42 — Centralian Advocate, Friday, November 15, 2013

Ever thought of a

career in Retail?

Think Target.

Exciting opportunities are

available for Team Member

and Management roles.

Join the Target

Alice Springs Team now.

Call (08) 8951 6100.

Want to be an award winning Apprentice / Trainee?

GTNT had 5 finalists at the recent 2013 NT Training Awards and you could be one

as well! GTNT can help you find an apprenticeship or traineeship in a variety of

industries today. Check out www.gtnt.com.au and “Like” us on Facebook to find out

all the latest vacancies, news & competitions at GTNT.

GTNT screen, recruit and employ apprentices/trainees and then place them

with “host” employers, usually from small to medium sized enterprises. Through

monthly mentoring programs, GTNT has a course completion rate at 81%.

If you want an apprenticeship/traineeship or are looking for an apprentice/trainee, we

specialise in workforce development and have a range of options available to you.

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APPRENTICESHIPS AND CAREERS

Target Alice Springs is seeking people wanting to embark on a career incustomer service

Get on Target fora top job futureTARGET is one of Australia’s most lovedbrands and is committed to delivering ourcustomers product that is great style, qual-ity and value.

They’re proud to be a part of over 300communities across Australia, offering adiverse range of products includingfashionable women’s, men’s and children’sclothing and accessories; the latest designsin homewares, including manchester, bedlinen, electrical appliances and decor; and afull range of toys, games and entertain-ment.

The team at Target are always looking fortalented individuals to help build anddeliver a great shopping experience for ourcustomers.

They are proud of the diversity of theirteam members, creating an environmentwhere all team members feel included andvalued.

Target Alice Springs is seeking passion-ate and driven individuals who want to

make a difference and inspire our cus-tomers with their level of service andexpertise. A broad range of careers areavailable at Target stores, including StoreManagers, Customer Service Managers,Store Support Managers, DepartmentManagers and Customer Service Assistantsacross various areas including CustomerLiaison/Greeter, Bra & Shoe Fitters, Regis-ters, Refunds, Layby and Receiving Oper-ations, Sales floor assistants and merchan-disers.

At Target they are committed to thedevelopment of their team members andproviding opportunities for individuals togrow and develop their career across ourstore network. Opportunities for develop-ment include Leadership training throughour exclusive Target Store Leadership Pro-gram, Core Retail Selling Skills and a largesuite of e-learning programs to supportteam members in both professional andpersonal development skills.

Awards help inspiretop performance inmotoring industry

‘Currently there are more than

3700 apprentices and trainees

employed in the Northern

Territory, many of them within the

automotive industry. In addition,

the retail motor trades industry

contributes significantly to the

Territory economy — it comprises

more than 1000 businesses,

services 135,000 vehicles

annually and employs more than

4000 staff

’

MINISTER for Employment and TrainingDave Tollner has praised the achievementsof 15 Territory workers who are shininglights in the Territory automotive industry.

The workers were rewarded for theirefforts at the TIO Automotive Apprenticeof the Year awards in Parliament House onTuesday night.

Mr Tollner singled out Group TrainingNT’s Maxwell David who was named Ap-prentice of the Year.

Mr David also won his category of 3rd/4thYear Light Vehicle Mechanical Apprentice,which was presented by Mr Tollner.

‘‘Max’s example encourages others think-ing about an apprenticeship to give it a go,’’he said.

‘‘I know the efforts of all award winnerswill benefit all of us in the NorthernTerritory for years to come and theTerritory Government is proud to be anawards sponsor.

‘‘It is important to keep remindingour school leavers that automotive appren-ticeships are a very legitimate careerpathway and the outstanding work of the15 winners at this year’s awards has beenwell recognised.’’

The Northern Territory Government hasa blueprint in place called ‘‘Framing theFuture’’ and one of its objectives it tohave an economy that is built on stronglocal businesses.

It supports Territory businesses todevelop and train their people to im-prove productivity.

‘‘This means maintaining a local skilledworkforce and apprenticeships and trainee-ships are a great way of developing acompetent, home-grown workforce,’’ MrTollner said.

‘‘Currently there are more than 3700apprentices and trainees employed in theNorthern Territory, many of them withinthe automotive industry.

‘‘In addition, the retail motor tradesindustry contributes significantly to theTerritory economy — it comprises morethan 1000 businesses, services 135,000vehicles annually and employs more than4000 staff.’’