Keystone Tasmania Training Rebate
EPIC Elevate™ is approved by Keystone Tasmania as part of their 2026–27 Training Plan and eligible for an 80% training rebate. Visit the Keystone Tasmania website to learn more and check your eligibility.
CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITYEligible businesses must apply for the Keystone Tasmania Training Rebate before the course commences. Eligibility and approval are determined by Keystone Tasmania.
You’re Good At The Job.
Leading People Is
A Different Problem.
Construction businesses don’t lose money on bad materials. They lose it on poor leadership, the stuff that happens between the morning toolbox talk and knock-off time.
A supervisor promoted because they were the best worker in the crew, not because anyone taught them how to lead one. A team leader avoiding the hard conversation until it becomes a formal complaint. A good worker walking out the door, not for more money, but because nobody was listening.
→ You give the instruction. Nothing happens. You’ve said it twice. They still didn’t do it. And now you’re stuck between micromanaging and letting it slide.
→ There’s conflict brewing, and you’re ignoring it. You know it’s there. So does everyone else. But you don’t know how to raise it without making it worse.
→ Your best people are leaving. Not for more money. For a better environment. For a leader who actually gets them.
This is the problem EPIC Elevate™ was built to solve.
PRACTICAL TRAINING.
MEASURABLE CHANGE.
EPIC Elevate™ is designed around the leadership challenges construction supervisors and emerging leaders face every day — difficult conversations, communication, conflict, delegation, pressure and leading people effectively.
Would recommend EPIC Elevate™
Average participant rating
Rated the program 5 out of 5
Rated the training 4 out of 5 or higher
Based on participant feedback collected through EPIC Elevate™ cohorts. These are the current verified participant outcomes.
WHERE LEADERS ARE STRUGGLING
Before undertaking EPIC Elevate™, participants identified recurring leadership challenges in three key areas.
Technical experience doesn’t automatically prepare someone for the people side of leadership.
These figures come directly from the participant data.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS REPORTED
Increased confidence having difficult conversations
Improved communication
Improved conflict management
Improved team leadership
Improved delegation
Improved ability to manage pressure
Participants could identify multiple areas of improvement following the program.
THE REAL COST OF
POOR LEADERSHIP.
Poor leadership isn’t a soft problem. It shows up on your bottom line, your insurance premiums, and your ability to keep a functioning crew. Here’s what the research says.
Average cost of a psychological injury claim in construction
Psychological hazard claims take three times longer to resolve than physical injury claims, and poor leadership behaviour is the primary driver. — Safe Work Australia
Of employee engagement is directly tied to their immediate supervisor
A disengaged worker costs an organisation an estimated 34% of their annual salary in lost productivity, absenteeism and errors. — Gallup State of the Global Workplace
Of an employee’s annual salary to replace them when they leave
Recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity, and knowledge transfer add up fast, and the number one reason skilled workers leave is their direct supervisor, not their pay. — SHRM / Work Institute
Leadership development is identified as a top-3 workforce priority by Tasmania’s construction industry
Keystone Tasmania’s own industry survey ranked supervisory skills, leadership and culture among the most critical training needs in the sector right now. — Keystone Tasmania Industry Forum 2025
Leadership capability affects far more than individual performance. It influences retention, psychological safety, team culture, productivity and ultimately project delivery.
TWO DAYS BUILT AROUND THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE ACTUALLY FACE.
The challenges participants bring into EPIC Elevate™ are remarkably consistent: managing people, difficult conversations, competing priorities, conflict, pressure and making the shift from technical expert to people leader.
EPIC Elevate™ addresses those challenges through six practical modules delivered across two face-to-face days, followed by four months of implementation support to help participants put what they learn into practice.
