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Apprentices: New ways to train & recruit the best
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Builder Rob Watchorn has trained plenty of apprentices and learned the hard way what works and what doesn’t. Rob shares real-world ways to engage Gen Z, set clear expectations, and keep 'em keen. Tools include a weekly scorecard helps track progress and build team culture. We get deep into what it takes to fix the skills shortage. While school-based trade programs like youthBuild are turning things around in Tassie, find out what builders can do to nurture the tradies of tomorrow. This one’s for anyone who cares about inspiring and managing the next gen.
When you have a student that hates Maths or English go through the youthBuild program, they learn that they need the Pythagoras Theorem to cut a roofing. All of a sudden, they become very interested and driven.Rob Watchorn, Blythe and Watchorn Builders
About Rob Watchorn
Rob Watchorn is co-owner of Blythe and Watchorn Builders and acted as Chair of HIA’s youthBuild Tasmania program. HIA youthBuild is an initiative of the HIA in which young people learn about, and gain practical experience in, the building industry in order to become work-ready while completing their secondary school studies. Currently aimed at Year 9 and 10 students, it serves to promote career diversity and provides a pathway into industry. It is designed to primarily lead to VET training and future apprenticeships. It introduces the skill sets developed in apprenticeships alongside real industry experience.
A qualified tradesman turned industry advocate, Rob has helped expand youthBuild into every public secondary school in Tasmania alongside the team at HIA. With a passion for practical learning and a finger on the pulse of Tasmania’s skills needs, he’s committed to creating real pathways from school to apprenticeship. .
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