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The 2016 theme acknowl-edges new technology is affect-ing all careers includingvocational roles and trades.

“We need to encouragemore students to look at what

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Vision for a skilled futureIT’S National Skills Weekfrom August 29 to September4, and this year’s theme – “newworld, new vision, your future”– is a fitting combination of fu-turism and optimism.

Brian Wexham, chiefexecutive of event organiserSkillsOne, says the event isabout highlighting the import-ance of the vocational edu-cation and training sector andshowcasing the achievementsof its graduates.

the digital careers are,” MrWexham said.

“Robotics and mechatron-ics are coming in now andthere has been a lot of talkabout Australia getting left be-hind. New technology is im-pacting just about everythingwe do so STEM [science, tech-nology, engineering, andmaths] is really important.

“We are trying to bringmore focus on the digital areaand to encourage more stu-

dents to not drop maths. “We want to foster innova-

tion [so] need to find ways toengage in STEM. It doesn’tsound sexy but it actually is.”

Mr Wexham said the VETsector provided workers formany of Australia’s needsareas.

“The first that comes tomind is tourism and hospitali-ty. Many don’t see it as a careerbut it is and there are many op-portunities in it,” he says.

“The demand for peopleworking in the tourism andhospitality space is going to in-crease and (employers like)hotel chains or cruise ships areall global so you can get an op-portunity in this country thatallows you to travel and gain abroader experience.”

Child care and communitycare are other high-demandindustries trained by the VETsector.

“The government is encour-

aging women to get into theworkplace and in order to dothat they need to feel secure inleaving their children in care,”Wexham says.

“Then there is health careand aged care and communitycare. You know we’ve got anageing population and thereare many different roles com-ing into that now.”

To see the events beingheld around the state go tonationalskillsweek.com.au

Digital focus just intensified

Discover a career to care aboutHOBART College launched its new Introduction to Nursing course in 2016, offering a range of opportunities for students to learn and experience the role nurses, carers and other health professionals perform in health services in Tasmania. The course uses a simulated three bedroom hospital which provides practical, theoretical and workplace experiences which allow for students to explore topics including, health, nursing and working within the health services industry.

Students study units fromthe HLT33115- Certificate III in Health Services Assistance through four thematic topics: Introduction to Nursing, Acute Care Nursing, Chronic Care Nursing and Specialised Nursing .

This approach allows students to complete statements of attainment for any units within the qualification and where possible, completion of the full certificate including - Provide First Aid, Recognise Healthy Body Systems, Participate in Work Health and Safety and Interpreting and Applying Medical Terminology units.

A key focus of this course isto engage students with industry partnerships such as the Aged Care Association of Tasmania. Students have completed a range of work placements at aged care facilities around Hobart in which they experienced the roles of nurses, carers, ward clerks and other allied health professionals. They have also attended workshops at TasTAFE and will attend the University of Tasmania and Palliative Care Tasmania later

in the year. This has ensured students have better knowledge of the industry and can develop future pathways when they leave college.

Students also had the privilege of working with clients from the Kingsborough Council’s Manor Gardens. This positive relationship has seen students running a range of diversional activities using the Hobart College facilities, including art tours, music performances and has even seen residents visit college

students in the hairdressing program to have their hair done. This real life opportunityto interact with the residents of Manor Gardens allows students to transfer their learning from class, while providing engaging activities for the clients. Manor Gardens residents will visit Hobart College five more times during Terms Three and Four.

Enrolments for the 2017course are now open. Please contact Hobart College for further information.

VITAL EXPERIENCE: Hobart College students spend time with a Manor Gardens resident.

CLAREMONT College pro-vides new opportunities forstudents to gain qualificationsin areas that have demand foryoung people as potential em-ployees.

The VET Certificate II inElectrotechnology and VETCertificate I in Australian De-fence Force courses are twosuch programs offered at theCollege.

The Electrotechnology pro-gram, for students interested incareers in the electrical, elec-tronics or telecommunicationstrades, is a new program of-fered at Claremont, and theonly one of its kind in a seniorsecondary college in the southof the state. This program hasproven very popular and stu-dents have been very success-ful in gaining apprenticeships.Importantly, students are ableto study maths and sciencealongside the VET program,which complements theirstudy and career path and as-sists students to pass the re-quired electrotechnologyunits.

Claremont College is alsoproud of its VET Certificate I

in Defence Force Cadets pro-gram, which is the only one ofits kind in Tasmania. This pro-gram has a long history ofworking with Hobart basedAustralian Defence Force per-sonnel to educate studentsabout the skills required for adefence force career, skills thatare also transferable to careersin emergency services, such asthe police force. Defence Forcepersonnel visit the class on aweekly basis to educate thestudents in drill (marching),self discipline, team work andthe history and customs ofmilitary service. Students alsoundertake an overnight campand learn about navigation.This program takes up a quar-ter of a students’ timetable,meaning they can choose threeother courses to study, allow-ing them a broad range of op-tions.

