Blue Tongue

Blue Tongue is a leader and pioneer in solving critical skills shortages in maintenance across mining and civil, heavy commercial transport, oil and gas, and rail. Established in 2002, we offer our world-first skills shortage solutions in Australia and Canada.

We partner with businesses to provide a groundbreaking Managed Group Training Programs that attract new skilled talent, and improve workforce retention rates and performance, cost control, culture, and loyalty. Because we plan and manage the entire hiring and training journey we minimise risk for our partner clients. We’ve already upskilled more than 1,000 employees with a success rate of 93% and delivered unrivalled results to our industry partners.

We also have an International Talent Program which we started in 2005. Since then we have sourced and hired more than 900 specialist Heavy Duty Mechanics and Electricians from Africa and Peru to work with us in Australia. We are experts in managing these large scale international hiring projects, reducing risk for all parties involved. The overwhelming majority of international mechanics and electricians we’ve hired are still living and working in Australia as permanent residents. These are the stories we are most proud of.

In 2024 we launched our Canada operation with a focus on solving skills shortages. We leverage our expertise and track record to offer a unique level of value to our industry partners in Canada.