There's more than one way to gain a full education and a qualification for your future. Ashleigh White, now aged 16, found the traineeships pathway suited her yearning for independence.

 

Chris Greentree, one of the Wagga Wagga Consultants for MEGT Australian Appren

The rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of children getting involved in the interactive display MEGT Group Training put on for the opening of Stockland Real Estate's Selandra Rise project near Cranbourne in Victoria on Saturday.

 

These budding apprentices and trainee

Kathleen Lindsay says that she is surprised to hear people say they cannot figure out Gen Y because she believes they have a good understanding of the new work environment. Hair salons these days are not like they used to be and, Ms Lindsay says, working conditions are far better.

Riverina retailers serious about attracting good quality staff to their business have been turning more and more towards providing traineeships according to Chris Greentree, one of the Consultants for Riverina's MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre.

 

With its 13

It’s easy to talk about being environment friendly, and most businesses would probably want to be. But when faced with economic reality, particularly over the past twelve months, it needs a strong will for a business to completely reengineer itself so that it can claim to be 100% carbon neutral

25/05/2010

The Apprentice Kickstart program, introduced by the Rudd government last summer, was so successful in providing a boost to starting apprenticeships in traditional trades that it has been reintroduced.

But only until November this year, “Industry generally

07/06/2010

Griffith business owners will continue to be rewarded for employing local youth apprentices 19 years of age an under.

 

The $3350 apprentice kick-start bonus is given to businesses that employ young apprentices 19 years of age and under in ski

Around Australia, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centres are helping employers give young people a head start into a career through an Australian Apprenticeship.

 

The Kickstart Bonus initiative has been renewed for small to medium enterprises. The following story

Australian Apprenticeships is the generic term for traineeships as well as apprenticeships and it’s normal to think of apprenticeships as traditional trades. But shearing is a traineeship with a nationally recognised qualification.

 

Twice a year, 50km out the back

Re: Das, Sushi, May 3, 2010, Spurned Indian students fight for refund of their fees newspaper article

 

The newspaper quote from a letter written to education agents in November last year by then Hales Institute’s Managing Director, Spiro Liolios, has not presented

Life membership is the highest honour that Group Training Australia can bestow on an individual.

 

Life member candidates must have practised the principles that define Group Training – community service, a commitment to vocational education and training and partic

We definitely need more carpenters in Australia! Carpentry is a trade in high demand and building employers need the flexibility to put on apprentices as their jobs increase.

 

To meet this demand in Melbourne, MEGT Institute is investing in a new Trade Skills C

Melburnians will remember that young ladies wishing to forge a career, started with a secretarial qualification at Hales Institute.

 

100 years later, Hales Institute in Swanston Street, Melbourne had grown to international status and was on the brink of closing whe

The steam trains may be few and far between these days, but the romance of railways and moving stock remain firm favourites of boys of all ages. It’s just as fascinating for many girls as well.

And Guy Lennard has the chance to play with the real stuff while he is still at s

Gail Miller has acted on her simmering passion to become a chef.

It’s amazing where an Australian Apprenticeship can take you in life. One of MEGT’s customers, Gail Miller, started her cooking apprenticeship twice: once as a 16-year-old and then again as a 45-year-old.

 

How did your business perform over the past year? What could you have done better or differently? Did you take advantage of every possible government support initiative?

The successful business people we’ve spoken to over the past four years don’t describe themselves as bein

MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centres around Australia have the opportunity to see how major national organisations use skills training to give them a competitive edge. Prior to moving to Wagga Wagga, Jason Stewart from MEGT administered NQX Freight Systems’ Queensland traineeships and appr

Alison Balding
The Area News Griffith
7 December 2009

A local apprentice is tiling his way to success. Ben Rennie may be just one year into his trade but already his accolades are piling up.

After coming first in NSW at TAFE, he received sponsorship from th

There has been enormous interest in the bonus funding for Australian Apprenticeships that the Australian government is making available til the end of February, according to Natalie Reynolds, national manager for MEGT Group Training.

‘We are going to use the bonus offer to match up more

MEGT Institute is pleased to announce the winner of its inaugural MEGT Institute Student of the Year Award: Rhiannon Blain from Victoria.

This Award is presented to students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their learning and development and whose performance can

Ring 1300 MEGT MEGT now to speak to a Consultant about how apprenticeships, traineeships and skills training can transform your business.

 

When the marketplace changes, are you going to be ready?

 

MEGT makes apprenticeships, traineeshi

13 Nov 08

Contrary to popular wisdom, new research has revealed a surprisingly high proportion of early school leavers achieve positive learning and labour market outcomes.

 A new ACER report, based on the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth has revea

12 Nov 08

The Dandenong Journal

 by Michael Randall

 10/11/2008 9:46:00 AM

 THE $290 million central Dandenong overhaul has spawned a training program aimed at creating career opportunities for locals. VicUrban ha

3 Nov 08

 

 Dandenong Leader 3/11/2008 Adrian Ballantyne

 

 The redevelopment of central Dandenong [Victoria] spells good news for apprentices and trainees.

State Government planning agency Vi

19 Oct 08

Nigel Little advises other business people that taking on apprentices involves more than providing them with skills training.

 

 Mr Little is the OH&S Coordinator and Staff Training Manager for M&H Air. Every year, h

5 Sep 08

 

Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian Apprenticeships were recognised tonight by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard.

The Minister's Awards for Excellenc

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

 

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, E

18 Jul 08

'I totally agree with James Edmondson’s statement that opportunities are what you want to make of them,’ states Rozi Parisotto from MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centre in Victoria’s north east. ‘That’s the reason I’m here. To offer government funded service to

11 Jun 08

 

 Developing his palate is less of a concern to John Hyeonsoo Park, 22. He is about to start his fourth-year apprenticeship and a top-ranking of the Asian cookery course at Crow’s Nest TAFE.

 

 Bor

2 Mar 07

 

 Your business would be very lucky at the moment to have a wide choice of prospective staff. Advertising and sourcing has to be highly competitive with other local businesses, the big money offers of the mining industry and the perceived c

13 Dec 07

The presentation evening for QR Apprentice of the Year – 2007 was held in Brisbane at the Sofitel Hotel Friday 7th December. This annual award night showcases apprentices from across Queensland from 1st year to 4th year, working in many areas of QR and in diverse lo

 

2 September 2009

The Directors and Management of MEGT and everyone from MEGT Group Training and MEGT Institute congratulate Aleksander Long for recognition of his work with Clive Peeters, Tasmania.

 

Aleksander is a school-based traine

27 Nov 07

 

 Being a hairdresser is something Emily Ward always wanted to do. Like many other young mums, she stopped her apprenticeship after the first year when she started a family. “My husband is a plumber,” explains Emily, “and he has apprentice

2 Nov 07

"Why did we hire an apprentice with a disability?” asks Judith Pollock from All Landscape Services in Sydney. “We all have to be responsible and part of a community. Everybody has to help raise our kids and if you have the opportunity to help somebody, then help

15 Oct 07

 

 On a rainy day in July 2006, 23 year-old Ashley Pike walked to his local service station to buy a newspaper. When he got home he opened the newspaper and straight away saw a job vacancy that was to change his life.

 

4 Oct 07

 

 When you are learning the hospitality industry

 

 “I come from a chef background,” explains Rob de Salis – Manager Food Services at Royal Hobart Hospital, “and I know from experience it’s importa

27 Sep 07

“I like to include social responsibility in the employment and training of our staff,” says Damian Jones, Plant Manager for Inghams Enterprises in Sorell, Tasmania. “And while our work is fairly fast paced, there are plenty of opportunities for people with a disabil

11 Sep 07

"People may not realise, ALH is one of the largest private employers in Australia with 15,000 staff,” explains Bruce Mathieson Snr, CEO of the Bruce Mathieson Group and ALH. “Of those, we have 200 apprentices.”