Claremont College believesit is important that studentsare able to select VET pro-grams to study alongsideTASC Level 2, 3 and 4 courses,as this broadens their oppor-tunities for future employmentor further education.

College helpswiden horizons

With over 370 qualifi cations on offer, we can help you upskill or set you on the path to a whole new career!Save the date for TasTAFE’s November Info Week where you can fi nd out about a range of 2017 courses.

More details coming soon to: www.tastafe.tas.edu.auFor more information about TasTAFE courses visit the website or call 1300 655 307.

info week.14 –18 November 2016

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REWARDING WORK: Elizabeth College students Isaac Heuke, Niara Everett, Isaac Maughan and Samantha Bouteris enjoy volunteering at Foodbank. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL

OAK Training and Develop-ment Services builds self-con-fidence in students, as well asskills they need in the work-place.

The not-for-profit servicehas been helping students insouthern Tasmania overcomebarriers to learning for a dec-ade, with programs tailored tothe individual needs of each-student.

Courses currently offeredinclude Certificate I and II inInformation, Digital Mediaand Technology and Certifi-cate II in Business. Studentscome from a range of back-grounds and skills such as ma-ture-age students who’ve oftenhad little experience with com-puters, participants with au-tism or an intellectualdisability and the long-termunemployed.

OAK Training and Devel-opment Services Manager,Graeme Finlayson, said the tu-tors – who work one-on-onewith students - begin by under-standing the individual barri-ers that students face.

“If there is a low level of lit-eracy, we might use assistive

technology such as text-to-speech software and ourcourse materials are written inplain English, with lots of illus-trations and diagrams. If trans-port is an issue, we look at waysto address that need.”

Mr Finlayson said OAK fo-cused on building relationshipsto provide a supportive learn-ing environment. “By buildingstrong relationships with eachstudent, we understand theirneeds and how to tap into what

motivates and inspires them.“And when one student has

a breakthrough, their excite-ment becomes infectious and-helps motivate others to takeup the challenge. It’s so re-warding to see how studentsdevelop new skills through thecourse and also grow in self-es-teem which has positive out-comes that extend far beyondthe training room. It’s beengreat to hear recently that oneof our graduates has enrolledat University.”

Work placements can alsobe arranged for interested stu-dents.

OAK Training and Devel-opment Services is a Regis-tered Training Organisation,and is registered to provideprograms for participants inthe National Disability In-surance Scheme. OAK pro-vides courses on a fee-for-service basis and can accessfunding for people on Disabili-ty Support Pensions.

For more informationcontact OAK Training andDevelopment Services on 036208 0600 or Graeme.fin-layson@oak.org.au

Building self-confidence

SUPPORTIVE: Tutor Graeme Finlayson helps Georgia Coppleman with some IT skills.

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STUDENTS at Elizabeth Col-lege are helping the commun-ity while helping themselves by volunteering at Foodbank of Tasmania.

Foodbank is Tasmania’s largest food relief organis-ation, collecting donated food and supplying agencies and schools who provide thou-sands of meals every day to families in need.

Students enrolled in Voca-

tional Pathways at Elizabeth College volunteer every week at the Foodbank warehouse in Derwent Park, sorting and packing the donated produce and creating attractive food hampers.

This vital work engages students in purposeful work that makes links between the classroom and the workplace.

Students experience the satisfaction that comes from

helping others, and have de-scribed the work as “reward-ing” and “purposeful”.

At times the work has beenhard, but this hasn’t deterred the students, who often ask to spend more time at Foodbank.

Vocational Pathways leadsstudents into further training qualifications and contributes to successful work experience and employment in the fu-ture.

Packing in some great experience

ELIZABETH COLLEGE inspired resourceful learners

VOCATIONALEDUCATION & TRAININGGain a nationally recognised vocational certificate and work towards your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.

Our qualified teachers are here to help.

elizabethcollege.tas.edu.au

Vocational Education and TrainingWe offer real life practical experience

through engagement with industry, work

placements and professional mentoring.

THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL BUILDING GOOD MEN

For more information on VET courses offered at

The Hutchins School please contact our

Careers Counsellor Mrs Linda Bonnitcha on 6221 4271

or linda.bonnitcha@hutchins.tas.edu.au

THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL 71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay

www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/careers

Providing opportunities for young men in the field of engineering to support Tasmania’s economic future.

