Nations people.
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Drop by the Career Corner at AUSJET26 to talk training pathways, upskilling and what it takes to attract new talent into the water jetting, drain cleaning, hydro excavation and vacuum loading sectors.