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MARCH 2007 VOL. 20 NO.3

• SURF LIFESAVING
• PRIMARY PRODUCTION
• PUBLIC SECTOR TRAINING
• DUST EXPLOSION AWARENESS
• BUILDING LICENCE ASSESSMENTS

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At TAFE NSW we pride ourselves on providing training to our clients which gets results, ensuring positive outcomes which benefit employees and businesses alike.

Surf Lifesaving NSW approached North Coast Institute to deliver Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to its own trainers, assessors and facilitators, as required by recent legislative changes. As a result, its staff and volunteers are now better-equipped to ensure enhanced safety on the state’s beaches.

As drought conditions continue to make news around Australia, Riverina Institute has responded by developing a course in Organic Farming, a farming method which is proving effective in combating the effects of the drought for farmers. And New England Institute is also responding to the needs of primary producers with the delivery of its Certificate II Production Horticulture for the Costa Group, as well as a number of other courses tailored to the needs of individual employees.

TAFE NSW and the NSW Premier’s Department are involved in an exciting program aimed at enhancing the career prospects of staff in the public sector. The Public Sector Training Initiative offers a wide range of training and development options and is set to expand significantly as more staff take up this unique opportunity.

Western Institute is ensuring businesses working with dust – including flour mills, food processing plants, and saw mills – are compliant with OHS requirements through flexible delivery of its Dust Explosion Awareness courses, largely delivered on-site. A hands-on demonstration of the conditions required to create a small dust explosion is particularly effective in getting the message across.

And South Western Sydney Institute is assisting the building industry raise standards with a Pre-purchase Building Consultants licensing assessment program. The Institute was approached by the Office of Fair Trading following the introduction of a licence for anyone wanting to continue working in this role or those wishing to enter the industry.

Janet Stewart
Director, Corporate Marketing