ET Australia Magazine Issue #1 December 2016

ET Australia’s half yearly student &
community magazine
#1 2016
MAGAZINE
Meet the
Teacher
Lachlan Scott –
A long way to the top
ET Australia’s
Employment
Program
Future proofing
your workforce
Year 10
Graduation
Class of 2016
Celebrate their
achievements
ET Australia’s Nurturing
Environment sets
Briley up to Achieve
HSC Success
Training College
Success Stories
Connecting students
with real jobs

Welcome to the First Edition
of ET Australia’s Magazine
The purpose of our magazine is to share ET Australia’s success with our community.
Tony Mylan, CEO, ET Australia
ET Australia is local, dedicated and
outcomes driven. The organisation
exists to help people find and
maintain employment. ET Australia
actively contributes to the social
and economic growth of the NSW
Central Coast region. The organisation
collaborates across the community
through active engagement with
local businesses, local community
organisations, schools, individuals and
government to develop innovative
place based approaches to improving
employment opportunities, helping
people find and maintain jobs.
In 2015/16 ET Australia assisted
over 400 people in their quest for
vocational training, education
and employment.
ET Australia Secondary College,
funded as an independent high school,
delivers a model of education for
Year 7 to Year 10 students equipping
them with the skills to be successful in
ongoing studies and employment.
ET Australia continued its range of
training programs, traineeship and
assessment services delivered by the
Training College to businesses all over
the Central Coast.
Our success in placing people into
employment and our high rate of
customer satisfaction are testament to
our record.
ET Australia always welcomes your
feedback. Please drop us a line at
email@etaustralia.com
Contents
P4
A Bright Future for Leanne
P5
There is Something About Mary
P6
ET Australia’s
Employment Program
P8
Certificate III in Business
Administration
P9
Education, the Key to
Jessica’s success
9
Developing a pathway plan to
employment with ET Australia
P10
ET Australia Partnerships
P11
Upcoming 2017
Training College Courses
P12
Year 10 Graduation 2016
P14
No Standing Still for Luke,
an ET Australia Secondary College
2015 Graduate
P15
Secondary College Enrolling
Now for 2017
P16
Meet the Teacher –
Lachlan Scott
P18
ET Australia Secondary College
2016 Cross Curriculum Learning
20
On the Cover
ET Australia Secondary College Year 10
2014 graduate, Briley Bosworth
P20
A Nurturing Environment
Set Briley up to Achieve
HSC Success
P21
ET Australia Working With
the Community to Grow the
Central Coast
P21
ET Australia’s
Supporters and Partners
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Key highlights this year
have been:
■■Issued over 200 Certificates and
Statement of Attainments
ET Australia at
a Glance
■■Secured NSW Government
Smart and Skilled funding
for 2017
■■ET Australia Secondary
College (ETASC) enrolments for
2017 are 95% achieved. The
school will have a full student
capacity from day 1 of the
2017 school year, this hasn’t
happened before
■■The Training College secured
a business partnership with
BlueWave Living to deliver an
employment program that
will boost their workforce
development and provide direct
and immediate employment
opportunities for our students
1987
1989
ET Australia established as a community
organisation to assist people into employment
On Mann Street, Gosford, assisting the disadvantaged
gain employment skills through community activities
ET Australia becomes incorporated
Starts delivering education training & related education
programs under the Skillshare program
Established ET Australia offices in Woy Woy
To continue providing focussed Skillshare programs
to the Peninsula
Received our first Landcare Environment
Action Program (LEAP) grant
ET Australia have been delivering environmental
programs continuously since 1996.
Now running the Green Army Program
1977
1996
Became a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
ET Australia became one of the first RTOs approved in this new system
1997
ET Australia is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO, RTO ID
90084) delivering Nationally Recognised Training qualifications.
ET Australia is an approved delegate of the Australian Skills
Quality Authority http://www.asqa.gov.au/
vet-registration/delegations/delegations.html
ET Australia
Board of Directors
Graham McGuinness
Chairman
Managing Director
and Consultant –
Delgarah Pty Ltd
2001
2003
Moved to the Parkside building
Located opposite Kibble Park on Donnison Street, Gosford
Established Donnisons on the Park Restaurant
with Regional Youth Support Services
To support our hospitality training programs
Trained and employed 97 young people over 7 years
Established ET Australia offices
in the Wyong region
To continue providing focussed employment
programs to the Wyong region
Paul Tonkin
Deputy
Chairman
& Public Officer
Partner & Lawyer –
Tonkin Drysdale
Partners
Tim Cullen
Treasurer
Partner and
Accountant –
Fortunity
Michael North
Director
Tim Cornish
Director
Managing
Director –
North
Constructions
Alan Williams
Director
Director
and Chief
Technology
Officer –
Blink Mobile
ET Australia Secondary College is established
Opening its doors to Year 9 and 10 students
Received our first Smart and Skilled contract
To deliver subsidised training programs to the Central Coast
ET Australia becomes an approved delegate of
the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
ET Australia Secondary College expands
Adding Years 7 and 8 classes
2013
2015
2016
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A Bright Future
for Leanne
A colourful past leads to a
bright future for Leanne in the
aged care industry.
Growing up in Victoria and spending
twenty years climbing corporate
ladders in Sydney and another ten
years teaching English to primary
school students in Thailand Leanne
decided it was time to return back to
Australia to live and settle on the
Central Coast.