ALH Group now comprises over 260 H

23 Aug 07

 

 Bob Mildrum – winner of Australian Apprenticeships Professional Support Services Award – South Australia

 

 Bob Mildrum from MEGT’s South Australian office has spent his entire working life cham

2 Aug 07

 

 Businesses in regional areas are some of the hardest hit by skills shortages. Their workforce is ageing and young people are often attracted to the cities and the booming mining industry.

 

 “Work

15 Aug 07

 

 “My world has changed,” says Brack Lipinski, now in his fourth year of his Plant Mechanic’s apprenticeship with Cleary Brothers in Wollongong. “That work experience from school opened my eyes. I found out what a job here at Cleary’s woul

10 Aug 07

 

 “It is very rewarding to see someone come in for the first time and watch them grow and develop through their apprenticeship then graduate as a qualified tradesperson,” says Toni Hartley, Manager, Recruitment and Training for PEER Group

15 Jul 07

 A number of societal changes have affected Australian venues in the past few years: non smoking bans, requirements for responsible service of alcohol and skills shortages.

 

 One of the most difficult of these to deal

28 May 07

 

 The good smells of freshly roasted coffee and warm muffins waft across the customers lounging back, reading the paper and chatting. They watch their car being worked on behind the large glass walls. Perfectly clean tiled floor. State-of-

18 May 07

 

 There is an atmosphere of easy camaraderie in the kitchen at Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort. The two apprentice chefs laugh while working because the head chef Andy Cheah has made a face to demonstrate a customer’s reaction if a dish is

9 May 07

 

 Deciding on a career when you leave school is one of the most difficult decisions young people have to make but the process can be made easier by undertaking a traineeship.

 

 Renee Taylor had res

4 May 07

 

 “The biggest challenge we face today,” states Paul Hoffman, General Manager of Express Coach Builders, “is an ageing population. Our industry is labour intensive so we need young people to come in to the business and we need to keep our w

30 Apr 07

 

 “We believe we have an obligation to contribute to skills outcomes for young people in our local communities,” says Bill Feld, CEO of Illawarra Children’s Services.

 

 “It’s one of the reasons wh

27 Apr 07

 

 “We realised that Queensland has a skills shortage that is affecting our ability to provide continuity in our workforce,” said Stephen Ollerenshaw, Training Co-ordinator for Stratco Queensland.

 

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23 Apr 07

 

 “As an employer, we’ve always had apprentices,” says Greg Ward, Senior Apprentice and Trainee Advisor for Queensland Rail (QR).

 

 “In fact, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre was registering

26 Mar 07

"There is a significant demand for Optical Dispensers,” says Mark O’Shea, Regional Operations Manager for OPSM. “We need people with those skills because customers expect us to have excellent product knowledge and be able to accurately dispense a pair of glasse

17 Jan 07

Australian Apprentices and Trainees have a 50% better chance of completing their apprenticeship or traineeship in NSW if they are employed with a group training organisation,” Norm Cahill, Chairman of GTA NSW said.

Recent figures released from the NC

15 Dec 06

 

Racing Victoria Limited and the Agri-Food Industry Skills Council announced the inaugural winners of the ‘2006 Thoroughbred Employee of the Year Awards’ at the Moonee Valley night race meeting on Friday 1st December 2006.

 

30 Nov 06

It’s obvious when you walk in to Rescue Plumbing’s office there is a strong rapport between Andrew Lethlean and his team.

"I started my apprenticeship in 1979,” says Andrew. “But I was only with the guy for three months because he went broke! My

19 Nov 06

It’s been a busy time for Toll Corporate in St Kilda Road Melbourne and consequently trainee Liah Papas has experienced a very steep learning curve.

 

 Toll is one of the Asian region's leading providers of integrated logist

 

 In order to encourage the growth of traineeships among Australians from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre has partnered with CMC Training Pty Ltd and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations wit

28 Sep 06

 

Since its formation in 1996 the Phillip Island Nature Park has been responsible for the conservation and protection of the Park's 1805 hectares of flora and fauna reserves and coastal lands, and the hundreds of thousands of animals and plants

5 Sep 06

 

 Well meaning awards and incentives are often started by generous people who want to encourage others and give them opportunities in life. Do they ever work long term? What ever happens to the recipients?

 

31 Aug 06

 

 A group of 22 apprentices and trainees were recognised by the Patron of Group Training Australia(GTA), Major General Michael Jeffery (Retd), Governor-General of Australia at the launch of GTA's Today’s Skills: Tomorrow’s Leaders programm

3 Jul 06

"In starting my traineeship," says Brett Andrews, "my ultimate goal was to firstly complete my qualification in Certificate II in Electrotechnology and then work towards achieving a technician's position with Fuji Xerox, which I've already been offered

30 May 06

One of MEGT's apprentices, Marnie Kenyon (Commercial Cookery Apprentice at the Loddon Bridge Hotel) won Young Achiever of the Year!

  

 And ScatoPlus scooped the pool winning not only Best Large Business but also Busine

4 Apr 06

Since 1991, Silver Circle has been assisting people to live independently in the comfort and security of their own homes.   

Silver Circle provided training for their staff from its inception but decided in 1998 that they would better suppor

30 Mar 2006

Lyn Hornsby, DON for the Donwood Aged Care Facility is obviously proud of her facility and staff. The complex has a beautiful, calming atmosphere, enhanced by resident rooms with big windows, all facing garden areas among suburban bush.   

6 Feb 2006

Weston Smash Repairs is an independent business in the Hunter Valley NSW. They employ nine staff and one apprentice.   

Les Thompson, Manager for Weston’s says, “We believe in giving young people a go as an apprentice. It’s the right thing

29 September 2005

 

 And that’s what Adam Magennis did.

 

 All through his younger years, Adam was drawn to plants and animals. With no opportunities made available to him at school however, he left at Year 1

29 September 2009

 

 Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

 

 Aaron took out the award for Vocational

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, Employment and W

29 July 2009

Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

Aaron took out the award for Vocational Education Trainee of the year in the Brisbane South / Gold Coast R

Selina Rankin, Industry Training Consultant for MEGT Institute nominated Natasha Harris for the 2009 NSW Training Awards Trainee of the Year Category in the vocation of Business Certificate IV. And she won for the Hunter Region Awards in this category.

What makes Natasha’s s

After years of drought and the added complexity of the global financial crisis, anyone would think an organisation that is integral to Australia’s rural industry would react by cutting back on staff training. It’s a luxury isn’t it?

Not according to Elders, a leading Austral

4 May 09

MEGT is thrilled to congratulate Australian school-based trainee James Buchanan who has won the Manufacturing & Engineering Skills Advisory Board ‘AS-bA of the Year’ Award — engineering sector.

 

16 Apr 09

 

 Award-winning program gives students a head start in employment

 

 A Victorian school-based training project that provides school-leavers with full-time employment through vocational education h

3 Feb 09

 

 With news stories predicting redundancies across Australia, adapting skills to new industries ensuring specialised skills don’t die out has never been more important. Indeed, it’s the best possible time for businesses to learn from the pa

17 Dec 08

David Harris, Area Manager, MEGT Illawarra Australia Apprenticeships Centre, Irene Marsh and Belinda Good attended the annual Illawarra Schools Vocational Training Awards held on the 25 November 2008.

