The Group Training Association of Victoria has unveiled Safety First, an app that will help keep apprentices and trainees safe through the Christmas rush and beyond. November and December are the deadliest months for workers and manufacturing, construction and transport – trades traditionally affected by the Christmas rush – record the highest incidence of serious… Read more
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The Group Training Association of Victoria heartily congratulates the finalists in this year’s State Training Awards. The Victorian Training Awards are the peak statewide awards for vocational education and training. The Awards recognise the excellence and achievements of Victoria’s apprentices, trainees, training organisations and employers. “Congratulations to all the apprentices, trainees and Group Training Organisations… Read more
This Monday 3 June is ‘Know Bull’ Awareness Day and there is no doubt that as a nation we are becoming more aware, and less tolerant, of bullying and harassment in the workplace. In recent years we have seen governments begin to take bullying seriously and legislating against this damaging practice. It began here in… Read more
Bendigo’s highest achieving apprentices will be recognised by the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, in Bendigo on June 6 as part of the Group Training Association of Victoria State Conference. Central Victorian Group Training announces the winners of two of its most prestigious awards. The winners are both Bendigo boys – Brenton Mountjoy an… Read more
The Group Training Association of Victoria is partnering with the Bully Free Australia Foundation to prevent bullying among apprentices and trainees entering the workforce. “Eradicating bullying behaviour from the workplace is a Herculean task but something must be done to stop the increasing numbers of bullying incidents which are being reported,” says Gary Workman, Executive… Read more
Employers in Gippsland are being urged to join the Gippsland Apprentice Program and give a young person a chance at an apprenticeship that will give them a pathway into the workforce. The GAP sees Group Training Association of Victoria partnering with the Victorian Government to get apprentices in the Gippsland region who have suspended or… Read more
With the release of today’s year 12 VCE results, there is a concern that high school graduates are facing a drop in the number of apprenticeships, limiting their job prospects, the Group Training Association of Victoria said today. Gary Workman, executive director of GTAV said the latest Victorian Government figures showed the number of apprentices… Read more
Today’s announcement that the Federal Government will continue funding to Victorian Group Training Organisations through the 2012/2013 financial year will enable Group Training Organisations (GTOs) to continue finding work for young people, and willing workers for local businesses. Group Training Association of Victoria Executive Officer Gary Workman said the long-awaited decision would allow Group Training… Read more
Small-to-medium employers and their workers will benefit from the launch of a new website offering up-to-date training and advice on workplace safety. The new ‘Safety First’ website (www.safetyfirst.org.au) launched by the Group Training Association of Victoria today, will help businesses to know their legal obligations and create safe workplaces. GTAV executive director Gary Workman said… Read more
Students graduating from high schools this year are facing a drop in the number of apprenticeships which will limit their job prospects, the Group Training Association of Victoria said today. Gary Workman, executive director of GTAV said that figures released today by Skills Minister Peter Hall showed that the number of apprentices in Victoria had… Read more