Tragedy struck Leanne in 2015 with
her father passing away. Leanne says
this is what sparked her interest in
aged care and drove her towards a
career change. “I had never had an
interest or passion for looking after the
elderly up until my interactions with
the nurses who looked after my father,
I found their line of work fascinating
and rewarding as they were helping
the elderly maintain their quality of
life” she said.
What’s next for Leanne?
After doing research online into aged
care training Leanne came across ET
Australia’s CHC33015 Certificate III in
Individual Support so she signed up to
commence early 2016.
Concerned about studying again, her
Trainer, Mary Seeto, reassured her
that she would be surprised how far
she could go with a little bit of focus
and dedication, “Mary was reassuring
and very generous with her time, she
had time to answer any question I
had. Mary was also able to assist me
understand the processes involved
with studying the content of the
course” Leanne said.
After gaining work placement
opportunities at Aurrum at Erina and
Presbyterian Aged Care, Leanne was
extremely thankful on the job training
I would like to do my CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing
Support with ET Australia next and then would like to
study to become a palliative care nurse. Hopefully in five
years’ time I will be a fully qualified palliative care nurse.
This would not have been possible without Mary or the
team at ET Australia.
Leanne Thomas, ET Australia Training
College 2016 graduate
I loved the fact we
did practical training
throughout the course.
was completed during the course,
“I loved the fact we did practical
training throughout the course.
I have spoken to other students who
trained with other RTOs who had
completed all of the theory and
were then onto the practical
component of their course, most of
these students were finding it difficult.
I am very happy with the structure of
training ET Australia provided”
she said.
With her personal achievement of
completing ET Australia’s CHC33015
Certificate III in Individual Support,
Leanne quickly found employment
while completing the last of her work
placement hours. “I was invited to
submit an application at Aurrum whilst
completing my work placement, ET
Australia and Mary ensured I was
workplace ready which assisted me
to be confident enough to undertake
tasks that would impress our potential
employers. After working for two
months I have now been offered to be
a medicator” she said.
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There is Something
About Mary
"Supportive" "The Best Teacher"
"Amazing" "Inspiring" "Awesome"
These are just a few of the regular comments
provided about Mary Seeto, Head Trainer
in aged care for ET Australia.
Mary Seeto, Trainer ET Australia
Mary’s classes are in demand as
students rave about their Trainer.
Mary’s students give her cards, gifts,
and glowing reviews.
So what is it about Mary that makes
her so popular with her students?
One of Mary’s 2015 graduates said
“Once I was in a real facility I realised
just how much Mary’s classroom
training prepares you for the industry.
All the skills and knowledge gained
from Mary during the course, has
really given me confidence.”
“Having a supportive Trainer you can
trust is key in building confidence”
says Jennifer Caldwell who completed
her CHC30212Certificate III in Aged
Care with Mary in 2015.
When chatting to Mary about her
teaching style she describes her
approach as follows:
“I use a variety of learning methods
including on screen presentations,
group work and practical exercises.
I employ an approachable and
respectable view to all participants in
my classes, and always look for the
potential in all students. Assisting
them to grow as people, and as aged
care workers is really important.
Giving them the very best insight into
an aged care career and its various
pathways is also important as is
putting people with the right attitude
into the industry.”
If you haven’t met Mary before you are
sure to see her on-site at Aged Care
facilities around the Central Coast.
She is hard to miss at only 4 foot 11
inches tall, with a kind determination
and enthusiasm to give the aged care
industry the very best employees.
Being on-site regularly with her
students is one of the many extra steps
Mary takes in her hands-on approach.
By guiding her students during work
placements and giving both them
and the hosting facility the support
and attention needed, students gain
the skills and knowledge necessary to
become valuable employees.
Mary’s students are regularly
employed at aged care facilities around
the Coast, and this is a testament to
her successful training.
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I guess they don’t
call me Mother Mary
for nothing.

ET Australi
Employment
Recruitment, training and employment delivered in one –
Choose once Choose ET Australia.
ET Australia’s successful
employment program model
brings sustainable employment
through a unique approach
combining targeted recruitment,
on-site training and employment
outcomes rolled into one program.
The model is ideal for those
employers looking for an efficient
and targeted approach for the
recruitment and retention of entry
level staff.
ET Australia’s employment program
model is an easy solution for a business
who would like to reduce their outlay
on the recruitment process for entry
level staff.
ET Australia manages the recruitment
and training process to ensure the
employer we are working with receives
the best possible candidates for their
job vacancies.
We conduct unlimited rounds of
recruitment to source suitable
applicants for each employment
program, therefore as an employer
this means you end up with a pool of
candidates to select from and trial in
your workplace before committing
to employment.
When selecting candidates,
ET Australia ensures a consultative
approach with the employer.
This means employer staff are involved
in the recruitment process and
selection of candidates.
On-site training delivery ensures a
fully integrated program model for
successful training and sustainable
employment.
ET Australia’s employment program
allows the employer to provide
a real working environment for
the development of high levels of
competency and employability.
Employers can trial candidates in
their workplace under ET Australia’s
insurance.
Employer staff are involved first hand
in student training, program evaluation
and review. Students receive valuable
employer mentoring and support to
optimise their learning experience
and outcomes.
ET Australia’s employment program saves
employer’s hours of time, takes the hard work out
of recruitment and is at $0 cost.