The annual awards promote excellence in Vocationa

18 Aug 09

 

 Bega District News

 Tuesday July 28, 2009-08-28

 

 Two of Bega TAFE’s talented commercial cookery apprentices, David Collins-Hart and David Gammon were recently awarded the p

13 Nov 08

 

 Career Links, a Sydney NSW Local Community Partnership, has announced Jade Luke as the winner of their 2008 VET Workplace Excellence Awards for School-based Trainee. Jade was winner of the Business Services category as well as overall sc

11 Nov 08

By Melissa Meehan

 

6th November 2008 11:00:02 AM

John Jorgensen (right) site manager for Icon Construction and

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28 Oct 09

 

 One of the most exciting elements to the revitalisation of Dandenong is the opportunity of new employment and training programs made possible through apprenticeships and traineeships.

To prepare for Dandenong's future, Vi

15 Oct 08

 

For Mardi Hamilton, being accepted as a trainee at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney was akin to finding the gold ticket to the Willy Wonka factory. It meant she was able to be work whilst being surrounded by the fabulous artwork that s

29 Aug 08

 

 Jane Becroft from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre has been travelling back and forth to Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Resort in Pokolbin, NSW since the day they started setting up for the new resort, two years ago. Crowne Plaza Hunte

5 Aug 08

Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian Apprenticeships were recognised tonight by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard.

The Minister's Awards for Excellence promote the employmen

16 Jul 08

 

 You mix a little of colour 321 with a touch of community, a dash of friends, a clip here and a curl there. And there you have it. Style Inn’s formula for success in Myrtleford.

 

 ‘I like to take

27 Mar 07

 

 The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor has urged the human resources industry to broaden its focus and consider new pools of potential labour to increase the number of people in Australia’s workforce.

19 Dec 07

Adrian Smith from Sunbury and Katherine Baker from Kensington are the first Australian Apprentices to be hired by Vision Australia Enterprises (VAE). And they are pretty excited about it. Nelson Fong from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre organised the Training

6 Dec 07

 

 Trainees and apprentices are in high demand at the moment, says David Windridge, CEO of MEGT (Australia) Ltd. MEGT is finding the ones they employ through their Group Training Division and place with host employers are being snapped up. T

27 Nov 07

 

 Thomas & Coffey, a large local contract maintenance organisation in Unanderra, NSW, has been working with the local MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre on a strategy to attract more local young people to their businesses in NSW an

19 Nov 07

"The industry needs young people coming through,” says Brad Nagel Manager at Montrose Panel Beating. “or there will not be an industry tomorrow. It is about planning for the future of the industry.”

 

 The atmosphere at

25 Oct 07

 

 “I’ve been interviewing employers around Australia for the last three years,” explains Linda Nall, Marketing Manager for MEGT, “and many who started out as an apprentice now have their own highly successful business.

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8 Oct 07

 

 It is well known that working at McDonald’s means young people learn more than how to make hamburgers and coffee. They also learn leadership skills and a positive work ethic. In Launceston, the three McDonald’s stores rely on Hannah Pybus

1 Oct 07

 

 Lynn and Gary Presnell’s panel business in Tasmania is impressive. The clean, charming, sandstone building gives customers the feeling their car will be treated carefully. “The owner of a little Barina loves their car just as much as the

It's a good time to take a look at your business and analyse whether there are opportunities for you to develop it.

Is your business ready to take advantage of an upswing in the economy? Can you see opportunities to branch out into other services?

With increases in workp

10 Sep 07

 

 Completing an apprenticeship in floor covering 17 years ago has not stopped Michael Williams from taking on another apprenticeship, this time, as an electrical apprentice.

 

 “Here at RIC Electr

23 Aug 07

The Ministers Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices recognise those employers who demonstrate commitment, innovation and outstanding achievement in the training of Australian Apprentices.

 

 MEGT Aust

22 Aug 07

 

 and keeping locals employed in local rural businesses

“I run the division that sells industrial and agricultural supplies, “ says Geoff O’Callaghan, Administration Manager, Collier & Miller, “and we have trainees in

14 Aug 07

The name Jenna Abbruzzese might not be familiar among our obsession with celebrity chefs, but it soon could be.

Ms Abbruzzese, of Ferntree Gully, has been named the Victorian finalist for the 2007 Young Chef of the Year.

The 19 year o

9 Aug 07

 

 Natalie and Daniel Hofmann started their Hunter region carpentry and building business with partner Simon Frewin in February this year.

 

 They had big plans to grow the business, particularly in

15 Jul 07

 

 “The motor trades are important to South Australia’s economy,” says Bridget Dunkin from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre. “And I know first hand how the skills shortages are affecting the industry.

 

25 May 07

 

 It’s unusual for an organisation to openly advertise for applicants with a disability. It takes some applicants by surprise. They may be used to trying to talk up their skills and cover up any perceived disadvantage. So why does Hunter N

16 May 07

 

 Twelve young men and women, smartly dressed in black pants and white tops sat waiting nervously; excited. They are in the back-of-house area of Sea World Resort. Above, dolphins delight the crowds. At the front of the hotel, a concierge

8 May 07

 “Our population is ageing,” says Jan Johnson, Human Resources Manager for Sawtell Catholic Care of the Aged. “As a result, aged services is a growth industry, but the workforce as we know it is also depleting.

  

 

2 May 07

We need guys and I am willing to train them,” says Mark Robinson of RobinsField Builders and Carpenters. “And carpentry is a great career.”

 

 “I started as an apprentice when I was 17. It was a lot tougher than now. I alway

27 Apr 07

 

 You would think it would be easy to find staff for a beautiful Gold Coast golf course where the work is outside in the Queensland sunshine.

 

 “It’s really hard to find good people with unemploym

24 Apr 07

 

 Trent started cooking when he was 8 years old. So the passion for cheffing started at a very early age.

 

 At age 15 he even paid his own way to travel from Plainland in Queensland to Sydney for

16 Apr 07

 

 We are very proud of Ashley Pike. Working with MEGT Employment Services’ Lilydale Victoria office, Ashley is in the top five apprentices on the Fifteen Foundation Program.

 

 This is no mean feat

19 Mar 07

 

 Working at a facility that generates 900 megawatts of electricity would have to be a dream job for many young men.

 

 Ben Murphy is now an apprentice mechanical fitter and turner at the Swanbank

20 Dec 06

 

 “Chadoak Plumbing & Drainage recently won a Foundation Award from the Melbourne Business Awards,” said Nelson Fong, of MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centre in Chadstone, Melbourne.

 

 “An

8 Dec 06

Chadoak is a plumbing and drainage business with Head Office in Clayton, Victoria. Two of the Directors, Jim and Peter Griffin were themselves apprentices. The family business quickly grew from a room at their parent’s home into a sizeable facility in Clayton. They c

28 Nov 06

“When Leon and I decided to start Accent Builders, our Accountant knew we were mates and advised us not to do it. He said 90% of partnerships fail,” says Jon Ferres of Accent Builders. “But that’s 20 years ago!”

JON:

“I didn’t do my a

10 Nov 06

 It was very exciting for MEGT to hear that one of its customers, Reliance Building Services (Aust) Pty Ltd from Queanbeyan NSW has just been awarded Runner Up for the 2006 HIA CSR ACT & Southern NSW Housing Customer Service Award, second only to Harvey Nor

8 Oct 06

 

 They are Hungry Jack's Victorian Trainees of the Year.

REBECCA: “When I was at school I didn’t hear anything about traineeships,” says Rebecca Jarota, manager of Hungry Jack’s Buckley Street in East Keilor.

