Oscar Knight and Jye Boehme are among students getting a taste of different trades as part of a new school-based traineeship pilot program to be rolled out across NSW.
Year 12 South Grafton High School student Oscar Knight is among 10 students doing a Certificate II Construction Pathways school-based traineeship with GJ Gardner Homes. He is one of 10 students from his school and South Grafton High doing a school-based traineeship with GJ Gardner. So far he has worked with a carpenter, a plasterer and a concreter.
Micah Middelbosch, managing director at GJ Gardner, said the traineeship allowed students to sample plumbing, bricklaying, electrical work, carpentry, painting, plastering and tiling. The students spend at least one day a week on the job for 144 days in year 11 and year 12 and a day learning theory towards a TAFE Certificate II in construction pathways. The students also get paid for their days on a worksite.
AnnaPattySMH A good story by Anna, but what is foundational to the success of this is qualified technology teachers. The shortage is becoming an emergency.
AnnaPattySMH Is this the old Technical school. I could never understand why they got rid of them. auspol
AnnaPattySMH Used to be part of the programs run by TaFE
AnnaPattySMH Makes more sense than some of the more stupid uni degrees.