CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CAREERS FESTIVAL: MORE THAN JUST BUILDING THINGS

Want to know more about the construction industry as a career? Why not try before you buy?

Hear from people who have made a career in this industry, both young and mature, as well as industry experts, and book yourself in for a site visit or work experience with one of our construction industry organisations on the day. Get a better understanding of this through our 5 panel discussions, including Q&A and meet the panellists. 

Panels include: (Full agenda below)

• Construction? What Does My Future Look Like?
• What opportunities does the VET program offer?
• Women in Construction?
• Why Construction has Been a Success For Me?

Our EXPO will be a walk through and chat to the experts who have already been in the industry, including those who have been through the VET program before you.

Coffee/Tea complimentary all day. Morning Tea provided. Lunch and refreshments available to purchase throughout the event.

8:30am: Registration. EXPO open 

9:00am: Introduction and Welcome to Panel One:  (take your seats)

• Two minute talk on Mental Health at Work

9:15am: Panel One - Construction? What Does My Future Look Like?

9:40am: Q&A with panellists

9:50am: Morning Tea, Networking, and EXPO open

10:30am: Introduction and Welcome to Panel Two: (take your seats)

• Two minute talk on Inclusion in the Workplace

10:45am: Panel Two - What opportunities does the VET program offer?

11:10am: Q&A with panellists

11:20am: Networking and EXPO open

11:20am: Optional Mentor Session for Panel One and Two

11:50am: Introduction and Welcome to Panel Three: (take your seats)

• Two minute talk on Indigenous Contributions in Construction

12:00pm: Panel Three - Women in Construction?

12:25pm: Q&A with panellists

12:35pm: Networking and EXPO open (Lunch options available throughout the venue)

1:00pm: Introduction and Welcome to Panel Four: (take your seats)

• Two minute talk on Sustainability at Work

1:15pm: Panel Four - Why Construction has Been a Success For Me?

1:40pm: Q&A with panellists

1:50pm: Networking and EXPO open

1:50am: Optional Mentor Session for Panel Three and Four

3:30pm: Event closes