Welcome to our first edition of our bi-monthly newsletter for 2011. It is with great pleasure that we introduce both Anthony and Magda as part of our team at MTA Institute of Technology. As you will read below, we are about to recommence our award recognition program for apprentice of the month. This is a fantastic way to acknowledge the efforts of our apprentices who work particularly hard to achieve excellent results. If you believe that your apprentice should be recognised please speak with your trainer to arrange a nomination. This is a great way to highlight their efforts as well as the employers who support them through the acknowledgement in our industry magazine. Before signing off it is timely that I announce one of the most important ventures in our history as a training provider and peak industry body – that is, we are well underway in building a new state of the art automotive training facility at Eight Mile Plains. This new facility is a $10m investment by industry to support the development of automotive technical and business skills. The design has been created in collaboration with industry and will include the latest in technology and will provide world class simulation of multiple automotive workshops. Watch this space for more updates on what we promise will be second to no other in training facilities. As always if you have any suggestions or needs that we can assist you or your business with, please contact one of our staff who will assist.
Anthony has been with MTA Institute of Technology for the past 6 years as an onsite trainer and has just recently stepped into the role of Business Development Manager. Prior to his roles with MTA Anthony spent 10 years touring around Australia with the ARC as their Head Technician and Team Manager. With such extensive and diverse experience in the Motor Industry Anthony is well equipped to help you with your automotive training needs.
Should you wish to discuss the services offered by the MTA Institute of Technology or other training solutions specifically developed to enhance your staff and business, then please do not hesitate to contact Anthony on 3722 3000.
Magda joined MTA Queensland a little over 12 months ago, appointed primarily as our Receptionist, she also assumes Personal Assistant responsibilities for the Managing Director. Having migrated with her family from South Africa some 15 years ago, Magda has brought with her extensive experience gathered from a variety of industries. Magda is renowned for successfully managing to keep everyone in line and her effervescent personality is one that simply cannot be missed. Say hello to Magda when you next call or visit the office - she looks forward to being of assistance to you.
School based apprentices and traineeships allow students in years 11 and 12 to study for their Senior Certificate or equivalent, whilst at the same time undertaking government approved and accredited training qualifications as paid employees. Students in year 10 may also apply.
The desired outcome is for students not only to leave grade 12 with their Senior Certificate but also to have acquired skills towards a qualification in their chosen career. The school will work with the student to modify their timetable to include time for working with the employer and training with the supervising registered training organisation (SRTO) such as MTA Institute of Technology.
The school, student, their parent/guardian, employer and SRTO will negotiate the education, training and employment schedule (ETES) which outlines when the student is at school, work or training.
This schedule forms an important part of the training plan which also specifies training needs and details how and when training will take place, who will provide the training and how training will be assessed. The training plan and ETES will vary from student to student depending on their school training and work requirements.
For more information please follow this www.mtait.com.au/Apprentices/Schoolbasedprogram
The Australian Government has released a new incentive for employers of young apprentices who have been affected by the recent disasters in Queensland.
This $3,350 incentive is available to all small and medium sized businesses in a flood and cyclone affected area of Queensland who take on a new apprentice. The apprentice must be 19 years and under in an apprenticeship listed on the National Skills Needs List. The incentive is available for commencements between 7 March and 7 September 2011 (inclusive).
This incentive is designed to boost employment and advance the recovery process in the wake of the floods and Cyclone Yasi. For businesses thinking of putting on a young apprentice there’s no better time than now. Places are limited to the first 1,000 to apply. Please contact us for more information.
MTA Institute of Technology are pleased to announce the return of “Apprentice of the Month”. We believe that Apprentices committed to their Trade and performing to a high standard deserve to be recognised by their peers. There are some fantastic prizes on offer each month. Is the next “Apprentice of the Month” working for you? Speak to your MTA Trainer about nominating them for this monthly award.
Every time you step on your car's brakes, you're wasting energy. Physics tells us that energy cannot be destroyed. So when your car slows down, the kinetic energy that was propelling it forward has to go somewhere. Most of it simply dissipates as heat and becomes useless. That energy, which could have been used to do work, is essentially wasted.
Is there anything that you, the driver, can do to stop wasting this energy? Not really. In most cars it's the inevitable by-product of braking and there's no way you can drive a car without occasionally hitting the brakes. But automotive engineers have given this problem a lot of thought and have come up with a kind of braking system that can recapture much of the car's kinetic energy and convert it into electricity, so that it can be used to recharge the car's batteries. This system is called regenerative braking.