Networker Newsletter WINTER - VETnetwork Australia

VET networkerMary PeachMary Peach, Kirwan State High School, won her award for achievement in Laboratory Skills at CertificateIII level. Mary was named the North Queensland Finalist in the Queensland Training Awards SchoolBased Apprentice/ Trainee of the Year in 2005. She worked with two other Laboratory technicians inproviding scientific support and safety measures for 1980 students and 29 science staff through theprovision of practical experiments, and the maintenance of the nine laboratories. Mary has exceptionalskills in maintaining complex and delicate scientific apparatus.case studiesThe traineeship requires Mary to work autonomously with limited support from the RTO because ofthe distance involved. Despite potential disadvantages, Mary is making excellent progress in hertraining program.Elena HawkinsHOD VET, Kirwan State High School, QueenslandLaura OsentonLaura Osenton, Redlands College, Wellington Point, Queensland, has maximised the opportunitiespresented to her to fulfil her career goal of becoming a Hairdresser. Despite there being no traineeshipsavailable in this field at the start of her Year 11 course, Laura was offered and accepted a School-basedNew Apprenticeship in Retail with Best and Less (Capalaba) as her employer and First ImpressionsResources (Brisbane) providing her training. Through determination and hard work, Laura successfullycompleted her Retail traineeship by the end of 2004. In addition to this training, Laura was enrolled in aCertificate II course in Hairdressing at Moreton Institute of TAFE and throughout 2004, she continued todevelop her knowledge and skills in Hairdressing and was able to combine this with her Retailexperience to become a valuable employee.Laura’s ability was acknowledged in 2005, when she successfully gained a School-based NewApprenticeship in Hairdressing at Harbour Day Spa in Cleveland. Her new training provider, MoretonInstitute of TAFE, acknowledged her previous training and Laura continued to gain the necessarycompetencies required within her training plan. Again, through a strong work ethic and commitment tosucceed in all areas of her learning, Laura completed the first stage of her Apprenticeship by the end ofYear 12.Laura has always continued to produce outstanding results in her school programme which included thecompletion of a Certificate II in Business (Administration). This, coupled with a Certificate 11 inWorkplace Practices has provided Laura with an exceptional suite of achievements with which to enterthe workforce and see her career aspirations fulfilled.Joshua FlemmingThroughout his training programme, Joshua Flemming, Redlands College, Wellington Point, Queensland,has demonstrated an outstanding level of achievement in Electro Technology and EngineeringProduction. Joshua’s commitment to his training (provided by Moreton Institute of TAFE), saw himcomplete his first traineeship in 2004. He then continued to expand on his qualifications andexperiences by being accepted into his present Electro Technology apprenticeship, which is recognisedas being both technically and academically demanding.10