22 Sep 06

With over 700 apprenticeships and traineeships available today, school leavers have the option to enter any number of trade and non-trade related occupations.

Retail, business services, childcare, transport, automotive, construction and information t

4 Sep 06

 “Local businesses are seldom recognised for the enormous contribution they make to local employment,” says Alan Ogston from MEGT (Australia) Ltd.

 

 “The commitment an employer makes in taking on trainees is not insigni

27 Jul 06

Tina Connor greets customers with a smile that spreads from ear to ear.   

“I just LOVE glass! I like working with glass!” Tina declares. There aren’t many women glaziers in Australia, so customers are quite often surprised when she cuts gl

1 Jun 06

Emily Neil is a new Office Administration trainee with MEGT New Apprenticeships Centre. "What attracted us to Emily as an applicant for this role was her personality, grooming and general interest in starting a career in business,” said Trevor Oakley, MEGT Group

23 May 06

It was gratifying to see three of the younger competitors this year were VET students from the Eastern Melbourne Region,” said John Lont, Convenor (Hospitality Food & Beverage Service) at the recent WorldSkills competitions and Industry VET Coordinator with East

2 Apr 06

By Alicia Bowie

 Fairfax Community Newspapers

 23 March 2006

 ‘Technical and other study options should be as attractive as university degrees’  -- Macarthur Federal MP Pat Farmer

H

16 Mar 2006

Time spent working with his grandpa helped a young Jeremy Edwards determine his goal to become a motor mechanic.   

As a 10 year old boy Jeremy would spend his school holidays working alongside his grandpa in the family garage. He would a

30 January 2006

 Jodie Lloyd is making quite an impact in Bendigo. This young woman knew from school days that she wanted to step into a career that would lead her into her own business and give her the opportunity to travel Australia.

“When I was at sch

24 June 2009

 

 We are proud to advise that MEGT Group Training’s applicant for Today’s Skills - Tomorrows Leaders 2009 (Brent Martin) was successful and has been selected as one of the four Victorian nominations to this program.

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This is the time smart businesses can increase marketshare.

The more talk there is about a slowing economy, the bigger the temptation to cut apprentices and trainees from the business or stop upskilling staff. It’s adhoc reactive-mindedness according to David Windridge CEO of MEGT A

8 Aug 2009

On the 17th July 2009, Michael Williams from RIC Electrics, Wagga Wagga NSW was awarded one of the Ben Chifley Scholarships. The scholarship will assist Michael, who is a mature aged apprentice, in becoming a qualified electrician.

The Wagga Wagga offi

24 June 2009
We are proud to advise that MEGT Group Training’s applicant for Today’s Skills - Tomorrows Leaders 2009 (Brent Martin) was successful and has been selected as one of the four Victorian nominations to this program.

The project is a great innovation by the nationa

 

 On the 17th July 2009, Michael Williams from RIC Electrics, Wagga Wagga NSW was awarded one of the Ben Chifley Scholarships. The scholarship will assist Michael, who is a mature aged apprentice, in becoming a qualified electrician.

 

The takeaway food industry is often a young person’s first job and MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre feels providing those young people with business training is an industry-wide responsibility that will raise the bar on quality and professionalism.

In the last recession it

29 Apr 09

Having children used to mean major career changes. With greater access to child care centres and changes in attitude towards working parents, careers can go on and the child care industry has become a major employer in its own right.

According to Mar

20 Feb 09

 

 The Government’s $145.6 million Securing Apprenticeships and Traineeships initiative supports out-of-trade apprentices and trainees to remain connected to the workforce and to maintain their investment in training. The initiative also in

3 Feb 09

 

 With news stories predicting redundancies across Australia, ensuring specialised skills don’t die out has never been more important.

 

 Businesses anticipating they may not have enough work for th

20 Nov 08

 

 Positive project provides training for the unemployed

An ambitious project combining conservation, Indigenous development and education kicked off in Leeton, NSW last week.

The land management project wil

13 Nov 08

Contrary to popular wisdom, new research has revealed a surprisingly high proportion of early school leavers achieve positive learning and labour market outcomes.

 A new ACER report, based on the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth has revea

12 Nov 08

The Dandenong Journal

 by Michael Randall

 10/11/2008 9:46:00 AM

 THE $290 million central Dandenong overhaul has spawned a training program aimed at creating career opportunities for locals. VicUrban ha

3 Nov 08

 

 Dandenong Leader 3/11/2008 Adrian Ballantyne

 

 The redevelopment of central Dandenong [Victoria] spells good news for apprentices and trainees.

State Government planning agency Vi

19 Oct 08

Nigel Little advises other business people that taking on apprentices involves more than providing them with skills training.

 

 Mr Little is the OH&S Coordinator and Staff Training Manager for M&H Air. Every year, h

5 Sep 08

 

Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian Apprenticeships were recognised tonight by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard.

The Minister's Awards for Excellenc

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

 

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, E

18 Jul 08

'I totally agree with James Edmondson’s statement that opportunities are what you want to make of them,’ states Rozi Parisotto from MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centre in Victoria’s north east. ‘That’s the reason I’m here. To offer government funded service to

11 Jun 08

 

 Developing his palate is less of a concern to John Hyeonsoo Park, 22. He is about to start his fourth-year apprenticeship and a top-ranking of the Asian cookery course at Crow’s Nest TAFE.

 

 Bor

2 Mar 07

 

 Your business would be very lucky at the moment to have a wide choice of prospective staff. Advertising and sourcing has to be highly competitive with other local businesses, the big money offers of the mining industry and the perceived c

13 Dec 07

The presentation evening for QR Apprentice of the Year – 2007 was held in Brisbane at the Sofitel Hotel Friday 7th December. This annual award night showcases apprentices from across Queensland from 1st year to 4th year, working in many areas of QR and in diverse lo

 

2 September 2009

The Directors and Management of MEGT and everyone from MEGT Group Training and MEGT Institute congratulate Aleksander Long for recognition of his work with Clive Peeters, Tasmania.

 

Aleksander is a school-based traine

27 Nov 07

 

 Being a hairdresser is something Emily Ward always wanted to do. Like many other young mums, she stopped her apprenticeship after the first year when she started a family. “My husband is a plumber,” explains Emily, “and he has apprentice

2 Nov 07

"Why did we hire an apprentice with a disability?” asks Judith Pollock from All Landscape Services in Sydney. “We all have to be responsible and part of a community. Everybody has to help raise our kids and if you have the opportunity to help somebody, then help

15 Oct 07

 

 On a rainy day in July 2006, 23 year-old Ashley Pike walked to his local service station to buy a newspaper. When he got home he opened the newspaper and straight away saw a job vacancy that was to change his life.

 

4 Oct 07

 

 When you are learning the hospitality industry

 

 “I come from a chef background,” explains Rob de Salis – Manager Food Services at Royal Hobart Hospital, “and I know from experience it’s importa

27 Sep 07

“I like to include social responsibility in the employment and training of our staff,” says Damian Jones, Plant Manager for Inghams Enterprises in Sorell, Tasmania. “And while our work is fairly fast paced, there are plenty of opportunities for people with a disabil

11 Sep 07

"People may not realise, ALH is one of the largest private employers in Australia with 15,000 staff,” explains Bruce Mathieson Snr, CEO of the Bruce Mathieson Group and ALH. “Of those, we have 200 apprentices.”

ALH Group now comprises over 260 H

23 Aug 07

 

 Bob Mildrum – winner of Australian Apprenticeships Professional Support Services Award – South Australia

 

 Bob Mildrum from MEGT’s South Australian office has spent his entire working life cham

2 Aug 07

 

 Businesses in regional areas are some of the hardest hit by skills shortages. Their workforce is ageing and young people are often attracted to the cities and the booming mining industry.

