Real Stories
The Value of Training
Apprentices, Host Employers and staff Of Training Organisation’s sometimes question the ‘need’ to undertake what is perceived to be ‘soft’ training in subjects such as First Aid, CPR, Hazard & Risk Identification and Manual Handling etc, areas considered NOT to be core elements of an apprentices qualification.
Recently one of PEER VEET’s apprentices was in attendance when these skills were needed most ...
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Zafiris Korbetis
Completed Electro-Technology apprenticeship in 2005 and is now a Simulator Technician at Thales Australia, RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia working on the AP-3C Advanced Flight Simulator.
"My apprenticeship went like that (snaps his fingers) - the four years just flew. Every morning I would get up ready and enthused for work and so the time went so fast. It is not a hassle when you enjoy ...
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Elliot Shaw
Trainee at Voda Communications.
"I decided to work in the trade and talked to PEER VEET about it. PEER could see I had a good work ethic in the field and talked to me about what Data-Communications involved. They made me realise it was important to pass the exams. And now I only have to complete two more modules at trade school ...
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Dylan Pinkard
Electronics Technician, REDARC Electronics.
"Uni Boy" 'Saved by Apprenticeship.'
"I never expected to do an apprenticeship. I was supposed to a University boy as Mum wanted me to go to Uni. I tried it and it didn't work out. I tried to find a job and went through the EEA (Engineering Employers Association). I then went to ...
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Newsletter
CALL OUT TO THE SOUTH!
EEEWSB is still looking for interested mature age people from the Electro technology and Telecommunication trades to train as instructors. In conjunction with SA Works and Onkaparinga Council, our purpose is to bring young people into industry with training by experienced professional instructors. A range of instructor roles will become available as the ...
2007 NECA Roadshow
The annual NECA Industry Roadshow drives it's way back into town again, with key presentations from ETSA Utilities and the Office of the Technical Regulator. During May and June the NECA team will host Roadshow Sessions in fifteen locations, covering metro and regional centres across South Australia ...
TRY ‘A TRADE
EEEWSB will assist in the facilitation of the Try 'a Trade National Careers and Employment Expo May 25th and 26th to inspire SA's youth to consider careers in the Electrical and Refrigeration industries. We will showcase the existing benefits working in trade offers, with current apprentices available to provide information and share their experience on what it takes to work in industry. We encourage anyone interested to ...
SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS
On Monday December 5th 2005, year 10 student Lindsay Glaetser from Torrens Valley Christian School, formally started the first day of an electrical contracting industry’s first school based new apprenticeship in the electrical trade, with employer, Morris Electrical Pty Ltd of Kent Town,
South Australia ...
EEEWSB Wants YOU!
Recently, EEEWSB has embarked upon an exciting Project involving the recruitment of mature age people from the Electro technology and Telecommunication trades to train as instructors. Our purpose being to bring young people into industry with training by experienced professional Instructors ...
Review of Water Operations Training Packages
Consultation meetings are being held with Government Skills Australia over the new
Water Operations Training Package including Certificate 1 pathways and how to develop the water industry. Key to the promotion is the new collection of some 200 water photos to be used on Web sites, Brochures and the like. The skilling centres to develop water especially new water industries making every drop count,
are under discussion ...
