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Blue Tongue invented Managed Up-Skilling.
We partner and invest to fill critical maintenance gaps.

We’re a specialised strategic workforce partner with a
track record on solving maintenance workforce gaps.

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We invest in the training and transition of career-minded tradespeople from adjacent industries. We manage the entire Up-Skilling journey, delivering groups of dedicated, qualified maintenance talent.

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More than investor, more than labour hire, more than recruiter, more than training provider, more than workforce consultancy. We bring it all together in a turnkey package so you can focus on your core business.

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We lead alliances to build custom Managed Up-Skilling programs that bring new talent into mining, civil, rail, and oil & gas industries, to solve critical maintenance skill gaps for our clients.

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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS AND EMPLOYEE STORIES

“Blue Tongue’s long-term approach to staffing solutions has been a welcome and refreshing change”

Chris Shearn,
WesTrac – Recruitment Manager WA

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“Blue Tongue has assisted us in our long term labour management and we have achieved excellent results through our partnership”

Mitchell Wallace,
MACA Mining & Civil – Plant Manager

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“I did not see Blue Tongue as simply a recruitment provider but a partner who worked alongside us to achieve the same long-term goals”

Alison Poole,
Atlas Copco – National People and Organisational Development Manager

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“I’d recommend Blue Tongue Up-Skill program to anyone that’s willing to give it a go, and not be timid. There’s a lot of hard work on heavy trucks so you can’t just shy away from the hard work, you’ve got to be able to put all hands on deck and go for it.”

– Jenaro Menzel, Hired, Up-Skilled and now working for Blue Tongue as a Heavy Plant Technician at NRW Mining & Civil

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“I always wanted to work in mining, so when I saw the opportunity I took it. It’s a big step up and it’s a good program”

– Rudy Daniels, Hired, Up-Skilled and now working for Blue Tongue as a Heavy Mobile Plant Technician at NRW Mining & Civil

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“The Blue Tongue Up-Skill was full-on at TAFE. It was very go-go-go which is different from what TAFE was when I was doing my Light Vehicle course”

– Michael Merillo, Hired, Up-Skilled, graduated and successfully working as a Heavy Mobile Plant Technician at Komatsu Mining Corp

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MANAGED UP-SKILLING PROGRAMS

Mechanical Up-Skilling Into Mining
And Civil Maintenance

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Electrical Up-Skilling Into Rail And Oil & Gas Maintenance

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OUR PARTNERS

MEET THE TEAM

Tully Young

Managing Director & Founder

Kathy Karasavidis

CFO

Paul Whittle

Client Services/Operations Manager

Matt Colvin

Senior Consultant - Rail

Ili Antuchova

HR Support Consultant

Megan Leonard

HR Advisor

Marinda Saunders

International Recruitment Consultant

Louise Cabral

Marketing Coordinator

Makere Te Maiharoa

Payroll Administrator

Gail Monteith

Recruitment/Client Advisor

Georgia Brittain

Personal Assistant

Karen Hutton

HR Support Consultant

Karina Schultz

Senior Payroll Advisor

Matthew Just

Recruitment/Client Advisor