Students are trained in policies
and procedures relevant to the
organisation and position requirement.
As an employer you are putting ‘your
mark’ on students for best practice
outcomes. On-site delivery also means
students can undertake employee
induction as part of their training.
Students can be employed at any time
throughout the program providing
the employer a pool of potential
employees to choose from.
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a’s
Program
1. 2.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCOPING
ET Australia works with you to build a sustainable
workforce for your organisation. This includes:
■ ■Workforce development for entry level staff / up-skilling staff
■■Identifying entry level positions to meet current
and future needs
■■Program structure and scheduling to meet organisational needs
PROGRAM RECRUITMENT
We manage the recruitment process including
marketing and identifying suitable applicants.
This includes:
■ ■Advertising
■■Social media
■■Enquiry management (phone/email)
■■Short listing of suitable applicants
4.
ADMINISTRATION
We manage the administration of student
commencements including:
■■Undertaking Federal Police Check/Working
with Children Check (if applicable)
■■Uniform/attire requirements
■■Facility induction conducted as per
company policies and procedures
3.
CANDIDATE SELECTION
We conduct unlimited rounds of recruitment to
source suitable applicants for each employment
program. Each round of recruitment will include:
■ ■Screening resumes and cover letters
■■Initial interview to ensure applicant suitability
■■Thorough written application process
■■Selection of candidates in consultation with key staff
5. 6.
DELIVERY
The program is delivered at your site led by ET Australia’s
industry qualified Trainer and Assessor who works closely with
your key staff. Delivery includes:
■ ■Best practice training that complies with the relevant training package
■■
Access to ET Australia’s support services
■■
On-the-job training aligned to your organisational procedures
■■
Students gaining invaluable support and mentoring for optimal outcomes
EVALUATION
Program evaluation is conducted throughout the
program and includes:
■ ■Meetings with staff obtaining program progress,
feedback and review
■■
Formal student evaluations mid-way and upon program
completion
■■
Evaluations also occur informally throughout the program

Brad Perry with CEO of Regional Youth
Support Services (RYSS) Kim McLoughry
Business Administration
Course review from 2016 graduate Brad Perry.
With a keen interest in business
during school, completing a BSB30415
Certificate III in Business Administration
with ET Australia was an obvious choice
and gave Brad the skills and knowledge
required to get his foot in the door of
the business world.
Brad sat down with Jessica Brett from
ET Australia to provide an update
on what it’s like studying a Business
Administration qualification.
Brad did you find the course
challenging and rewarding?
“I found the course very rewarding,
I had the goal to be able to get a
good job working in business, which I
now have at Regional Youth Support
Services (RYSS).”
Was your Trainer helpful and there
for you when you needed help?
“Dione was excellent, extremely helpful
whenever I needed it, while also
teaching the course in an interesting
and fun way.”
Now that you have completed your
training, what are some of the
career doors you believe will open
up for you?
“Completing this training gives me a
good opportunity to follow my career
goals in business and provides me
with the knowledge, experience
and qualifications employers want and
gives me an advantage in the
job market.”
And where are you currently
working? Or have you gone onto
further study?
“I’m actually doing both. I have
been lucky enough to get a job at
Regional Youth Support Services
as a Resource Trainee and am now
completing a BSB40515 Certificate IV
in Business Administration through
ET Australia.”
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Brad receiving his Certificate from
ET Australia Trainer Dione Terrantroy
Do you feel by completing your
business administration training
at ET Australia there has been a
positive impact on yourself both
professionally and personally?
“Most definitely. Before I started
the training, the only qualification I
had was my HSC. Now that I have
completed my training, I have a
qualification which employers can see
and understand. With ET Australia’s
community connections I was also able
to be referred to a job at RYSS which
has positively affected me professionally
and personally. Before the course I felt
like I had nothing to offer potential
employers and therefore wouldn’t get a
job. Now I’m confident in myself and in
my skills as an employee.”

Education, the Key to
Jessica’s Success
Developing a pathway plan with ET Australia
has been the key to Jessica’s success in gaining
employment in the early childhood industry.
Jessica’s career could have gone one
of two ways.
A keen interest in photography, Jessica
always thought she would end up
being a professional photographer,
however after a work experience
placement in high school at a local
child care centre, Jessica knew this was
the industry she wanted to pursue a
career in.
Jessica came across ET Australia after
seeing an advertisement for a Business
traineeship position. “I completed my
Statement of Attainment in BSB30115
Certificate III in Business and when I
mentioned I was interested in child
care ET Australia placed me in a child
care centre for my work placement”
she said.
Jessica decided to commit to
studying a Statement of Attainment
in CHC30113 Certificate III in Early
Childhood Education and Care and
then moved into studying the full
Certificate III qualification in 2015.
“Studying at ET Australia was made
easier by the Trainer who helped make
sense of it all. When I changed over
to the CHC30113 Certificate III in Early
Childhood Education and Care I found
the course work easy to follow and
Toni Hutchison the Trainer was really
good at explaining the work in different
ways for me to understand when I was
having difficulties” she said.
Jessica says she found the course
really rewarding and loved the work
experience, learning the proper way
to guide children in their learning
and in the development of their skills.
Work placement has exposed Jessica
to great fundamentals that she now
uses in her job.