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ROSNY College has a longand distinguished reputationfor the delivery of high qualityVET programs where studentsare able to combine industryfocused training with ad-ditional TCE subjects to valueadd their skills for future em-ployment and career oppor-tunities.

In 2017, Rosny College inconjunction with our local ex-tension high schools will be of-fering new VET courses in thebusiness, music, hairdressingand agricultural industry areasin addition to our existingcourses in the automotive,building and construction,community services, hospitali-ty, screen and media, retail,sport and recreation and tour-ism industry areas.

Rosny College also offers aseries of Vocational PathwaysVET courses for students whowish to gain generic workbased skills.

One of the great thingsabout undertaking VET train-ing at Rosny or one of our as-sociated high schools is theability to combine industrytraining with a full range of

TCE based courses across a di-verse range of other subjectareas.

Georgia Stone is one of ourstudents doing that very thing.Georgia is undertaking a Cer-tificate III in Screen and Mediaalong with additional Level 3TCE courses. Georgia says,“Being able to combine VETstudy in Screen and Mediaalong with my Level 3 subjectsmeans I am able to leverage

my career ambitions in film. Itgives me the industry skills Ineed and broader understand-ings that my Level 3 subjectsbring to work towards my ca-reer ambition as a film maker.”

Anyone interested instudying VET at Rosnyshould complete the onlineexpression of interest ap-plication at www.rosnycol-lege.education.tas.edu.auor phone, 6244 9223.

Giving students skills to shoot for the stars

REEL LIFE SKILLS: Rosny screen and media students, Amber Lloyd and Georgia Stone, set up for an interview.

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AUTOMOTIVE technicianBen Carver always wanted toown his own workshop, he justnever expected it to happenbefore he turned 20.

A month before finishinghis apprenticeship at the Es-perance Service Station atGeeveston, the owner at thetime decided to sell the busi-ness and Ben saw the oppor-tunity to make his dream areality.

“It was something I’d al-ways wanted and I talked to

my dad about it and decided todo it. I took it over on July 1 thisyear with me in the workshopand dad doing the paperwork,”Ben said.

“I was pretty happy about it.It was exactly what I’d alwaysplanned, it just happenedabout 10 years earlier than Ihad expected,” Ben said.

Ben’s journey from appren-tice to business owner beganwith a Certificate I in Automo-tive while in Year 11 at HobartCollege. He then went on to do

a TasTAFE Certificate II inAutomotive through the HuonValley Trade Training Centre.Ben then gained an appren-ticeship, studying throughTasTAFE while working at amajor car dealership in Hob-art.

He then took the oppor-tunity to complete his appren-ticeship closer to home — atthe Esperance Service Station.

Ben says the skills he learntworking with the mechanic atthe service station as well as at

TasTAFE set him up well forthe future.

He excelled in his studies,finishing what is normally afour-year course of study inover two and a half years.

“The TasTAFE course waschallenging, but in a good way.I enjoyed it,” Ben said.

“I went there to work andthat’s what I did. I’ve certainlybenefited out of it.”

TasTAFE has more than370 qualifications on offeracross a wide variety of indus-

try areas from cusiness andICT to construction, cookeryand hospitality and health andaged care.

TasTAFE’s upcoming InfoWeek being held from No-vember 14-18 will give peopleinterested in studying at TasT-AFE in 2017 the opportunity tofind out more about coursesand check out on-campus fa-cilities.

For more informationabout the courses visit the website or call 1300 655 307.

TAFE helps drive Ben’s success

DRIVEN: TasTAFE helped Ben Carver gain vital skills and experience.

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An exciting range of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

courses will be offered in 2017. They include:

Automotive, Business, Children’s Services, Construction, Music, Work

Skills, Nursing, Hairdressing, Sport & Recreation, Tourism, Hospitality,

Kitchen Operations and Information Technology.

Enquiries: 6220 3133 or email hobart.college@education.tas.gov.au

for information regarding VET enrolments for 2017.

Hobart College

Department of Education

‘Fuel your Passion’Study Vocational Education & Training (VET) with Rosny College in 2017• Hands-on learning • Nationally recognised qualification • Skills for work • Diverse range of programs available across industry sectors

Express your interest via: www.rosnycollege.education.tas.edu.au

For more information phone: 03 6244 9223Department ofEducation

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THE Hutchins School Mari-time programs have been pro-viding excellence andinnovation in training for morethan 15 years.

The Vocational Educationprogram Certificate II that hasbeen developed with SeafoodTraining Tasmania combinessecondary education practiceswith vocational outcomes. Bypartnering with STT, Hutchinshas been able to align theschool’s teaching resourcessuch as its maritime trainingequipment, with the resourcesand trainers used to train in-dustry participants to voca-tional and licence outcomes.