Face-to-Face
Practical Leadership Skills
Implementation Support
Recognised Professional Development
- Stay steady under pressure instead of reacting in ways that damage trust and morale
- Communicate so clearly your team stops asking for clarification, and starts delivering
- Raise performance issues early, professionally, and without the conversation blowing up
- Make the shift from technically strong to genuinely respected people leader
- Manage conflict without absorbing it, keep things moving without burning out
- Leave with a 90-day action plan, not just notes from a training day
LEADING YOURSELF AND COMMUNICATING CLEARLY
MODULE 01 · HANDLING PRESSURE
You already know what pressure feels like on a construction site, deadlines slipping, budgets blowing, a crew member not pulling their weight. Most supervisors absorb that pressure and react. Some shut down. Some blow up. Both damage trust. This module gives you a framework to respond instead of react, so you stay steady when your team needs you most.
Outcome: Stay composed under pressure in a way that builds trust, not fear.
MODULE 02 · GETTING CLEAR SO YOUR TEAM GETS IT
Communication is one of the recurring challenges construction leaders bring into EPIC Elevate™: “I told them what to do. They didn’t do it.” The assumption is that the team is the problem. More often, it’s how the instruction landed. This module gives you a repeatable communication framework that works on site, where it’s noisy, fast, and no one has time to ask twice.
Outcome: Communicate so clearly that your team knows exactly what’s expected, and why it matters.
MODULE 03 · HAVING THE HARD CONVERSATIONS EARLY
The conversation you avoid today is the grievance you manage in six months. Every supervisor has a situation they’re avoiding right now, an attitude problem, a performance issue, someone undermining the crew. This module gives you a practical framework for addressing it early, professionally, and without it getting personal or escalating out of control.
Outcome: Have the conversations you’ve been avoiding, and have them well.
LEADING OTHERS AND STRENGTHENING YOUR TEAM
MODULE 04 · FROM GOOD TRADIE TO GOOD LEADER
Being the best on the tools got you noticed. But the moment you became a supervisor, the job changed completely, and nobody told you. Suddenly, your success depended entirely on the performance of other people, not your own output. This module gives you the foundation to lead with clarity and accountability, without rescuing, without micromanaging, and without carrying problems that aren’t yours to carry.
Outcome: Lead your team forward instead of carrying them.
MODULE 05 · MANAGING CONFLICT WITHOUT TAKING IT ON
Site conflict is inevitable. Personalities clash. Pressures build. History between crew members surfaces at the worst possible moment. Most supervisors either avoid conflict entirely or get pulled into it and lose their neutrality. Both make it worse. This module gives you a clear, practical approach to managing conflict without absorbing it emotionally or letting it consume hours of your week.
Outcome: Handle conflict on site without it following you home.
MODULE 06 · KEEPING GOOD PEOPLE
Retention is one of the most expensive problems in Australian construction right now, and most businesses are trying to fix it with pay rises. Research consistently shows the number one reason skilled workers leave is their direct supervisor, not their wages. They leave because they weren’t valued. Because they couldn’t speak up. This module connects everything from both days into a concrete 90-day plan to strengthen retention on your site – starting next Monday.
Outcome: A clear 90-day action plan to strengthen team stability and retention.
BUILT BY SOMEONE
WHO’S BEEN ON SITE.
Angela Hucker
Founder & CEO · EPIC · TEDx Speaker · ICF-Certified Coach
Angela Hucker didn’t design EPIC Elevate™ from a consulting firm or a university. She built it from almost 30 years of working inside the construction industry, across infrastructure, energy, utilities and major projects, in site-based roles, FIFO environments, and executive leadership positions.
Angela knows what the pressure feels like at 6am before a full crew shows up. She knows what it costs, financially and personally, when leadership breaks down on a site. And she knows what good culture looks like and what it actually takes to build it. EPIC Elevate™ is built from that experience, not theory, not motivation, but a practical behavioural framework designed for the industry she has spent her career inside.
Expertise
Frontline Leadership Specialist
Standard
ICF-Certified Coaching
Method
Behavioural Change Focus
TEDx Speaker · 350+ media features · Telstra Best of Business Winner 2025 · Top 100 Women In Construction
WHAT PARTICIPANTS
ACTUALLY SAY.