Since finishing the CHC30113
Certificate III in Early Childhood
Education and Care Jessica has
obtained casual work with the Better
Futures Hub crèche in Wyong and
Mission Australia Early Learning
centres on the Central Coast.
Jessica is continuing her studies to
gain a CHC50113 Diploma of Early
Childhood Education and Care with
ET Australia. Being able to work and
study gives Jessica the opportunity to
develop her workplace competencies
needed to secure a full time position
allowing her to work with children
which she says is her greatest
achievement so far.
Jessica’s 5 year plan includes
completing the Diploma and to use
this as a pathway to go to University to
study a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching
and from there work in either a
childcare centre or Primary School.
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Elisha Ford (left) from Mission Australia
Early Learning Centres with Jessica Timp
"ET Australia supported
me during my time with
them not only in my study
but also when I went
through personal issues,
they were understanding
and allowed me the time
to recover and get back
on my feet. Michelle and
Toni from ET Australia
have helped me achieve
my goals so far and
this has helped me
both professionally and
personally" she said.

Wondering What it’s Like to Partner
With ET Australia to Provide
Employment Opportunities for the
Central Coast Community?
The below testimonials from some of our long standing business partnerships
provide an insight into what ET Australia provides to their business.
“Central Coast Group Training
approached ET Australia 10
years ago to provide nationally
recognised on-site training for our
trainees we place in Central Coast
businesses. A decade later, ET Australia
is continuing to help CCGT by taking
the difficulty out of organising onsite
training. ET Australia is a quality
training provider we can trust to
go on-site at businesses who host
our trainees. ET Australia delivers
effective training which meets national
standards as well as our own. The
results CCGT see are businesses who
host our trainees can focus on growing
their business while ET Australia takes
care of training the trainee. We really
enjoy the professional and flexible
approach ET Australia Trainers have
toward delivering on-site training.
The entire ET Australia team are
exceptionally knowledgeable about
the vocational education industry,
if we don’t know the answer to an
industry question, a team member
from ET Australia will. CCGT find the
experience of dealing with ET Australia
terrific and we would recommend any
business on the Central Coast who
want to hire a trainee to speak to
ET Australia and CCGT. Combined we
have the right framework in place to
deliver on-site training and employer
services which allow businesses to
focus on growth.”
Alison Cook,
Operations Manager,
Central Coast Group Training (CCGT)
“Brazel Moore Lawyers has
worked with ET Australia
since 2013 and have provided
traineeship services and also tailored
training for Brazel Moore Lawyers
staff to be up skilled in Microsoft
Office applications. We chose to
work with ET Australia as we initially
needed a trainee to fill an internal
vacancy. ET Australia took the hassle
out of recruiting and provided quality
job ready candidates for us to fill
our trainee positions with. We are
finding the traineeship outcomes,
training services and Microsoft skills
courses ET Australia provide, allow
Brazel Moore to focus on specific
position deliverables within our
business, rather than having to teach
trainees the basics i.e. computer skills.
We particularly like the face to face
availability of ET Australia’s Trainer,
Dione, visiting the workplace when
required and the training provided by
Dione being hands on, this allows our
trainee’s to watch, learn and practice
new skills on the job.
ET Australia have been professional
and helpful and I would recommend
ET Australia to any organisation,
including, professional law offices and
accounting firms looking
for trainees.”
Kelly Manning,
Office Manager,
Brazel Moore Lawyers
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“ET Australia approached
Little Coasties Kindergarten
located at Green Point a
little over 11 years ago to update us
on the importance and benefits of
employing trainees. Over a decade
later, ET Australia is helping Little
Coasties Kindergarten future proof
our workforce by putting forward
job ready trainees from their early
childhood education programs,
in fact we now have 6 trainees
employed by Little Coasties who
were students from ET Australia
over the last decade. We see
ET Australia taking the struggle
out of hiring staff by providing us
with employees who are job ready,
motivated and have a commitment
to being successful in the early
childhood education and care
industry. We really enjoy the ability
of ET Australia to tailor their training
and recruitment service to Little
Coasties when required.
ET Australia’s Trainer, Toni, is always
approachable. We are very happy
with the relationship we have
forged with ET Australia over the
last decade. We highly recommend
anyone looking for a job in the early
childhood and education industry to
get in contact with ET Australia.”
Diane Agius,
Centre Manager,
Little Coasties Kindergarten

Upcoming 2017
Training College Courses
Enquire now to apply for any of the 2017 courses below:
Course Code
and Name
Next Classroom
Start Date
End
Date
Classroom
Days
Time Location Additional
Delivery Modes
Individual Support (Ageing)
CHC33015 Certificate III
in Individual Support
CHC43015 Certificate IV
in Ageing Support
Business
15 March 30 June * Wednesday to
Friday
9:00am to
2:30pm
ET Australia,
Gosford
Start this course today. Call ET Australia on 43231233 or email training@etaustralia.com
Traineeship/
Self Paced
Traineeship/
Self Paced
BSB10115 Certificate I
in Business
BSB20115 Certificate II
in Business
BSB30115 Certificate III
in Business
BSB30415 Certificate III
in Business Administration
BSB30415 Certificate III
in Business Administration
Leadership and Management
Start these courses today. Call ET Australia on 43231233 or email training@etaustralia.com
6 February 27 June
15 February 29 June
Monday to
Tuesday
Wednesday to
Thursday
9:00am to
2:30pm
9:00am to
2:30pm
ET Australia,
Wyong
ET Australia,
Gosford
Self Paced
Traineeship/
Self Paced
Traineeship/
Self Paced
Traineeship/
Self Paced
Traineeship/
Self Paced
BSB42015 Certificate IV in
Leadership and Management
Early Childhood
Start this course today. Call ET Australia on 43231233 or email training@etaustralia.com
Traineeship / Self
paced
CHC30113 Certificate III in Early
Childhood Education and Care
CHC50113 Diploma of Early
Childhood Education and Care
6 March 15 August * Monday to
Tuesday
20 April 7 December * Thursday
9:00am to
2:30pm
9:00am to
2:30pm
ET Australia,
Wyong
ET Australia,
Wyong
Traineeship / Self
paced
Traineeship / Self
paced
Information Technology
ICT10115 Certificate I in
Information, Digital Media and
Technology
Start this course today. Call ET Australia on 43231233 or email training@etaustralia.com
Self paced
Subsidised training places available (subsidised by the NSW Government), eligibility criteria applies.
