ET Australia Magazine Issue #4 January 2020

It felt like it was
the next step in my
career, to shift into
helping those who
were doing it tough.
Dana, representing ET Australia Training
College at Gorokan High School.
ORS Group were a trusted provider of
employment programs for the disabled
and those facing hardship. During
her time with ORS she completed a
Certificate IV in Employment Services,
“it felt like it was the next step in my
career, to shift into helping those who
were doing it tough” she said. In 2017
Dana was awarded The ORS Group’s
Employment Consultant of the year
for NSW and around the same time,
was promoted to Senior Employment
Consultant.
Dana’s passion to want to help people
succeed and be independent helped
to land her the role of Business
Development Manager with ET
Australia Training College. “When I
first interviewed Dana, she had this
really bubbly, positive attitude, but
what resonated with me the most
was the way Dana spoke about
helping people”, ET Australia Training
College Manager Cath Roden said.
“If you think outside the square for a
moment and put aside experience and
expertise, and focus on an employee’s
personality and drive when hiring,
this is exactly what Dana had, a really
positive personality with a drive to
succeed. This, combined with extensive
knowledge of the VET industry, made
Dana an ideal person for the role”.
It’s this positive, welcoming personality
of Dana’s that has made her become
an important cog in the ET Australia
Training College machine.
Dana’s primary responsibility in her
role is to be the glue between ET
Australia Training College, the local
business community and job service
providers. “I meet with business
owners to educate them on the
benefits of hiring Trainees including
the financial incentives on offer from
government agencies. I help employers
hire entry level staff through ET
Australia Training College’s recruitment
process and I liaise with job providers,
to keep them up to date on our in
class training program timetable and
traineeship vacancies so they can refer
clients” she said.
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“Right now, I’m really fortunate that
I am in the position where I have the
opportunity to support students and
businesses by providing them with
training solutions for future success which
they may not have otherwise considered”.
In 2020, Dana is focused on creating
more traineeship opportunities with
businesses on the Coast, building
awareness about ET Australia Training
College and reinforcing the positive
outcomes businesses can achieve
through training and through hiring an
ET Australia Training College student.
Dana, celebrating at the 2019
Central Coast Training Awards
with ET Australia colleagues
Brittney (left) and Michelle.