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Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships : About
The Gordon Institute's Apprenticeships and Traineeships (Australian Apprenticeships) are a great way to combine employment and training, which leads to a nationally recognised qualification.
Australian Apprenticeships:
- Offer a head start in a chosen career.
- Provide paid work and structured training that can be on-the-job, off-the-job or a combination of both.
- Recognise existing skills and prior experience, potentially reducing formal training time.
- 'Competency based' training which means that training can be completed when the required skills level are reached.
- Are available either part-time or full-time
- Can also be combined with school education
- Lead to nationally recognised qualifications and skills which provide the basis for further education and training over the course of your working life.
- Provide a pathway from school to work.
Australian Apprenticeships are available in a variety of certificate levels from Certificate II through to Diploma level.
The Gordon Institute offers a broad range of courses in a diverse range of emerging careers in most sectors of business and industry, including:
- Agriculture, Horticulture and related industries
- Asset Maintenance (Cleaning and Waste Management)
- Automotive
- Building and Construction
- Business services
- Community Services and Health
- Electrotechnology
- Hairdressing
- Hospitality
- Information Technology
- Light Manufacturing - Engineering
- Government
- Process Manufacturing
- Retail
- Seafood
- Sport and Recreation
- Tourism
- Transport and Distribution
Every apprentice and trainee must have a Training Contract, which is organised through a local Australian Apprenticeship Centre. http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/search/aacsearch.asp
The Gordon Institute works with employers, apprentices and trainees to customise training to suit specific workplaces through the development of an Individual Training Plan.
Testimonials
"Having the Gordon Institute tailor site-specific training is great for us. It means the staff are trained at the site where they normally work, so it's as practical as it can get. There are many benefits to on-site training: workers are in their own environment and feel confident about receiving the training and learn more specifically to their worksite. A great benefit of training with the Gordon Institute is that it provides training for our staff in both Victoria and New South Wales"
Mark Menze, General Manager,
Nationwide Health and Aged Care Services.
Gordon client for since 2004.
"The Gordon Institute has been providing retail training for our business for a number of years. We are very pleased with their service. Their training is regular and reliable with trainers who are experienced in our retail needs"
Keith Fagg - Director,
Fagg's Mitre 10.
Fagg's Mitre 10 has utilised Gordon Institute to provide training for staff in Business Administration, Retail Operations, Retail Supervision, Retail Management and Warehousing and Storage since 2001.
Contact
For further details concerning apprenticeships or traineeships, contact the Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Program Unit
Malcolm Humphries
PH: 5225 0697
FAX: 5225 0831
Email: mhumphries@gordontafe.edu.au
Authorised by the Victorian Government, Melbourne.