*Actual end date may vary depending on completion of required mandated work placement hours.
Units of competency from within each of these qualifications are available individually or can be grouped to meet a specific need.
Call ET Australia today on 4323 1233
or email us at training@etaustralia.com to apply.
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ET Austra
Secondary
Class of 2016 Gradua
Year 10 students celebrate their achievements
with their parents and teachers.
On Thursday 8th December
ET Australia Secondary College
Year 10 students celebrated
their achievements at the annual
College Year 10 graduation
ceremony held in the showroom
at Mingara Recreation Club.
Students celebrated completing
their Record of School Achievement
(RoSA) and were recognised for their
achievements throughout the year by
being presented with their College
graduate certificates.
College volunteers were also
recognised for giving their time and
effort throughout the year receiving
a certificate of appreciation.
Right & Below:
Year 10 Graduation,
Mingara Recreation Club
Showroom. Below Right:
Tony Mylan, Principal,
addresses the audience.
Congratulations to all
Year 10 2016 graduates
and special thanks to
our volunteer team for
their time and effort.
ET Australia Secondary College 2016 volunteers:
Caroline Warren
Hayley Baldwin
Kenneth Scriven
Melissa Rudd
Michael Boake
Renee Taverna
Sue Barrington
Warren Henry
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lia
College
tion
Above: Year 10
Graduating Class of 2016
with their teachers.
Right: John Lenton,
Assistant Principal,
addressing the audience.
Congratulations to our
ET Australia Secondary College
2016 subject award winners:
Egan Thornycroft
First Place in Geography
First Place in History
First Place in Mathematics
First Place in PDHPE
First Place in Science
Highest Attendance Award
Mia Wiltshire
First Place in History
First Place in Mathematics
Brianna Smith
First Place in English
Principal’s Award
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io
A bright future for Leanne
A colourful past leads to a bright future for Leanne in
the Aged Care industry
No Standing Still
for Luke, an ET Australia
Secondary College
2015 Graduate
Luke Wood, 2015 College Graduate
Coming to ET Australia Secondary College in Year 9 in 2014,
the last place Luke thought he would end up would be in his
dream job in the automotive industry at Booth’s Mitsubishi,
located in North Gosford as an Apprentice Technician.
Growing up in different parts of the
Central Coast and Newcastle, but
now residing in Wyoming. Luke had a
passion for all things cars.
“I remember when I was younger I
used to be a collector of Match box
cars, I think I ended up collecting about
700 cars, with my favourite matchbox
car being the ’67 Ford Mustang
Fastback. My dad was a car fan also,
V8s mostly and in my early teenage
years he sat me down to watch the
movie, the Fast and the Furious – from
then on I was 110% hooked on cars!”
What’s Luke’s favourite car out of the
iconic fast and furious franchise?
“It has to be any of the Godzilla Skyline’s
Paul Walker drove, they were all beasts!”
Not happy with his current high school
and unsure how he could pursue his
dream of a job in the automotive
industry, Luke saw an ad on Facebook
about ET Australia Secondary College
and with the support of his parents
decided to make the switch.
Luke said making the change to
ET Australia Secondary College is one
of the best decisions he and his parents
have ever made.
From day one Luke felt like he
was treated like an adult and the
interaction plus the attention he
received from his teachers in class was
something he never experienced at his
old high school.
Adding to his experience was his
individual pathway plan developed
by ET Australia Secondary College.
Luke’s individual pathway plan drew
out his career goals and created a
plan to achieve these goals. This plan
supported Luke to identify a career
in the automotive industry which is
exactly where he wanted to be.
It was just the little things the
teachers did in class that helped
me gain confidence which
changed how I thought of
and approached high school.
From treating me like an adult,
to being approachable in and
out of class, I just had a terrific
experience at the College and
without the teachers support I
don’t think I would have gained
my RoSA at my old high school.
Now almost through his first year of
a four year automotive technician
apprenticeship at Booths Mitsubishi plus
studying a Certificate III in Automotive
there’s no slowing down for Luke.
With both eyes firmly on the road ahead
Luke’s goal in the next five years is to
finish his apprenticeship and own his first
investment property by the age of 18.
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skills to be successful in ongoing
studies and employment.
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We have seen a huge
difference in Caitlyn’s
self-esteem and selfworth
since attending
the College...
Parents of Caitlyn, Year 9

A Long Way
to the Top...
