Marcus Harders – Plumber

CASE STUDY: PLUMBING – A Training Success Story MARCUS HARDERS Certificate III Plumbing GTO: PEER VEET Host Employer: National 1 Plumbing & Maintenance Services Pty Ltd Motivated by practical learning Marcus Harders knew learning in the classroom was not for him midway through Year 11. He admits he was not getting great results or enjoying ‘any success…

Stephen Colloff – Horticulturalist

CASE STUDY: HORTICULTURALIST – A Training Success Story STEPHEN COLLOFF Australian Apprenticeship GTO: Maxima Host Employer: Burnside Council Late start has benefits To describe Stephen Colloff as a jack-of-all-trades is an understatement. The 40-year-old has worked in hospitality, as a brick-laying and labouring subcontractor and even owns an art production business. However it is horticulture where Stephen’s…

Alistair Keller – Farmer

CASE STUDY: Farmer – A Training Success Story ALISTAIR KELLER Farmer GTO: Statewide Group Training Training: Booleroo Centre District School Business owner at 18 The sixth generation of his family to undertake a career on the land, now 20-year-old South Australian Alistair Keller suspects there is a farming gene or two in his DNA. Alistair…

Matthew Bennett – Automotive Mechanic

CASE STUDY: Automotive Mechanic – A Training Success Story MATTHEW BENNETT Certificate III Heavy Road Transport GTO: MTA Matthew’s drive for mechanics For Matthew Bennett, an Australian Apprenticeship was not just an education experience; it was a path to a career in an industry he is greatly passionate about – automotive mechanics. He demonstrated this passion…