 

 “Work

15 Aug 07

 

 “My world has changed,” says Brack Lipinski, now in his fourth year of his Plant Mechanic’s apprenticeship with Cleary Brothers in Wollongong. “That work experience from school opened my eyes. I found out what a job here at Cleary’s woul

10 Aug 07

 

 “It is very rewarding to see someone come in for the first time and watch them grow and develop through their apprenticeship then graduate as a qualified tradesperson,” says Toni Hartley, Manager, Recruitment and Training for PEER Group

15 Jul 07

 A number of societal changes have affected Australian venues in the past few years: non smoking bans, requirements for responsible service of alcohol and skills shortages.

 

 One of the most difficult of these to deal

28 May 07

 

 The good smells of freshly roasted coffee and warm muffins waft across the customers lounging back, reading the paper and chatting. They watch their car being worked on behind the large glass walls. Perfectly clean tiled floor. State-of-

18 May 07

 

 There is an atmosphere of easy camaraderie in the kitchen at Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort. The two apprentice chefs laugh while working because the head chef Andy Cheah has made a face to demonstrate a customer’s reaction if a dish is

9 May 07

 

 Deciding on a career when you leave school is one of the most difficult decisions young people have to make but the process can be made easier by undertaking a traineeship.

 

 Renee Taylor had res

4 May 07

 

 “The biggest challenge we face today,” states Paul Hoffman, General Manager of Express Coach Builders, “is an ageing population. Our industry is labour intensive so we need young people to come in to the business and we need to keep our w

30 Apr 07

 

 “We believe we have an obligation to contribute to skills outcomes for young people in our local communities,” says Bill Feld, CEO of Illawarra Children’s Services.

 

 “It’s one of the reasons wh

27 Apr 07

 

 “We realised that Queensland has a skills shortage that is affecting our ability to provide continuity in our workforce,” said Stephen Ollerenshaw, Training Co-ordinator for Stratco Queensland.

 

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23 Apr 07

 

 “As an employer, we’ve always had apprentices,” says Greg Ward, Senior Apprentice and Trainee Advisor for Queensland Rail (QR).

 

 “In fact, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre was registering

26 Mar 07

"There is a significant demand for Optical Dispensers,” says Mark O’Shea, Regional Operations Manager for OPSM. “We need people with those skills because customers expect us to have excellent product knowledge and be able to accurately dispense a pair of glasse

17 Jan 07

Australian Apprentices and Trainees have a 50% better chance of completing their apprenticeship or traineeship in NSW if they are employed with a group training organisation,” Norm Cahill, Chairman of GTA NSW said.

Recent figures released from the NC

15 Dec 06

 

Racing Victoria Limited and the Agri-Food Industry Skills Council announced the inaugural winners of the ‘2006 Thoroughbred Employee of the Year Awards’ at the Moonee Valley night race meeting on Friday 1st December 2006.

 

30 Nov 06

It’s obvious when you walk in to Rescue Plumbing’s office there is a strong rapport between Andrew Lethlean and his team.

"I started my apprenticeship in 1979,” says Andrew. “But I was only with the guy for three months because he went broke! My

19 Nov 06

It’s been a busy time for Toll Corporate in St Kilda Road Melbourne and consequently trainee Liah Papas has experienced a very steep learning curve.

 

 Toll is one of the Asian region's leading providers of integrated logist

 

 In order to encourage the growth of traineeships among Australians from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre has partnered with CMC Training Pty Ltd and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations wit

28 Sep 06

 

Since its formation in 1996 the Phillip Island Nature Park has been responsible for the conservation and protection of the Park's 1805 hectares of flora and fauna reserves and coastal lands, and the hundreds of thousands of animals and plants

5 Sep 06

 

 Well meaning awards and incentives are often started by generous people who want to encourage others and give them opportunities in life. Do they ever work long term? What ever happens to the recipients?

 

31 Aug 06

 

 A group of 22 apprentices and trainees were recognised by the Patron of Group Training Australia(GTA), Major General Michael Jeffery (Retd), Governor-General of Australia at the launch of GTA's Today’s Skills: Tomorrow’s Leaders programm

3 Jul 06

"In starting my traineeship," says Brett Andrews, "my ultimate goal was to firstly complete my qualification in Certificate II in Electrotechnology and then work towards achieving a technician's position with Fuji Xerox, which I've already been offered

30 May 06

One of MEGT's apprentices, Marnie Kenyon (Commercial Cookery Apprentice at the Loddon Bridge Hotel) won Young Achiever of the Year!

  

 And ScatoPlus scooped the pool winning not only Best Large Business but also Busine

4 Apr 06

Since 1991, Silver Circle has been assisting people to live independently in the comfort and security of their own homes.   

Silver Circle provided training for their staff from its inception but decided in 1998 that they would better suppor

30 Mar 2006

Lyn Hornsby, DON for the Donwood Aged Care Facility is obviously proud of her facility and staff. The complex has a beautiful, calming atmosphere, enhanced by resident rooms with big windows, all facing garden areas among suburban bush.   

6 Feb 2006

Weston Smash Repairs is an independent business in the Hunter Valley NSW. They employ nine staff and one apprentice.   

Les Thompson, Manager for Weston’s says, “We believe in giving young people a go as an apprentice. It’s the right thing

29 September 2005

 

 And that’s what Adam Magennis did.

 

 All through his younger years, Adam was drawn to plants and animals. With no opportunities made available to him at school however, he left at Year 1

29 September 2009

 

 Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

 

 Aaron took out the award for Vocational

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, Employment and W

29 July 2009

Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

Aaron took out the award for Vocational Education Trainee of the year in the Brisbane South / Gold Coast R

Selina Rankin, Industry Training Consultant for MEGT Institute nominated Natasha Harris for the 2009 NSW Training Awards Trainee of the Year Category in the vocation of Business Certificate IV. And she won for the Hunter Region Awards in this category.

What makes Natasha’s s

After years of drought and the added complexity of the global financial crisis, anyone would think an organisation that is integral to Australia’s rural industry would react by cutting back on staff training. It’s a luxury isn’t it?

Not according to Elders, a leading Austral

4 May 09

MEGT is thrilled to congratulate Australian school-based trainee James Buchanan who has won the Manufacturing & Engineering Skills Advisory Board ‘AS-bA of the Year’ Award — engineering sector.

 

16 Apr 09

 

 Award-winning program gives students a head start in employment

 

 A Victorian school-based training project that provides school-leavers with full-time employment through vocational education h

3 Feb 09

 

 With news stories predicting redundancies across Australia, adapting skills to new industries ensuring specialised skills don’t die out has never been more important. Indeed, it’s the best possible time for businesses to learn from the pa

17 Dec 08

David Harris, Area Manager, MEGT Illawarra Australia Apprenticeships Centre, Irene Marsh and Belinda Good attended the annual Illawarra Schools Vocational Training Awards held on the 25 November 2008.

The annual awards promote excellence in Vocationa

18 Aug 09

 

 Bega District News

 Tuesday July 28, 2009-08-28

 

 Two of Bega TAFE’s talented commercial cookery apprentices, David Collins-Hart and David Gammon were recently awarded the p

13 Nov 08

 

 Career Links, a Sydney NSW Local Community Partnership, has announced Jade Luke as the winner of their 2008 VET Workplace Excellence Awards for School-based Trainee. Jade was winner of the Business Services category as well as overall sc

11 Nov 08

By Melissa Meehan

 

6th November 2008 11:00:02 AM

John Jorgensen (right) site manager for Icon Construction and

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28 Oct 09

 

 One of the most exciting elements to the revitalisation of Dandenong is the opportunity of new employment and training programs made possible through apprenticeships and traineeships.