Meet the Teacher – Lachlan Scott.
ET Australia Secondary College students are
amazed at the stories Lachlan tells when they
quiz him about his past. This short story by
Lachlan gives ET Australia’s community a little
insight into the life experience he brings to the
classroom every day.
Photo Credit: Daniel Bedford
www.dbedford.com
My journey started thirty-six years ago,
a born and bred ‘coastie’ thanks to the
team at Gosford Hospital. The youngest
of three boys, I grew up attending a
local primary and high school, finishing
my final HSC exam towards the end of
1998. I didn’t get the marks I needed
to get into teaching at university, a
gut wrenching and empty feeling but
something my parents didn’t let me
dwell on by leaving the job classifieds on
my bed everyday. I got my first full time
job soon after.
Spending 3 years in the insurance
industry after finishing high school
taught me an important lesson, I didn’t
want to work in the insurance industry,
it just wasn’t for me. This experience
only reinforced my desire to be a teacher
and spend time chasing my dreams.
I made some enquiries about a degree
in teaching and thankfully found out
I could start my degree in a Bachelor
of Arts/Teaching at Australian Catholic
University in 2002. This is about the
time the next six years of my life
became very interesting…
I had a passion for music from a young
age, and around 2001 I started playing
in bands with people who had the same
drive to write songs and play gigs, any
gig, anywhere to anyone and formed a
band called Something With Numbers.
Within a few months, we had an EP
recorded, interest from an indie record
label and a booking agent in Sydney
who had gigs lined up in both Sydney
and Melbourne. We started getting real
exposure when the Madden brothers
from Good Charlotte asked us to tour
nationally with them in 2003.
A major turning point in the bands
success happened in 2004 when
Stephen Wade from Select Music offered
to manage Something With Numbers.
Stephen had contacts in every corner
of the music industry and he refocused
the band from looking for big tours with
international acts to building our own
name by completing our own headlining
tours. This strategy worked, and by
2006 we had toured Australia numerous
times, finished our first American tour
and had major record labels interested
in signing the band and releasing our
second album, Perfect Distraction.
After much discussion we decided to
sign with EMI records, a smart decision
given their drive to promote Australian
music. Within months of signing with
EMI we completed a hugely successful
national album tour and big festivals
started booking the band. Big Day
Out, Soundwave, Homebake, Pyramid
Festival, Come Together festival, Livid
festival, you name it and we most likely
played at it.
In 2007 things went to a whole new
level. The year started with our first
appearance at the Big Day Out in
Sydney, which is still a career highlight.
I remember our set starting with two
security guards at the front of the
stage and by the end we had thirteen
security guards struggling to contain
the crowd as the place erupted. This
set the scene for the rest of the year as
we toured continuously. Whilst touring
with Grinspoon we heard the news
from our manager that our song ‘Apple
of the Eye’ had been nominated for an
ARIA award for best break out single of
the year.
We were going to the ARIAs!
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Unfortunately we lost to a song about
ping pong, a fact my closest friends still
like to remind me about every couple of
months for good measure. Personally I
was humbled that our efforts in making
music were recognised by the Australian
music industry.
In 2008 we toured nationally with the
Big Day Out travelling music circus (trust
me, it was organised chaos) playing in
front of thirty five thousand fans or so
every couple of days. Within days of
finishing the tour we flew to New York
where we spent three months recording
our third album, Engineering the Soul.
Whilst in New York we travelled to
Austin, Texas to play the biggest music
industry event in the world, South
by South West. One week, three
hundred venues and over one thousand
bands from all over the world playing
exclusively for the worldwide music
industry. We played a number of shows
and received great reviews but the high
light of the week was playing before
teenage heart throbs, Hanson, and their
hundreds of adoring fans!
Coming back from the USA, we started
another touring cycle that, by the end
of the year had shifted my mindset
and outlook on life. Constantly on the
road touring, I missed my family and
friends. I had been essentially living out
of a suitcase since 2002 and making
ends meet by working casual jobs
between tours. I loved playing in a
band but I wanted more, I wanted to
go backpacking, live overseas, work ski
seasons in Europe and teach. So during
our last tour for the year in 2008 I made
the decision to leave the band at the
end of the year. The time was right.
Looking back, I still feel I made the
correct decision.
Within weeks of leaving the band I
was working at St Josephs College at
East Gosford, teaching in the music
department. This quickly turned into a
12 month teaching contract, providing
stability and the ability to save money.
My plans quickly turned to travel and in
2010 I left Australia behind and spent
the next couple of years travelling
around Europe. I experienced working
in schools at both ends of the socioeconomic
scale in London. I loved the
London life, I had lived in other big cities
before but I really settled in London. I
had made some good friends at work,
played football on the weekends and
could escape to any corner of Europe
for a weekend trip without fuss. But it
started to feel like I was treading water
living overseas and my mind consistently
wandered towards setting a date to
come home, for good. I booked a flight
and flew home on my dad’s birthday
without telling anyone. The look on my
parents face when I turned up on their
doorstep was priceless!