I’ve attended plenty of leadership development days through my Cert III, IV and diploma in construction management — yours was by far the most relatable, engaging and real.
Hands-on, engaging, and tailored specifically to construction — none of the usual “tick and flick.” Having done many leadership programs in my career, this was exactly what I’d been searching for, and the feedback from our team has been overwhelmingly positive.
READY TO LEAD
DIFFERENTLY?
EPIC Elevate™ is for the construction supervisor or team leader who is done managing by instinct, and ready to lead with intention, the right tools, and a team that actually performs. This is not a one-day course you forget tomorrow. It is a 2-day workshop followed by four months of implementation support, designed to make the change stick long after you leave the room.
- 2-day face-to-face construction leadership intensive
- Monthly group coaching
- 4 months post-workshop implementation support
- EPIC leadership tools and worksheets
- Course workbook and materials
- Morning tea & lunch provided both days
- Written 90-day leadership action plan developed during the program
- 6 CPD points
- Eligible for the Keystone Tasmania 80% Training Rebate for approved Tasmanian businesses
INC GST · Per participant
Includes the 2-day face-to-face intensive, program materials and four months of implementation support.
KEYSTONE TASMANIA 80% TRAINING REBATE
EPIC Elevate™ is approved by Keystone Tasmania as part of their 2026–27 Training Plan and eligible for an 80% training rebate.
Potential net investment
Approx. $700 per participant*
*Subject to Keystone Tasmania eligibility, prior approval, successful course completion and submission of required documentation.
CHECK KEYSTONE ELIGIBILITYSecure payment via Stripe. You will receive full course details and a confirmation within 24 hours of enrolment.
WANT TO DEVELOP A GROUP OF LEADERS?
If you need to develop several supervisors or emerging leaders, want to discuss a private company cohort, or have questions about the program, talk directly with the EPIC team about the best option for your organisation.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who exactly is this program for?
Supervisors, foremen, team leaders, leading hands, emerging leaders and operational managers working within construction and related industries. It is also relevant for construction business owners who want to develop their site supervisors. If you’re technically strong but know that leading people requires a different skill set, this program is for you.
How does the Keystone Tasmania Training Rebate work?
Eligible businesses must apply for the Training Rebate with Keystone Tasmania before the course commences.
To secure your enrolment, you’ll need to pay EPIC the full course fee of $3,497 inc GST.
Following successful course completion and submission of the required documentation, approved Keystone Tasmania applicants will receive an 80% rebate of the course cost, reducing the net investment to approximately $700 per participant.
To check your eligibility and apply for a rebate, visit the Keystone Tasmania website.
Is this an accredited course?
EPIC Elevate™ is a professional leadership development program and is recognised for 6 CPD points. It focuses on behavioural outcomes rather than paperwork, and participants leave with practical skills and a written 90-day action plan, not just a certificate.
Is this one-on-one or group training?
Group-based. Each cohort has a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 participants. The group format is intentional; peer learning, shared experience, and industry-specific discussion are core to how the program works. This is not a large conference. It is a focused, high-accountability room.
What’s included in the 4 months of post-workshop support?
Following the two-day intensive, participants receive four months of structured implementation support, including monthly group coaching, EPIC tools and practical check-ins designed to help embed the leadership behaviours back on the job.
What if the dates don’t suit my schedule?
Our remaining 2026 Tasmanian EPIC Elevate™ cohorts are 29–30 September, 22–23 October and 17–18 November. If these dates don’t suit your organisation, contact EPIC to discuss a private company cohort or future program dates.
EPIC Elevate™ is approved by Keystone Tasmania as part of their 2026–27 Training Plan and eligible for an 80% Training Rebate.
Eligible businesses must apply before the course commences. Eligibility and approval are determined by Keystone Tasmania.
CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY