The Construction & Property Services Industries

The Building and Construction Industry

Are you aware you have grown up around the building and construction Industry your entire life?

From the homes you live in to schools you have studied in, the roads, water and electricity supply that is essential to your day-to-day living the building and construction industry has been constantly adding to, and changing your world.

Building and construction employs approximately 800,000 people in Australia. That's 8% of the total workforce.

The building and construction industries offer many exciting and rewarding career options for young Australians. There are jobs in construction that you may never even have thought about.   

The Property Services Industry

The Property Services Industry has been around you all your life. ‘Property Services’ refers to the business of providing services to property or property owners. Property Services employs approximately 1,160,000 people in Australia - about 11% of the total workforce. There are jobs in property services that you may never even have thought about – from down-to-earth blue collar and trades positions to technical and scientific, management and professional careers.

Property is an asset that needs to be developed for various uses, and once it has been developed it must be sold, bought and managed (Property Development & Management), maintained (Asset Maintenance) and protected (Asset Security).

To work effectively in any industry, people need to be trained. Training might be in the workplace, off the job, at a training organisation, during regular work hours, or through work experience, work placement or work simulation. Usually it involves a combination of these methods.

The three major areas in property services are Property Development & Management, Asset Maintenance and Asset Security.

What jobs are available in Construction and Property Services?