Lachlan Scott, bringing life experience
to the classroom everyday
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On my return I had a chance encounter
with Mr Bob Pryke from ET Australia
whilst working casually at St Joseph’s
College at the end of 2012. He told
me about a school starting in Gosford
and asked about my experiences
working in the UK school system and
what my plans were in 2013. I didn’t
think much of the conversation until I
saw an advertisement for Teachers at
ET Australia Secondary College. I had
applied for several jobs at schools on
the Central Coast and Sydney and had
not heard back yet but was confident I
would find work somewhere so at first
didn’t apply. As the application closing
date drew nearer I started to entertain
the idea of applying and decided to
put my hat in the ring. I have been at
ET Australia Secondary College ever
since and with the guidance of the
now retired Assistant Principal Bob
Pryke, Tony Mylan our CEO, and John
Lenton, our current Assistant Principal,
I continued my career progression to
become Curriculum Coordinator in
2014 and I’m currently studying my
Masters of Educational Leadership from
Macquarie University.
Seeing the College take shape over
the last four years and the positive
results we have achieved with so many
of our students fills me with the same
sense of achievement as standing on
stage in front of a thirty five thousand
strong crowd singing the words to
every song. The opportunity I have
to positively influence our students
and hear of their success stories after
finishing at ET Australia Secondary
College is very rewarding as I can say
to myself, “I helped that student find
their pathway in life.”

ET Australia Sec
2016 Cross Curriculum
Students at ET Australia Secondary College have the ability to enhance in classroom
studies by attending incursions and excursions throughout the year. Incursions and
excursions often provide practical experiences to extend learning beyond the classroom in a
particular subject area, for example a visit to a hospital or attending a museum.
We selected five of the
best incursions and
excursions provided to
students throughout
2016 to give you an
understanding of how
our incursions and
excursions relate to
ET Australia’s Secondary
College curriculum.
The Clip and Climb excursion to
the Central Coast Leagues Club was
designed to engage Year 7 and 8
students in a practical setting and
provide the opportunity to use the skills
taught in the classroom in a hands on
experience. Students used the skills and
content taught in both Mathematics
and PDHPE to complete a number of
different data collection exercises. The
data each student collected was used in
class to illustrate key concepts and skills
required in Mathematics and PDHPE.
Year 10 students had the opportunity
to attend the P.A.R.T.Y. Program in
Term 3 as part of studying PDHPE at
ET Australia Secondary College.
P.A.R.T.Y. is an acronym for the
Prevention of Alcohol and Risk-Related
Trauma in Youth. The P.A.R.T.Y.
program is an in hospital injury and
trauma prevention program at
Royal North Shore Hospital Trauma
Service and is designed to show
students first hand some of the tragic
consequences that can occur if they
participate in risk-taking behaviour, as
well as the choices they can make to
avoid trauma and injury.
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ondary College
Learning
In Science and PDHPE students
studied responses of the human body
to disease. As part of this study all
Year 9 and 10 students attended the
Museum of Human Disease in
Sydney which contains examples of
both infectious and non-infectious
diseases. At the museum students
were able to view a collection of 3,000
specimens of human tissue, some over
100 years old.
The specimens are obtained from
organs removed surgically and from
tissue obtained at autopsy. This
excursion related directly to the
cross-curricula Science and PDHPE
assessment task completed in term 3.
As part of the practical component of
the PDHPE course for Years 7 to 10
students were provided the opportunity
to participate in self-defence. Jon and
Brian from Coast Wide Self Defense
located in Long Jetty, instructed
students weekly in Term 3 on how
to defend themselves in a range of
different scenarios. This physical activity
is designed to improve students gross
motor skills, foster resilience and build
confidence and self-efficacy. Students
were also taken out to the Coast Wide
Self Defence community gym at Long
Jetty to provide them an opportunity
to engage in self-defence in a purpose
built facility.
Conversation Café was a Year 9
and 10 incursion designed to provide
students with key information in
the study of English. Students were
provided a number of different learning
‘cafes’ where key historical events of
Indigenous Australians since European
settlement in 1788 were discussed. Key
discussions included: The Mile Creek
Massacre, The Stolen Generation,
Closing the Gap and Racism in Sport.
Each ‘café’ provided the students with
information to complete an English
assessment task for Term 3, a picture
book based on a significant event in
Indigenous history since the arrival
of Europeans.
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A Nurturing Environment
Set Briley up to Achieve
HSC Success
Moving from main stream schooling to ET Australia
Secondary College proved to be the right choice for Briley.
Right now, Briley is enjoying the
summer holidays, having just completed
her HSC and has celebrated with a
week away to mark her completion
of secondary school. Just like the
thousands of HSC students who have
completed Year 12 in 2016, by the
time you read this she has most likely
received her HSC results and planning
on her next move.
Briley remembers being a very active
child, with a love for all sports in
the water, being part of her local
swimming club and a member of The
Lakes Surf lifesaving club which she
was passionate about “and I had a love
for dogs, especially Labradors” she says
with a smile.
Briley attended primary school in the
North Lakes area “I loved my primary
school experience and enjoyed my time
making plenty of friends. I was always
looking for ways to ensure I got the
most out of my schooling experience”
she said.
High school for Briley was a different
story. She thought by following her
friends to the same school would
provide her with the support network
she required to achieve her education
goals. “I started to lose my friends at
school because I refused to follow the
crowd. High school became a lonely
and secluded experience that was
extremely unenjoyable” she said.
This isolation and refusal to follow the
crowd early on in high school was the
turning point for her to start looking
around at other school options. “My
brother completed his Year 10 studies
through a program called Links to
Learning delivered by ET Australia.
