MTA February 2023 SA
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<strong>MTA</strong> TRAINING<br />
Following nine months of preparations, the <strong>MTA</strong>’s<br />
new blended model of training has commenced.<br />
New Training<br />
Model Further<br />
Cements <strong>MTA</strong>'s<br />
Position as<br />
Leading Skills<br />
Provider<br />
The <strong>MTA</strong> has officially launched its<br />
new training model!<br />
“The new training model rollout<br />
has been a huge success and<br />
wellreceived by trainers, apprentices<br />
and employers,” said Jodi Ryan, <strong>MTA</strong><br />
General Manager Apprenticeships.<br />
“There has been an absolute hive<br />
of activity and excitement down at<br />
the Royal Park Automotive Skills<br />
and Careers Centre. The students<br />
are really impressed with how easily<br />
accessible their course content is<br />
through the new learning system and<br />
Ready Skills App.”<br />
It is a key priority for the <strong>MTA</strong><br />
to equip the next generation of<br />
automotive technicians with the<br />
necessary skills to succeed in an<br />
evolving industry.<br />
This new model was developed in<br />
consultation with <strong>MTA</strong> members<br />
and industry around skill shortages,<br />
training downtime, and the need for<br />
the integration between training and<br />
the workplace. The updated model<br />
seeks to improve trainer-employer<br />
communications and engagement<br />
and return more of the apprentice’s<br />
time back to the workplace.<br />
“It will improve workforce<br />
capacity and productivity by<br />
having apprentices spend more<br />
time at businesses and blends<br />
institutional learning with workplace<br />
assessments to provide them with a<br />
broader skill set,” explained <strong>MTA</strong> CEO<br />
Darrell Jacobs.<br />
Benefits of the new blended<br />
training model includes the<br />
following:<br />
• Individualised training support<br />
with face-to-face <strong>MTA</strong> Trainer<br />
visits to the apprentices’<br />
workplaces on a regular basis<br />
• Apprentices obtain more handson<br />
experience at the workplace,<br />
supplemented with efficient and<br />
streamlined trade training<br />
• Improved employee workforce<br />
with apprentices spending more<br />
time in the workplace being<br />
productive<br />
• Additional student learning and<br />
workplace evidence collection<br />
opportunities to support<br />
development of skills<br />
• Introduced our own online student<br />
learning portal, which combines<br />
both theory and practical in an<br />
easy- to-use system that is mobile<br />
and responsive<br />
• The learning portal is accessible<br />
to both students and employers<br />
anytime, allowing easy access to<br />
all learning material to support<br />
apprentices<br />
• Employers have the option to<br />
be in the driver’s seat along the<br />
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