NorthEastern Weekly – August 22, 2018: Adelaide’s promise of a robust defence industry rides on the back of contractors being able to draw from a pool of skilled trade workers. St Patrick’s Technical College principal Danny Deptula says without a pipeline of electricians, technicians, metal workers, plumbers, mechanics and coders, the multi-billion dollar defence contractsContinue Reading »
‘Hackerspace workshops teach students skills for the future’ – The Burnie Advocate
The Burnie Advocate – August 14, 2018: The advanced manufacturing industry may one day benefit from a technology workshop hosted at North-West Coast schools on Monday. The University of Tasmania partnered with Launceston-based technology education company Bitlink to deliver workshops teaching students about different technologies in innovative industries. On Monday, students at Burnie and Parklands highContinue Reading »
‘Aussie Benz apprentices land US scholarship’ – Go Auto News
Three Mercedes-Benz apprentices off to US on three-day auto skills scholarship Go Auto News – August 9, 2018: Three young automotive apprentices working for Australian Mercedes-Benz dealerships have been granted a scholarship to travel to the United States for a cultural and career development tour that has been funded by the Institute for Workplace Skills andContinue Reading »
‘On the job learning, but at school’ – Yass Tribune
Yass Tribune – August 8, 2018: More than 30 NSW students from 27 high schools joined around 500 of Australia’s skilled young tradespeople and other secondary school students to compete in 2018 Skills Show Australia in Sydney in June, with 11 NSW students recognised for their outstanding skills. Their subjects covered automotive, business services, commercialContinue Reading »
‘Driven Mechanic off to USA’ – Village News
Village News – August 1, 2018: Mikaela Lawrence, 23 spent six years as a hairdresser wanting to get into the mechanical industry. Now in just the second year of her automotive apprenticeship at Fortitude Valley’s Mercedes-Benz Brisbane, Ms Lawrence has been awarded the Kim. T. Wyman North American Scholarship for Skills Excellence by not-for-profit groupContinue Reading »
‘Connecting Education With Real Jobs’ -The Advertiser
The Advertiser – July 28, 2018: Industry needs to be the driver of skills development in the workforce, which will lead to long-term careers for SA’s jobseekers, the State Government says. Industry and Skills minister David Pisoni says the government will invest $200 million to help create more than 20,000 apprenticeships and traineeships over theContinue Reading »
‘Get Ahead With South West TAFE’ – Warrnambool Standard
Qualifications take you places South West TAFE is out to bust some myths and change perceptions about the role of vocational education and training (VET). The recent campaign, ‘Perceptions are not reality’ highlights VET’s critical role in today’s society and its success in meeting current and future employment demands. The campaign presents facts to bustContinue Reading »
‘Fast track your way to a job with TAFE’ – Penrith Press
Vocational education graduates are far better at meeting skills shortages than their university counterparts. Statistics show VET graduates are hired at faster rates than those fresh out of uni, while long-term unemployment rates are lower for those with a diploma than a bachelor degree. “We know that Australia is looking at a large range ofContinue Reading »
‘Local apprentice off to US’ – South Coast Register
Nowra apprentice Fearghus Von Prott, 20, working at Mercedes-Benz Sydney, was humbled by the decision of WPC Group to award him with a cultural and career development scholarship to tour Kentucky, United States in September. Fearghus’ interest in the automotive industry sparked when he was in Year 10 playing around with an old car. “ItContinue Reading »
‘Job-readiness program plants seeds for Connor’s career’ – Berwick Star News
As a 19-year-old high school graduate, Connor Noonan had no idea what career path to explore. “Apart from not wanting a desk job, I had no real idea about what I wanted to do. I was just applying for any job that would take me, and figured something would come up,” Connor says. At anContinue Reading »
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