ET Australia Magazine Issue #2 February 2018

Dione with recent
Business graduate
Carlie McCreedie
Students are encouraged to spend
supervised time on ET Australia’s
reception desk so they can gain
invaluable hands on experience. They
answer phones and help with general
administration duties.
Students are encouraged to
participate in work experience at the
end of their business programs which
enhances skills they have learned in
class and gives them the opportunity
to learn new ones.
Participating in work placement offers
the benefits of trying an industry
to see if they like it, increases their
networks, provides feedback from
employers for their portfolio. Many
students have gained employment
from their work experience.
When putting together assessments
for her work-based trainees Dione
spends a great deal of time in tailoring
assessments so they are job specific
and relevant. Dione will liaise closely
with the Supervisor/Manager to
incorporate work projects. Dione’s
focus is for her students to get the
qualification they have signed up for
and to have the skills to gain and
maintain employment.
Dione says “I am in a very lucky
position where I have had the
opportunity to teach my students in
class, help them gain employment
and continue to be their trainer
and assessor as they complete their
qualification as a trainee
on-the-job. It is very rewarding to see
students progress in their positions.
We have had previous students that
have come back to business classes to
tell their story to new students. This
is very motivating for new students as
they can see they can make a change
and achieve their goal”.
Dione is a single mum who has shown
to others where perseverance can get
you. Dione had a very clear career goal
and she managed to juggle study, work
and family life to get to where she is in
a relatively short period of time.
Dione has continued with her studies
& in 2016 went on to achieve a
double Diploma in Training Design and
Development & Vocational Education
and Training Dione is currently involved
in more study that will allow her to train
and assess more business related units.
She has worked really hard and taken
the necessary steps to achieve her
desired goal.
I am in a very lucky
position where I have
had the opportunity
to teach my students
in class, help them
gain employment and
continue to be their
trainer and assessor
as they complete their
qualification as a trainee
on-the-job
Dione handing over a certificate of
completion to ET Australia Training
College Business graduate Patricia Watt
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