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VACC General Manager, IR, OHS & Training, Leyla Yilmaz and Hallam Secondary College Principle, Anne Martin.
VACC, the peak Automotive Industry body in Victoria, is pleased to announce it will play a significant role in the establishment of a new Trade Training Centre.
VACC will provide resources in the setting up of the new Automotive Centre which will be a key element of the major training facility to be built at Hallam Senior College in South East Melbourne.
Seven colleges have pooled resources after successfully applying for funding, totaling $10.5 million, from the Federal Government’s Trade Training Centres in Schools Program.
The consortium is comprised of: Hallam Senior College as the lead school; Hampton Park Secondary College; St John’s Regional Catholic College, Dandenong; Fountain Gate Secondary College; Endeavour Hills Secondary College; Gleneagles Secondary College and Narre Warren South P-12 College.
The new trades training hub will provide vocational training for middle and senior secondary years and will offer Certificate 2 (Pre-Apprentice level) and Certificate 3. Taster programs will be offered in all course areas for students in Years 8 and 9. Eventually, community courses will be offered after-hours for adults.
“As the biggest employer of Auto Apprentices in Victoria, VACC is excited by this project,” VACC Executive Director, David Purchase, said.
“VACC takes skills training seriously. Training ensures there is a future for the Automotive Industry. By facilitating skills training, we are enabling individuals and businesses to be properly equipped to succeed,” Mr Purchase said.
“VACC will provide practical assistance in the design and construction of the building and then help with the development and management of the training programs delivered in the Automotive Skills Centre,” VACC General Manager, IR, OHS & Training, Leyla Yilmaz, said.
“VACC has been heavily involved throughout the consultation process. And it is through these discussions that VACC has been able to invite Holden to join the project. VACC has a special relationship with Holden and we are delighted to confirm their generous contribution to the Trades Training Centre, through a $100,000 donation of engines, parts and supplies for the project.
“VACC congratulates all stakeholders in their efforts so far. We look forward to working together and to establishing an important Trades Training Centre for the local area and for the Australian Automobile Industry,” Ms Yilmaz said.