Sharon Seiler 

Sharon joined the Australian Trade College in 2008 and has chosen Carpentry for her Apprenticeship. As part of her Structured Workplace Learning, Sharon spent a week with Melaway Carpentry on a building site in North Lakes.

“It is certainly more hands on than at College, also a lot harder and it certainly gives you a real taste for what it is like in the workplace” says Sharon. She has enjoyed her first few weeks at College and was looking forward to attending the Pindari camp.

Wayne Smith of Melaway Carpentry says ”I am impressed by the quality of student-apprentices that come from the Australian Trade College North Brisbane and the fact that they are willing to learn. The local Building and Construction Industry has for a long time suffered poorly trained apprentices and the local Industry will certainly benefit by the establishment of the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.

Robert Savage

Robert, an Electrical student-apprentice, spent six months in the town of Charleville extending the learning of his trade while working on a commercial project.  He says “The Australian Trade College North Brisbane is great as I did not have to find my Employer, they did all the hard work for me. I especially like the rotation of 4 weeks at College and 4 weeks in the workplace”

Robert’s school-based Apprenticeship is with Aspark Pty Ltd. Terry Blake his immediate supervisor has been impressed with the quality of the student-apprentices and says “The student-apprentices we have taken on from the Australian Trade College North Brisbane have been hard-workers with a willingness to learn. I have also found the support from the College invaluable.”