To prepare for Dandenong's future, Vi

15 Oct 08

 

For Mardi Hamilton, being accepted as a trainee at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney was akin to finding the gold ticket to the Willy Wonka factory. It meant she was able to be work whilst being surrounded by the fabulous artwork that s

29 Aug 08

 

 Jane Becroft from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre has been travelling back and forth to Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Resort in Pokolbin, NSW since the day they started setting up for the new resort, two years ago. Crowne Plaza Hunte

5 Aug 08

Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian Apprenticeships were recognised tonight by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard.

The Minister's Awards for Excellence promote the employmen

16 Jul 08

 

 You mix a little of colour 321 with a touch of community, a dash of friends, a clip here and a curl there. And there you have it. Style Inn’s formula for success in Myrtleford.

 

 ‘I like to take

27 Mar 07

 

 The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor has urged the human resources industry to broaden its focus and consider new pools of potential labour to increase the number of people in Australia’s workforce.

19 Dec 07

Adrian Smith from Sunbury and Katherine Baker from Kensington are the first Australian Apprentices to be hired by Vision Australia Enterprises (VAE). And they are pretty excited about it. Nelson Fong from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre organised the Training

6 Dec 07

 

 Trainees and apprentices are in high demand at the moment, says David Windridge, CEO of MEGT (Australia) Ltd. MEGT is finding the ones they employ through their Group Training Division and place with host employers are being snapped up. T

27 Nov 07

 

 Thomas & Coffey, a large local contract maintenance organisation in Unanderra, NSW, has been working with the local MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre on a strategy to attract more local young people to their businesses in NSW an

19 Nov 07

"The industry needs young people coming through,” says Brad Nagel Manager at Montrose Panel Beating. “or there will not be an industry tomorrow. It is about planning for the future of the industry.”

 

 The atmosphere at

25 Oct 07

 

 “I’ve been interviewing employers around Australia for the last three years,” explains Linda Nall, Marketing Manager for MEGT, “and many who started out as an apprentice now have their own highly successful business.

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8 Oct 07

 

 It is well known that working at McDonald’s means young people learn more than how to make hamburgers and coffee. They also learn leadership skills and a positive work ethic. In Launceston, the three McDonald’s stores rely on Hannah Pybus

1 Oct 07

 

 Lynn and Gary Presnell’s panel business in Tasmania is impressive. The clean, charming, sandstone building gives customers the feeling their car will be treated carefully. “The owner of a little Barina loves their car just as much as the

It's a good time to take a look at your business and analyse whether there are opportunities for you to develop it.

Is your business ready to take advantage of an upswing in the economy? Can you see opportunities to branch out into other services?

With increases in workp

10 Sep 07

 

 Completing an apprenticeship in floor covering 17 years ago has not stopped Michael Williams from taking on another apprenticeship, this time, as an electrical apprentice.

 

 “Here at RIC Electr

23 Aug 07

The Ministers Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices recognise those employers who demonstrate commitment, innovation and outstanding achievement in the training of Australian Apprentices.

 

 MEGT Aust

22 Aug 07

 

 and keeping locals employed in local rural businesses

“I run the division that sells industrial and agricultural supplies, “ says Geoff O’Callaghan, Administration Manager, Collier & Miller, “and we have trainees in

14 Aug 07

The name Jenna Abbruzzese might not be familiar among our obsession with celebrity chefs, but it soon could be.

Ms Abbruzzese, of Ferntree Gully, has been named the Victorian finalist for the 2007 Young Chef of the Year.

The 19 year o

9 Aug 07

 

 Natalie and Daniel Hofmann started their Hunter region carpentry and building business with partner Simon Frewin in February this year.

 

 They had big plans to grow the business, particularly in

15 Jul 07

 

 “The motor trades are important to South Australia’s economy,” says Bridget Dunkin from MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre. “And I know first hand how the skills shortages are affecting the industry.

 

25 May 07

 

 It’s unusual for an organisation to openly advertise for applicants with a disability. It takes some applicants by surprise. They may be used to trying to talk up their skills and cover up any perceived disadvantage. So why does Hunter N

16 May 07

 

 Twelve young men and women, smartly dressed in black pants and white tops sat waiting nervously; excited. They are in the back-of-house area of Sea World Resort. Above, dolphins delight the crowds. At the front of the hotel, a concierge

8 May 07

 “Our population is ageing,” says Jan Johnson, Human Resources Manager for Sawtell Catholic Care of the Aged. “As a result, aged services is a growth industry, but the workforce as we know it is also depleting.

  

 

2 May 07

We need guys and I am willing to train them,” says Mark Robinson of RobinsField Builders and Carpenters. “And carpentry is a great career.”

 

 “I started as an apprentice when I was 17. It was a lot tougher than now. I alway

27 Apr 07

 

 You would think it would be easy to find staff for a beautiful Gold Coast golf course where the work is outside in the Queensland sunshine.

 

 “It’s really hard to find good people with unemploym

24 Apr 07

 

 Trent started cooking when he was 8 years old. So the passion for cheffing started at a very early age.

 

 At age 15 he even paid his own way to travel from Plainland in Queensland to Sydney for

16 Apr 07

 

 We are very proud of Ashley Pike. Working with MEGT Employment Services’ Lilydale Victoria office, Ashley is in the top five apprentices on the Fifteen Foundation Program.

 

 This is no mean feat

19 Mar 07

 

 Working at a facility that generates 900 megawatts of electricity would have to be a dream job for many young men.

 

 Ben Murphy is now an apprentice mechanical fitter and turner at the Swanbank

20 Dec 06

 

 “Chadoak Plumbing & Drainage recently won a Foundation Award from the Melbourne Business Awards,” said Nelson Fong, of MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centre in Chadstone, Melbourne.

 

 “An

8 Dec 06

Chadoak is a plumbing and drainage business with Head Office in Clayton, Victoria. Two of the Directors, Jim and Peter Griffin were themselves apprentices. The family business quickly grew from a room at their parent’s home into a sizeable facility in Clayton. They c

28 Nov 06

“When Leon and I decided to start Accent Builders, our Accountant knew we were mates and advised us not to do it. He said 90% of partnerships fail,” says Jon Ferres of Accent Builders. “But that’s 20 years ago!”

JON:

“I didn’t do my a

10 Nov 06

 It was very exciting for MEGT to hear that one of its customers, Reliance Building Services (Aust) Pty Ltd from Queanbeyan NSW has just been awarded Runner Up for the 2006 HIA CSR ACT & Southern NSW Housing Customer Service Award, second only to Harvey Nor

8 Oct 06

 

 They are Hungry Jack's Victorian Trainees of the Year.

REBECCA: “When I was at school I didn’t hear anything about traineeships,” says Rebecca Jarota, manager of Hungry Jack’s Buckley Street in East Keilor.

22 Sep 06

With over 700 apprenticeships and traineeships available today, school leavers have the option to enter any number of trade and non-trade related occupations.

Retail, business services, childcare, transport, automotive, construction and information t

4 Sep 06

 “Local businesses are seldom recognised for the enormous contribution they make to local employment,” says Alan Ogston from MEGT (Australia) Ltd.

 

 “The commitment an employer makes in taking on trainees is not insigni

27 Jul 06

Tina Connor greets customers with a smile that spreads from ear to ear.   

