Work starts on new TAFE in bid to boost industry
Four new colleges across Queensland aim to get more tradies on the tools with work starting on one $60 million project.
Work has started at a new $60 million TAFE Centre of Excellence at Petrie with a focus on getting more Queenslanders on the tools.
It is one of four new TAFE Centres of Excellence being built around the state, with industry-leading training facilities for advanced manufacturing, traditional metal fabrication, engineering, trades training, instrumentation labs and industry collaboration spaces.
The state government said this was the second TAFE building to have construction start, after work got underway on the Rockhampton site earlier in the year.
Petrie would include an Advanced Manufacturing Hub to support the billion-dollar manufacturing industry in the City of Moreton Bay region.
The facility will be built at the Moreton Bay Central site in Petrie within walking distance of the train station and close to the future Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre, a key venue for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said building new TAFE centres would help address the shortfall in the state’s construction industry.
“This new TAFE Centre of Excellence is going to provide world class training in a state-of-the-art facility and help generations of Queenslanders get on the tools and get into good paying jobs,” he said.
“Communities and regions all around Queensland are crying out for tradies and skilled workers.
“The $60 million project will help ensure Queensland’s growing economy is supported by world-class tradies to deliver more housing and other infrastructure needed, especially as we prepare for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
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TAFE Queensland CEO Tim Rawlings said the new Centre of Excellence would help deliver the practical, industry-relevant skills needed to support Moreton Bay’s continued growth.
“This Centre of Excellence will give students and apprentices access to contemporary, hands-on training that reflects the real skills needed across advanced manufacturing, construction, engineering and electrotechnology,” Rawlings said.
“By working closely with industry, employers and government, we can ensure training keeps pace with changing workforce needs and graduates are job-ready, confident and equipped to contribute from day one.”
The City of Moreton Bay is the third-largest local government in Australia by population and Mayor Peter Flannery claimed council’s transfer of land at Moreton Bay Central for the TAFE Centre of Excellence would result in more high-demand sector jobs across the region.
“City of Moreton Bay’s billion-dollar manufacturing industry has been given a boost, with specialised training opportunities for local students,” Flannery said.
Four sites would be built with $201.1 million investment with the others on the Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton and Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Marine Centre of Excellence).
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