Local Trades Scheme

A new online platform, in partnership with hipages, which allows local tradespeople to engage directly with government to bid for maintenance work at schools in their local communities.

We have partnered with hipages, one of Australia’s leading online job platforms for trade professionals, to make a selection of school maintenance jobs more accessible to local businesses.

Register on the hipages platform and you’ll be ready to participate as soon as maintenance jobs are listed.

If you are a qualified tradie servicing NSW you can join the Scheme by registering on the hipages platform. Please have ready to provide:

• a current and valid ABN
• confirmation you are registered for GST
• all the necessary licences and qualifications to carry out work in NSW
• evidence of a minimum $10 million Public Liability Insurance.

The department will be submitting leads for a selection of planned maintenance work at NSW public schools up to a value of $50,000. You'll find the leads are for maintenance work that is planned and easily scheduled so as to ensure the schools are kept in good condition.

 Examples of planned maintenance include:

• Painting walls 
• Repairing or replacing items such as floor coverings, carpets, paving  or upholstery
• General maintenance jobs such as roof repairs, tiling, repairing gutters and landscaping

In time any activity at a school which requires a qualified trade professional may be promoted through the Local Trades Scheme.

Currently, if you're a hipages tradie who services NSW you’re able to receive and accept job leads from the scheme. Download the hipages for Business app and find out more in the ‘What’s new’ section of the app. 

Existing contracts the department has with a contractor or business to deliver maintenance activities at NSW public schools are not impacted by the scheme.

The NSW Department of Education recognises the importance of qualified tradies delivering maintenance work at NSW public schools. Licences required to complete jobs in NSW may vary by trade category. After completing the Registration form a member of the hipages customer service team will contact you to discuss required qualifications for your trade.

hipages have a Trust and Quality team with processes in place to confirm and continuously monitor ABNs, licences and solvency information for registered tradies. 

Yes, the Local Trades Scheme is an initiative of the NSW Department of Education to support local tradies deliver a selection of maintenance jobs at NSW public schools. 

Interstate tradies that service areas of NSW will be able to receive and accept leads for regions selected in their lead settings in hipages.

The Local Trades Scheme is funded by School Infrastructure NSW.