“I just LOVE glass! I like working with glass!” Tina declares. There aren’t many women glaziers in Australia, so customers are quite often surprised when she cuts gl

1 Jun 06

Emily Neil is a new Office Administration trainee with MEGT New Apprenticeships Centre. "What attracted us to Emily as an applicant for this role was her personality, grooming and general interest in starting a career in business,” said Trevor Oakley, MEGT Group

23 May 06

It was gratifying to see three of the younger competitors this year were VET students from the Eastern Melbourne Region,” said John Lont, Convenor (Hospitality Food & Beverage Service) at the recent WorldSkills competitions and Industry VET Coordinator with East

2 Apr 06

By Alicia Bowie

 Fairfax Community Newspapers

 23 March 2006

 ‘Technical and other study options should be as attractive as university degrees’  -- Macarthur Federal MP Pat Farmer

H

16 Mar 2006

Time spent working with his grandpa helped a young Jeremy Edwards determine his goal to become a motor mechanic.   

As a 10 year old boy Jeremy would spend his school holidays working alongside his grandpa in the family garage. He would a

30 January 2006

 Jodie Lloyd is making quite an impact in Bendigo. This young woman knew from school days that she wanted to step into a career that would lead her into her own business and give her the opportunity to travel Australia.

“When I was at sch

24 June 2009

 

 We are proud to advise that MEGT Group Training’s applicant for Today’s Skills - Tomorrows Leaders 2009 (Brent Martin) was successful and has been selected as one of the four Victorian nominations to this program.

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This is the time smart businesses can increase marketshare.

The more talk there is about a slowing economy, the bigger the temptation to cut apprentices and trainees from the business or stop upskilling staff. It’s adhoc reactive-mindedness according to David Windridge CEO of MEGT A

8 Aug 2009

On the 17th July 2009, Michael Williams from RIC Electrics, Wagga Wagga NSW was awarded one of the Ben Chifley Scholarships. The scholarship will assist Michael, who is a mature aged apprentice, in becoming a qualified electrician.

The Wagga Wagga offi

24 June 2009
We are proud to advise that MEGT Group Training’s applicant for Today’s Skills - Tomorrows Leaders 2009 (Brent Martin) was successful and has been selected as one of the four Victorian nominations to this program.

The project is a great innovation by the nationa

 

 On the 17th July 2009, Michael Williams from RIC Electrics, Wagga Wagga NSW was awarded one of the Ben Chifley Scholarships. The scholarship will assist Michael, who is a mature aged apprentice, in becoming a qualified electrician.

 

The takeaway food industry is often a young person’s first job and MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre feels providing those young people with business training is an industry-wide responsibility that will raise the bar on quality and professionalism.

In the last recession it

29 Apr 09

Having children used to mean major career changes. With greater access to child care centres and changes in attitude towards working parents, careers can go on and the child care industry has become a major employer in its own right.

According to Mar

20 Feb 09

 

 The Government’s $145.6 million Securing Apprenticeships and Traineeships initiative supports out-of-trade apprentices and trainees to remain connected to the workforce and to maintain their investment in training. The initiative also in

3 Feb 09

 

 With news stories predicting redundancies across Australia, ensuring specialised skills don’t die out has never been more important.

 

 Businesses anticipating they may not have enough work for th

20 Nov 08

 

 Positive project provides training for the unemployed

An ambitious project combining conservation, Indigenous development and education kicked off in Leeton, NSW last week.

The land management project wil

13 Nov 08

Contrary to popular wisdom, new research has revealed a surprisingly high proportion of early school leavers achieve positive learning and labour market outcomes.

 A new ACER report, based on the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth has revea

12 Nov 08

The Dandenong Journal

 by Michael Randall

 10/11/2008 9:46:00 AM

 THE $290 million central Dandenong overhaul has spawned a training program aimed at creating career opportunities for locals. VicUrban ha

3 Nov 08

 

 Dandenong Leader 3/11/2008 Adrian Ballantyne

 

 The redevelopment of central Dandenong [Victoria] spells good news for apprentices and trainees.

State Government planning agency Vi

19 Oct 08

Nigel Little advises other business people that taking on apprentices involves more than providing them with skills training.

 

 Mr Little is the OH&S Coordinator and Staff Training Manager for M&H Air. Every year, h

5 Sep 08

 

Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian Apprenticeships were recognised tonight by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard.

The Minister's Awards for Excellenc

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

 

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, E

18 Jul 08

'I totally agree with James Edmondson’s statement that opportunities are what you want to make of them,’ states Rozi Parisotto from MEGT’s Australian Apprenticeships Centre in Victoria’s north east. ‘That’s the reason I’m here. To offer government funded service to

11 Jun 08

 

 Developing his palate is less of a concern to John Hyeonsoo Park, 22. He is about to start his fourth-year apprenticeship and a top-ranking of the Asian cookery course at Crow’s Nest TAFE.

 

 Bor

2 Mar 07

 

 Your business would be very lucky at the moment to have a wide choice of prospective staff. Advertising and sourcing has to be highly competitive with other local businesses, the big money offers of the mining industry and the perceived c

13 Dec 07

The presentation evening for QR Apprentice of the Year – 2007 was held in Brisbane at the Sofitel Hotel Friday 7th December. This annual award night showcases apprentices from across Queensland from 1st year to 4th year, working in many areas of QR and in diverse lo

 

2 September 2009

The Directors and Management of MEGT and everyone from MEGT Group Training and MEGT Institute congratulate Aleksander Long for recognition of his work with Clive Peeters, Tasmania.

 

Aleksander is a school-based traine

27 Nov 07

 

 Being a hairdresser is something Emily Ward always wanted to do. Like many other young mums, she stopped her apprenticeship after the first year when she started a family. “My husband is a plumber,” explains Emily, “and he has apprentice

2 Nov 07

"Why did we hire an apprentice with a disability?” asks Judith Pollock from All Landscape Services in Sydney. “We all have to be responsible and part of a community. Everybody has to help raise our kids and if you have the opportunity to help somebody, then help

15 Oct 07

 

 On a rainy day in July 2006, 23 year-old Ashley Pike walked to his local service station to buy a newspaper. When he got home he opened the newspaper and straight away saw a job vacancy that was to change his life.

 

4 Oct 07

 

 When you are learning the hospitality industry

 

 “I come from a chef background,” explains Rob de Salis – Manager Food Services at Royal Hobart Hospital, “and I know from experience it’s importa

27 Sep 07

“I like to include social responsibility in the employment and training of our staff,” says Damian Jones, Plant Manager for Inghams Enterprises in Sorell, Tasmania. “And while our work is fairly fast paced, there are plenty of opportunities for people with a disabil

11 Sep 07

"People may not realise, ALH is one of the largest private employers in Australia with 15,000 staff,” explains Bruce Mathieson Snr, CEO of the Bruce Mathieson Group and ALH. “Of those, we have 200 apprentices.”

ALH Group now comprises over 260 H

23 Aug 07

 

 Bob Mildrum – winner of Australian Apprenticeships Professional Support Services Award – South Australia

 

 Bob Mildrum from MEGT’s South Australian office has spent his entire working life cham

2 Aug 07

 

 Businesses in regional areas are some of the hardest hit by skills shortages. Their workforce is ageing and young people are often attracted to the cities and the booming mining industry.

