Graduates, apprentices and other workers new to the industry can benefit from Keystart's new Skilled Start Home Loan, which offers a low 2% deposit, no lenders mortgage insurance, and lower mortgage repayments.

In a win for our industry, the list of eligible occupations includes plant operators and concreters, as well as civil engineers, drainers, carpenters and cable jointers. Click here to view the full list of eligible occupations.

The Skilled Start Home Loan is aimed at supporting people in the early stages of their career. To be eligible, they need to have started an apprenticeship, been working as a skilled worker in a building and construction occupation or graduated with a Certificate III qualification or higher within the past five years. For more details on eligibility criteria, click the link below.

CCF WA welcomes the inclusion of civil plant operators, who are officially regarded as “semi-skilled” (thanks to the outdated classification system) and so have historically missed out on skilled worker incentive programs. This and other recent due recognition of skilled civil construction occupations is a result of CCF’s sustained advocacy on behalf of our industry.