ESG
Precise Air Aboriginal Pathways
Opportunities for all
Closing the Gap in education and employment
Driven by a shared commitment to providing tangible education and employment opportunities, Precise Air and TAFE NSW, together with NSW Police and Barranggirra, have come together to create lasting impact through the design of the Precise Air Aboriginal Pathways program – resulting in and increase to 3.57% of Precise Air’s workforce identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Precise Air Aboriginal Pathways (PAAP) program
Working towards Closing the Gap in education and employment
A collaboration between Precise Air Group, TAFE NSW, NSW Police and Barranggirra
The PAAP is an education, employment and mentoring programme primarily designed to contribute to Closing the Gap initiatives by providing real educational and employment opportunities in the HVAC industry across NSW (and nationally in future).
The PAAP is a unique collaboration developed over 3 years that brings together:
Industry – Precise Air Group
Education – TAFE NSW’s Aboriginal Education and Engagement team and the NSW TAFE Career Pathways, Education and Aboriginal Languages (CPALES) team; and
Government – NSW Police
Community - Barranggirra.
PAAP AWARDS
2025 – Training NSW (NSW Government) Industry Collaboration – Finalist
2025 – Gili Awards (TAFE NSW) Industry Collaboration Award
2024 – JLL Vendor Awards - Leaders in ESG Award
2023 – Fujitsu General Way - Living Together For Our Future
Building the next generation
Our purpose was to:
increase awareness of the HVAC industry through promotional activities
address current and future skills shortages in HVAC
increase HVAC apprenticeship completion rates via intensive, culturally appropriate learning support and ongoing mentoring
provide work readiness skills, training and HVAC apprenticeships for Aboriginal people.
This is more than just a work readiness programme.
What sets this apart is the breadth and depth of employment opportunities for Aboriginal apprenticeships in HVAC.
As a result of this project, Precise Air has employed a Contract Administrator in our National Accounts team, 8 HVAC and 2 Electrical apprentices in metro and regional locations and a Business Administration cadet. It combines apprenticeships and employment opportunities with Precise, with ongoing mentoring, learning and cultural support throughout their apprenticeships.
In 2024 the PAAP increased the number of HVAC apprentices in Precise Air to 38, and raised the percentage of employees who are Aboriginal from 2 to 8, which as a percentage more closely reflects community representation.
In 2025, we have employed an additional 7 PAAP students, continuing our quest to increase participation rates.
To find out more about this program, contact Kelly Borskjaer on 1300 728 250.
The opportunity that the PAAP program has greatly impacted my life with the opportunity to get into a career that I’m interested in . As a female in a mainly dominated field being accepted into the PAAP program meant being able to progress in a way that had seemed impossible. Precise Air is an inclusive company that has made my experience more enjoyable. They are extremely knowledgeable and supportive. I’m so thankful to have been accepted into the PAAP program and what has led from it.
PAAP student
Apprentice electrician