The facility is also expected to meet the current shortage of skilled labour in the construction industry, with 30 new apprentices to be trained at QRAAC. Prefabricated homes also generate substantially reduced construction waste, addressing the issue of high building material costs.
Brisbane teenager Kailaeb Vescio-Stanley, who has been sleeping in a tent for over two weeks, told Sunrise host David Koch he had been struggling to sleep while living in the public park with his dad.
Up to 20 permanent jobs are on the way to Drogheda as part of a new centre to deliver training for 400 electrical apprentices each year. Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) has announced the establishment of a major Apprenticeship Centre for Drogheda, the first of its kind to be established in Ireland.