Chisholm Institute has joined forces with Wodonga TAFE, and a consortium of registered training organisations (RTO’s) across Australia, to deliver technical trades training to Australian Defence Force personnel.
Chisholm is part of the National Technical Education Network (NTEN), led by Wodonga TAFE, which was the successful tenderer of the Joint Technical Trades Training Services contract.
The contract, valued at approximately $300 million over the next 5 years (with a potential term of up to 10 years), will support the employment of up to 250 dedicated staff across the program.
Chisholm Chief Executive, Stephen Varty, said that Chisholm was proud to join together with strategically aligned RTO’s to deliver this important training.
“We are very excited to be a part of this successful tender and to play a critical role in supporting the courageous personnel of the Australian Defence Force.
“Chisholm’s role will predominantly be to deliver all of the technical trade training to Navy personnel based at HMAS Cerberus in Hastings. Our work will be focused on apprentice training in specialised fields like electrical fitting and fabrication.
“It’s a tremendous endorsement for the quality of training delivered by our hard-working and passionate educators at Chisholm and we cannot wait to begin this work from November this year”, Varty said.
Other members of the NTEN include TAFE QLD, University of New England Partnerships, National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA), Kangan Institute, Charles Darwin University, Kinetic IT, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and South Metropolitan TAFE.
“This announcement shows the enormous confidence that exists in the Victorian and Australian TAFE networks, and we look forward to working closely with our education partners to deliver this vital training,” Varty said.
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