A big congratulations to Monique! She recently completed a business traineeship in WPC Group’s Brisbane office after completing the Shake A Leg Indigenous Employment Program. Monique has shown true initiative throughout her traineeship; we could not be prouder!

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Alicia Doolan was awarded the Western Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Year Award at the NSW Training Awards this month. Alicia completed The Citi New Recruits program in 2013 and that was a great stepping stone to a Business Traineeship. She commenced a Traineeship in 2014 at Precision Metal Group and excelled in her on and off the job studies. Joanne Gedge, Skilling Australia General Manager said “Alicia is a great example of how far vocational training can take you, this is a great achievement for both Alicia and her employer” Alicia is pictured with fellow Trainee and Awards finalist Ainslea Furnell

More on Citi New Recruits here      
http://saf.org.au/citi-new-recruits-program/

by Nicholas Wyman

Even if you don’t share the American business mogul’s passion for yelling “You’re fired!”, there is one lesson all hiring managers can learn from Donald Trump: hire apprentices whenever possible.

Apprenticeship has an impressive track record in countries like Switzerland and Germany, where it has been a huge factor in keeping unemployment rates low and economies healthy. Yet despite all its proven benefits – for companies and workers alike – It hasn’t been as fully embraced everywhere, and that needs to change. While Americans may be tuning in to follow the progress of Mr. Trump’s apprentices on television, the actual number of apprenticeships in the United States has fallen over the last decade.

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Ashleigh has successfully completed her traineeship, including Cert III in Business Administration at the highly acclaimed George Institute, who conduct research into global medical health issues. During her 12 month traineeship, under the supervision of the Executive Assistant, Ashleigh worked in several departments of the institute, from Aboriginal health to executive travel planning. Ashleigh proved such a valuable asset to the George Institute she has commenced a full time position with them. With such diligence and attention to detail, WPC Group, as employer of Ashleigh, nominated her for the State Training Awards, where she was a finalist for the Central and Northern region, coming runner up. The evening was celebrated at a wonderful cocktail party, hosted by Ryde Tafe. With her parent, host employer and Industry mentor present, we all celebrated the amazing outcomes of vocational training.