Workplaces across the building and construction sector are under pressure like never before. Tight labour markets, increased safety obligations, and the need to develop the next generation of leaders are driving demand for strategic workforce investment.
In response, the Construction Training Fund (CTF) has expanded its Supplementary Skills funding to include a broader range of nationally recognised and non-accredited leadership and professional development programs, giving construction businesses a rare opportunity to upskill their teams at significantly reduced cost.
What Does This Mean for Your Business?
If you operate in the WA building and construction industry, your leaders, site supervisors, and key site personnel can now access subsidies for high-impact training programs that directly support:
- Productivity
- Safety compliance
- Leadership performance
- Team culture and collaboration
Funded by the industry training levy, the CTF helps offset training expenses, making it more affordable to invest in workforce development that actually shifts behaviour, not just ticks a box.
Newly Funded Courses: Build Capability Where It Counts
Whether you’re growing future leaders, addressing new WHS duties, or trying to lift on-site communication and team performance, our short courses are designed to address today’s most critical capability gaps.
Popular courses include:
- Psychosocial hazard management (WHS legislative requirement)
- Emotional intelligence and leading difficult conversations
- Leadership, coaching, and performance management
- Change management, mentoring, and delegation
- Team collaboration, DISC profiling, diversity and inclusion
- Critical thinking, risk and project management
- Time management, negotiation, and personal wellbeing
Each course is tailored to the client’s operational context, ensuring practical outcomes and immediate application in the workplace.
Flexible, Targeted Skill Sets for Construction
Future Institute of Australia, a trusted provider to WA’s building and construction sector, is delivering these training options in modular, flexible formats, including custom skill sets drawn from the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.
This is an ideal solution for businesses who don’t require the full qualification but want to develop staff in targeted areas.
And for operations looking to meet statutory training requirements, CTF funding also covers units required under WA’s WHS legislation for Statutory Supervisors:
- BSBWHS411 – Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
- BSBWHS414 – Contribute to WHS risk management
How It Works: Intensive Learning Blocks
Future Institute delivers training through blended Learning Blocks, combining face-to-face workshops, self-paced eLearning, and online assessment, balancing quality with convenience.
Example program (4 units over two blocks):
Learning Block 1
- BSBLDR411 – Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
- BSBCMM412 – Lead difficult conversations
Learning Block 2
- BSBWHS411 – Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
- BSBWHS414 – Contribute to WHS risk management
Now’s the Time to Act
With CTF funding available, this is the perfect time to make a targeted investment in your people, especially in areas like leadership, communication, and safety. These aren’t “soft skills”, they’re the critical capabilities that build safer, stronger, and more productive teams.
Contact us to explore your funding eligibility or design a program tailored to your business.