With my mum by my side we began
to look for alternative opportunities
for me to continue my schooling in a
happy and rewarding environment. We
approached ET Australia and they had
a Secondary College for Year 9 and 10
students. This school was appealing to
me, small class sizes, no school uniform
and it wasn’t in a normal school
setting” she said.
There was one issue though with
Briley attending ET Australia Secondary
College, she was in Year 8.
After ET Australia Secondary College
conducted an academic assessment
of Briley to see if she was capable
Briley receiving her Year 10 Graduation
Certificate from Tony Mylan,
College Principal, in 2014
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“I achieved a lot during my time
at ET Australia Secondary College
even down to how to catch
public transport to and from
school. The College offered a
supportive environment where I
felt comfortable and nurtured. I
was able to reignite my passion
for education. The teachers at the
College take their teaching seriously
however they do not overdo their
authority, they make learning a fun
experience and provide a terrific
support network” she said.
of handling Year 9 studies, she was
accepted into the Colleges Year 9 class
for 2013.
Focussing on wanting to complete
her HSC, Briley successfully made the
transition back to Tuggerah Lakes
Secondary College and completed her
last exam in November this year.
What’s next for Briley? “For now I have
completed my high school education
and I’m working part time at Best and
Less, saving to travel the world and gain
a little life experience before I decide on
my next move but my career aspiration
is to pursue a role in interior design and
decoration” she said.
Briley hopes that by providing a little
snapshot about her struggles and
success with her education she can
inspire other students who may be
unmotivated to contact ET Australia
Secondary College as it may change
their life like it did for her.

ET Australia Working
With the Community to
Grow the Central Coast
Taking an active role in the social and economic growth of
the Central Coast region, ET Australia has a long tradition
of supporting a wide range of community organisations on
the Central Coast.
Here is a snapshot of some of ET Australia’s current
community involvement:
The Local Employer Council (LEC)
In July 2015 ET Australia created a
youth employment and job creation
initiative directly with 9 of the Central
Coast’s largest employers to improve
prospects on the NSW Central Coast
for young people.
The LEC has been designed for
employers to work directly with ET
Australia and community partners
to facilitate linkages between young
people and real job opportunities to
increase and generate job creation.
The LEC is part of a plan that will
transform the delivery of vocational
school, post-school vocational
training, and youth employment
engagement across the region
resulting in more local youth
completing school, obtaining
qualifications and gaining
employment.
For more information follow the
LEC by searching @CCLEC on
Facebook today.
The Better Futures Hub (BFH)
The Better Futures Hub is the Wyong
home to programs and services that
support the realisation of aspirations
and dreams that every young parent
has for their child and themselves.
ET Australia plays a key part in the
BFH delivering training and vocational
education programs throughout the
year at this great venue.
At the Better Futures Hub, young
parents and families are supported
and encouraged to become economic,
social and civic contributors in their
community. BFH is a place to build
resilience on the pathway to a
better future.
For more information visit
http://www.betterfutureshub.com.au
CASAR Park
An $18 million motoring complex,
CASAR Park is the brainchild of local
community-minded business people
who are passionate about making a
difference for the people of the
Central Coast.
The proposed site is a 140 hectare parcel
in North Wyong Shire. The primary
objectives of the motoring complex are
to support:
■ ■Club-level motor sport participation
■ ■Motoring-related tourism
■ ■Road safety awareness
■ ■Driver and Rider training
■ ■Automotive skills training
Once completed the Park will
generate $20 million annually in
economic contribution to the local
economy with 200 jobs and 200
training & work experience positions
on-site once fully operational, and a
further 150 indirect jobs.
CASAR Park’s partnering organisations
include ET Australia who work with
disengaged, disadvantaged and
disabled young people every day.
CASAR Park is united in taking
action that provides opportunities for
social engagement and for advantage
and ability through work experience
and training.
For more information visit
www.casarpark.org.au
Green Army
An Australian Government Initiative
delivered by ET Australia, each project
runs 4 days per week for a period
of 20 weeks. Participants receive
an allowance for participation and
upon successful completetion, recieve
a Statement of Attainment from
AHC21010 Certificate II in Conservation
and Land Management.
Our Green Army teams have spent
time working with The Australian
Reptile Park, Clean4Shore,
The CEN Nursery, Australia Walkabout
Wildlife Park and other Central Coast
Community organisations.
Since 2015 ET Australia’s
Green Army teams have:
■ ■Carried out weed removal over
60 hectares of land
■ ■Planted 7000 plants
■ ■Removed over 7 tonnes of
rubbish from Brisbane Water
and Tuggerah Lakes
■ ■Deconstructed of over 500m
of illegal mountain bike paths
■ ■Constructed 2 predator proof
fences that prevented dam age
of native plants.
For more information
about ET Australia’s Green
Army projects visit
http://etaustralia.com/green-army
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ET Australia has a range of generous organisations on the Central Coast
that help support us to take an active role in the social and economic
growth of the Central Coast region, and deliver our mission to provide
more opportunities for individuals to achieve their full potential.
Some of the ways in which our supporters help ET Australia is by
allowing us to offer student scholarships, by generously donating funds for
scholarships, they provide work placements, on the job training facilities,
physical education facilities, access to science labs and other school facilities.
Many thanks to our supporters and partners in 2016. We look
forward to a happy and prosperous 2017 working with you.
Supporters
Gosford City
Partners

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