All course material is avail-able to students online. Thisincludes notes and assign-ments so that students can ac-cess the tasks at home andwork at their own pace.

As many students do notpossess a wealth of practicalexperience, all skills requiredby the programs are practisedin a variety of vessels, includ-ing the school’s power boatsand yacht.

This subject has proven to

be a great success, with thecourse now running annuallyand 90 per cent of studentscompleting the full course thatHutchins offers with SeafoodTraining Tasmania. In ad-dition, about 60 per cent ofcandidates who start Certifi-cate I go on to complete allmodules for their Certificate II.

All of these students have agenuine interest in pursuingpost-secondary education andor a career in the maritime in-dustry. Most go on to furthertraining or tertiary educationbut some go straight into theirchosen career.

Students of all abilities canundertake these programs andwhere numeracy and literacyassistance is required studentscan take advantage of Hutch-ins’ extensive support network.

Many students have experi-enced the wealth of possibil-ities opening up to them whenthey complete the school’s Vo-cational Education programsand this program in particularcan provide vocational out-comes offered within the mari-time industry.

Sailing along nicely

FULL STEAM AHEAD: Hutchins Marine School director Peter Starkey runs through a few practical skills with student Nikita Nikitaras.

JOBNET Tasmania is an Ap-prenticeship Network Pro-vider and is contracted by theAustralian Government toprovide support services tojobseekers, employers and ap-prentices and trainees.

JobNet is proud to be theonly genuinely Tasmanian Ap-prenticeship Network Pro-vider in the state and has beensupporting employers, appren-tices and trainees since 1998.

Through JobNet’s unique

Gateway program potentialapprentices are able identifytheir chosen career, identifytheir strengths and produce anindividual marketing page tohelp land an apprenticeship.JobNet also helps to place ap-prentices with employers bymarketing Gateway partici-pants to a large range of em-ployers. Applications for theGateway program can be com-pleted online at www.job-net.org.au

To commence an appren-ticeship or traineeship JobNetstaff meet with the employerand apprentice on-site andutilise technology to providefast and efficient services. Job-Net’s support includes regis-tering the training contract forboth parties, notification to theselected training organisationand advice on eligibility of fed-eral government incentives forthe employer or Trade SupportLoans for the apprentice.

JobNet provides continuedsupport throughout the ap-prenticeship or traineeship byconducting regular contactsvia visits and/or phone calls.JobNet also has an additionalsupport service, In-TrainingSupport, where additional con-tact is made where the needhas been identified.

Further information onJobNet’s free services can befound at www.jobnet.org.auor by calling 1300 367 776

Opening doors for apprenticeswww.jobnet.org.au

JobNet Tasmania is your local Apprenticeship Support Network Provider providing unique gateway services for potential apprentices. We assist individuals to commence an Australian Apprenticeship in industries such as Building and Construction, Hospitality, Electrical, Hairdressing and Plumbing by:• Meeting with you to get to know you

• Using career tools to ensure the apprenticeship that has been identified

is suitable for you• Creating an individual profile for you to ensure you stand out from the

crowd and;• Market you to potential employers

To register you interest in JobNet’s Gateway Program please complete the registration form on our website www.jobnet.org.au

OAK Training & Development Services can kick start your career with training in:

• ICT10115-CertificateIinInformation, DigitalMediaandTechnology

• ICT20115-CertificateIIinInformation, DigitalMediaandTechnology

• BSB20115-CertificateIIinBusiness

Call us on 6208 0600 to discuss your training needs. NDIS participants welcome.

oak.org.auRTO no. 1098

ICT&BusinessTrainingavailableNOW!

Department of Education

Claremont College VET Programs 2017

These programs will be offered in 2017 subject to student enrolment numbers.The Tasmanian Secondary Colleges RTO, code 60100, is the registered training organisation for these qualifications. For more information please contact Linda Cooper Phone 6249 6894

AUR10116 Certificate I in Automotive Vocational Preparation

AUR20716 Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation

BSB20115 Certificate II in Business

CHC22015 Certificate II in Community Services (focus on Children’s Services)

CHC22015 Certificate II in Community Services (focus on Aged Care and Disability)

CPC20112 Certificate II in Construction

CPC20211 Certificate II in Construction Pathways (SOA)

DEF10112 Certificate I in Defence Force Cadets

FSK10113 Certificate I in Access to Vocational Pathways

FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways

HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (SoA)

SHB20116 Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics

SHB20216 Certificate II in Salon Assistant (Hairdressing)

SIS20115 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation

SIT20116 Certificate II in Tourism

SIT20316 Certificate II in Hospitality

UEE22011 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start)

Short Courses:

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