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The Training Mail
Alan Bartlett Consulting
June 2010
Welcome


Surely it can’t be June already? Yes, that is what the calendar is showing so i guess we’ll just have to go with that. Welcome to our May edition. With our economy on the up it may be a good time to take advantage of generous government subsidies to train your staff. Or if you are at the other end of the spectrum maybe you have an angle to convince your boss to upgrade your skills and knowledge.

Also in this edition we have our usual ‘Who is it quiz’, news and much, much more. Without further ado welcome to our take of the month of June in ‘training land’ according to Alan Bartlett Consulting. Enjoy!   

Who Is It?

As part of a fun new game we will be putting up a baby picture of a particular celebrity and its up to you to guess who it is. The answer will be put up next month. Clues will be provided at the bottom of the photo below.

Last Month - Bruce Willis



This Month



American ‘Princess of Pop’

Shot to fame on the Mickey Mouse Club at age 11

Dated Justin Timberlake

Has her own line of perfumes

Was harshly criticized for lip-syncing on her recent Australia tour

 

Laboratory Qualifications

2nd round offers for subsidies under the Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program is available and the cut-off date is the 16th of April.

The Australian Government announced in November the Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program to provide up to 11000 new training places for existing workers.  Qualifications eligible under the program include:

Certificate III in Laboratory Skills
Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
  Diploma  of Laboratory Technology
   Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations.


Applications for places will be accepted only from the relevant enterprise or industry body.
Alan Bartlett Consulting Pty Ltd is calling for expressions of interest from organisations wishing to apply for places under the program.
Under the program, the level of subsidy depends on the size of the enterprise so that the maximum we would charge successful applicants per participant would be according to the following table:

 

Fewer than 100 employees

100 t0 199 employees

More than 200 employees

Certificate III in Laboratory Skills

$500

$1250

$2500

Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

$500

$1250

$2500

Diploma  of Laboratory Technology

$1000

$2500

$5000

Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations.

$1000

$2500

$5000

Eligibility requirements include:                Australian Citizen OR Permanent Resident OR Humanitarian Refugee
15 years or older
Full-time, part-time or casual worker OR
Self-employed

 
Completions

Congratulations to the following trainees who have completed their qualifications:

Nikki Bradford – Certificate IV

Trainee

Nikki Bradford a Scientific Operations Officer from Centenary Heights State High School in Toowoomba has recently completed her Certificate IV in Laboratory Technology
with Alan Bartlett Consulting.

She should have it hanging on the staffroom wall by the time this story appears on the internet.  Alan Bartlett Consulting also has two other Scientific Officers working in Toowoomba who have also recently completed qualifications; they are Lorraine Miller and Jenny Robertson.

Well done Nikki and well done to all to all our trainees either completing or participating in qualifications in Toowoomba

Other Trainees who finished there qualifications

Dianne Smith
Chris Garrod
Sam Birrell
Christina Rasmussen
Peter Love
Jamie Brocket
Stuart Kelaher
Marshall Webster
Hajrija Imamovic
Bradley Morris
Anrita Mogilski
Colin Kerr
James Hollebone
Darryl Tinning
Paul Willcox
Shaun Koimans
Christopher Blackford
Jack Bailey
James Hann
Kerry Hume
Leon Williams

*** Where is it? ***


Solution next Month!
Send Answers to:

Mark Mills

Solution last month: Sunrise on the River at Rockhampton


Team Quote

It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.
- Unknown

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MSL09 Training Package

The MSL09 Training Package is now available for delivery. Please follow the link for more information.

http://www.ntis.gov.au/Default.aspx?/trainingpackage/MSL09

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Ipswich 150 years Ambassadors

Ipswich City turns 150 years this year and has presented Ipswich 150 Ambassador Certificates and Name Badges to residents who have been recognized as supporting and promoting Ipswich’s proud past and exciting future. At least 150 people, throughout Ipswich have been recognized at public meeting with this award.

Greg
Greg Broad receiving the prestigious award.

Out and About

Our trainers will be visiting these locations on the following dates.

Mark Mills will be in:
West End - 3rd June
Sydney and Newcastle - 15th-18th June

Eddie will be in:
Lawnton - 9th June

Nicole will be in:
Clontaff and Caboolture - 2nd June
Beenleigh - 9th June

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Student Profile
Kerri

Where do you work?
Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services.

What does your job involve?
The processing and testing of water and food samples and clinical specimens.

How long have you been doing this job for?
2 years.

What qualification have you recently completed with Alan Bartlett Consulting?
Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques.

In what ways has completing this qualification helped yourself and your workplace?
By completing this qualification, I am able to advance with my study and apply what I’ve learnt at work.

What was one interesting fact that you learnt whilst doing your traineeship?
While completing a food related work book, I learnt that symptoms and foods that can cause food poisoning vary greatly.

What difficulties did you have juggling your work, personal and training commitments?
When work was busy, there was less time available for me to complete my work books.

How did you find the support offered to you by Alan Bartlett Consulting Trainers and admin staff?
The support being offered was good. Any questions I had could be answered via email or I made an appointment for face to face contact.

Do you have plans to do more training in the future? If so, what are they?
I am planning on completing a Diploma.

Looking back now, what would you tell other trainees to do differently that you did not?
Set aside allocated time every week to complete your study.

What advice would you offer to anyone who may be interested in doing a lab traineeship?
Beneficial in that it improves your laboratory skills and increases your chances of employment.

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Funding cut-off date

The 1st round of the Productivity Places Program (PPP) for Existing Workers (EW) in Queensland has been up and running since the end of September 2009. If you were successful in obtaining a place under this funding in one of qualifications offered by Alan Bartlett Consulting then well done as the places filled up very fast towards the end of the enrolment period.

This reminder has been put together to let you know that the nominal timeframes attached to your qualification (e.g. 3 years for a Cert IV in Lab, 4 years for a Diploma in Lab) do not apply if you are enrolled under this funding stream.

The funding for this 1st round of PPP EW (QLD) is due to finish on the 16th April 2011. This leaves about 11 months left until this date.

If you are enrolled in a qualification that is being funded through this funding stream then you will need to make sure that you complete your qualification by this date to guarantee that your course fees are covered. If you are unsure of whether or not you are enrolled under this funding stream then speak to your trainer who will be able to assist you with this matter.

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Other News

In other news Alan Bartlett has just attended the 'Let's Talk About VET' conference in Canberra over the 21st-22nd April.