ET Australia Magazine Issue #2 February 2018
ET Australia’s annual student & community magazine.
ET Australia’s annual student & community magazine.
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How many students completed<br />
Green Army programs with <strong>ET</strong><br />
<strong>Australia</strong>?<br />
From 2014 we have had 88 participants<br />
enrol into Green Army projects. In<br />
2015 and beyond just under 60% of<br />
our participants have either gained<br />
employment or gone onto further<br />
study which is a terrific outcome as<br />
participants entered into Green Army<br />
programs without a job.<br />
What’s been the best student<br />
success story to come out of <strong>ET</strong><br />
<strong>Australia</strong>’s Green Army programs?<br />
<strong>ET</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>’s Green Army Programs<br />
have had many success stories, to<br />
name the best success story just isn’t<br />
possible. The great success stories<br />
usually involve the participant leaving<br />
the program a little early as the Green<br />
Army Program has given them enough<br />
confidence, skills and experience to<br />
start their dream career which was the<br />
reason they joined Green Army in the<br />
first place.<br />
Several participants have gained<br />
employment and are now supervising<br />
in their chosen fields including<br />
Horticulture and Bush regeneration.<br />
Several have gained Apprenticeships<br />
or Traineeships in their ideal field<br />
and we have even had previous<br />
Green Army students become<br />
environmental scientists.<br />
What’s been the most impressive is<br />
when people join a Green Army project<br />
not knowing what bush regeneration<br />
is but throughout the program<br />
develop a passion for it as well as the<br />
environment. This passion continues on<br />
well after the program and leads them<br />
into employment in the industry.<br />
When does <strong>ET</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> finish<br />
offering Green Army programs to<br />
the Central Coast community?<br />
Due to the Government funding no<br />
longer being available, <strong>ET</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>’s<br />
last two Green Army Projects<br />
commenced at the end of January this<br />
year. These projects will finish in June<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. A wonderful program for our<br />
local young people that will be missed.<br />
Working at The <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
Reptile Park, a highlight for many<br />
Green Army team members<br />
<strong>ET</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>’s Green<br />
Army Programs have<br />
had many success<br />
stories, to name the<br />
best success story<br />
just isn’t possible<br />
Green Army team members conducting<br />
plant propagation at The Community<br />
Environment Network (CEN) nursery
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