 

 “Work

15 Aug 07

 

 “My world has changed,” says Brack Lipinski, now in his fourth year of his Plant Mechanic’s apprenticeship with Cleary Brothers in Wollongong. “That work experience from school opened my eyes. I found out what a job here at Cleary’s woul

10 Aug 07

 

 “It is very rewarding to see someone come in for the first time and watch them grow and develop through their apprenticeship then graduate as a qualified tradesperson,” says Toni Hartley, Manager, Recruitment and Training for PEER Group

15 Jul 07

 A number of societal changes have affected Australian venues in the past few years: non smoking bans, requirements for responsible service of alcohol and skills shortages.

 

 One of the most difficult of these to deal

28 May 07

 

 The good smells of freshly roasted coffee and warm muffins waft across the customers lounging back, reading the paper and chatting. They watch their car being worked on behind the large glass walls. Perfectly clean tiled floor. State-of-

18 May 07

 

 There is an atmosphere of easy camaraderie in the kitchen at Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort. The two apprentice chefs laugh while working because the head chef Andy Cheah has made a face to demonstrate a customer’s reaction if a dish is

9 May 07

 

 Deciding on a career when you leave school is one of the most difficult decisions young people have to make but the process can be made easier by undertaking a traineeship.

 

 Renee Taylor had res

4 May 07

 

 “The biggest challenge we face today,” states Paul Hoffman, General Manager of Express Coach Builders, “is an ageing population. Our industry is labour intensive so we need young people to come in to the business and we need to keep our w

30 Apr 07

 

 “We believe we have an obligation to contribute to skills outcomes for young people in our local communities,” says Bill Feld, CEO of Illawarra Children’s Services.

 

 “It’s one of the reasons wh

27 Apr 07

 

 “We realised that Queensland has a skills shortage that is affecting our ability to provide continuity in our workforce,” said Stephen Ollerenshaw, Training Co-ordinator for Stratco Queensland.

 

&nb

23 Apr 07

 

 “As an employer, we’ve always had apprentices,” says Greg Ward, Senior Apprentice and Trainee Advisor for Queensland Rail (QR).

 

 “In fact, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre was registering

26 Mar 07

"There is a significant demand for Optical Dispensers,” says Mark O’Shea, Regional Operations Manager for OPSM. “We need people with those skills because customers expect us to have excellent product knowledge and be able to accurately dispense a pair of glasse

17 Jan 07

Australian Apprentices and Trainees have a 50% better chance of completing their apprenticeship or traineeship in NSW if they are employed with a group training organisation,” Norm Cahill, Chairman of GTA NSW said.

Recent figures released from the NC

15 Dec 06

 

Racing Victoria Limited and the Agri-Food Industry Skills Council announced the inaugural winners of the ‘2006 Thoroughbred Employee of the Year Awards’ at the Moonee Valley night race meeting on Friday 1st December 2006.

 

30 Nov 06

It’s obvious when you walk in to Rescue Plumbing’s office there is a strong rapport between Andrew Lethlean and his team.

"I started my apprenticeship in 1979,” says Andrew. “But I was only with the guy for three months because he went broke! My

19 Nov 06

It’s been a busy time for Toll Corporate in St Kilda Road Melbourne and consequently trainee Liah Papas has experienced a very steep learning curve.

 

 Toll is one of the Asian region's leading providers of integrated logist

 

 In order to encourage the growth of traineeships among Australians from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, MEGT Australian Apprenticeships Centre has partnered with CMC Training Pty Ltd and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations wit

28 Sep 06

 

Since its formation in 1996 the Phillip Island Nature Park has been responsible for the conservation and protection of the Park's 1805 hectares of flora and fauna reserves and coastal lands, and the hundreds of thousands of animals and plants

5 Sep 06

 

 Well meaning awards and incentives are often started by generous people who want to encourage others and give them opportunities in life. Do they ever work long term? What ever happens to the recipients?

 

31 Aug 06

 

 A group of 22 apprentices and trainees were recognised by the Patron of Group Training Australia(GTA), Major General Michael Jeffery (Retd), Governor-General of Australia at the launch of GTA's Today’s Skills: Tomorrow’s Leaders programm

3 Jul 06

"In starting my traineeship," says Brett Andrews, "my ultimate goal was to firstly complete my qualification in Certificate II in Electrotechnology and then work towards achieving a technician's position with Fuji Xerox, which I've already been offered

30 May 06

One of MEGT's apprentices, Marnie Kenyon (Commercial Cookery Apprentice at the Loddon Bridge Hotel) won Young Achiever of the Year!

  

 And ScatoPlus scooped the pool winning not only Best Large Business but also Busine

4 Apr 06

Since 1991, Silver Circle has been assisting people to live independently in the comfort and security of their own homes.   

Silver Circle provided training for their staff from its inception but decided in 1998 that they would better suppor

30 Mar 2006

Lyn Hornsby, DON for the Donwood Aged Care Facility is obviously proud of her facility and staff. The complex has a beautiful, calming atmosphere, enhanced by resident rooms with big windows, all facing garden areas among suburban bush.   

6 Feb 2006

Weston Smash Repairs is an independent business in the Hunter Valley NSW. They employ nine staff and one apprentice.   

Les Thompson, Manager for Weston’s says, “We believe in giving young people a go as an apprentice. It’s the right thing

29 September 2005

 

 And that’s what Adam Magennis did.

 

 All through his younger years, Adam was drawn to plants and animals. With no opportunities made available to him at school however, he left at Year 1

29 September 2009

 

 Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

 

 Aaron took out the award for Vocational

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, Employment and W

29 July 2009

Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

Aaron took out the award for Vocational Education Trainee of the year in the Brisbane South / Gold Coast R

Selina Rankin, Industry Training Consultant for MEGT Institute nominated Natasha Harris for the 2009 NSW Training Awards Trainee of the Year Category in the vocation of Business Certificate IV. And she won for the Hunter Region Awards in this category.

What makes Natasha’s s

After years of drought and the added complexity of the global financial crisis, anyone would think an organisation that is integral to Australia’s rural industry would react by cutting back on staff training. It’s a luxury isn’t it?

Not according to Elders, a leading Austral

4 May 09

MEGT is thrilled to congratulate Australian school-based trainee James Buchanan who has won the Manufacturing & Engineering Skills Advisory Board ‘AS-bA of the Year’ Award — engineering sector.

 

16 Apr 09

 

 Award-winning program gives students a head start in employment

 

 A Victorian school-based training project that provides school-leavers with full-time employment through vocational education h

3 Feb 09

 

 With news stories predicting redundancies across Australia, adapting skills to new industries ensuring specialised skills don’t die out has never been more important. Indeed, it’s the best possible time for businesses to learn from the pa

17 Dec 08

David Harris, Area Manager, MEGT Illawarra Australian Apprenticeships Centre, Irene Marsh and Belinda Good attended the annual Illawarra Schools Vocational Training Awards held on the 25 November 2008.

The annual awards promote excellence in Vocational

18 Aug 09

 

 Bega District News

 Tuesday July 28, 2009-08-28

 

 Two of Bega TAFE’s talented commercial cookery apprentices, David Collins-Hart and David Gammon were recently awarded the prestigious Ben Chifley

The 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices announcements were made at a Presentation Ceremony yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra.

The winners and runners-up, assessed by a selection panel of Department of Education, Employment and W

29 July 2009

Last Friday night was a memorable occasion indeed for one of the Tradelink star team members – Aaron Hall, Manager of the Browns Plains branch.

Aaron took out the award for Vocational Education Trainee of the year in the Brisbane South / Gold Coast R

Selina Rankin, Industry Training Consultant for MEGT Institute nominated Natasha Harris for the 2009 NSW Training Awards Trainee of the Year Category in the vocation of Business Certificate IV. And she won for the Hunter Region Awards in this category.

What makes Natasha’s s