The John Forrest
Secondary College / MPA Skills Partnership WINS AGAIN
At a prestigious ceremony at the Brisbane Convention Centre
on November 25, the John Forrest / MPA Skills Partnership
was awarded the Federal Government's 2011 Australian Training
Award for the best School Pathway to VET program in Australia!
This is a sensational achievement which gives national acclaim
to the outstanding opportunities being provided and impressive
outcomes being achieved through the John Forrest Trade Training
Centre and the world class partnership that has been forged
between John Forrest and the industry’s Plumbing and
Gasfitting and Painting and Decorating leaders in training
– MPA Skills. This partnership was also the State winner
of the School First Award in 2010.
View
video here.
The Painting and Decorating and Plumbing and Gasfitting programs
offered through the MPA Skills / John Forrest partnership
address industry shortages and provide a win-win arrangement
for all stakeholders. Through these programs, students begin
the first stage of a mapped and highly supportive lifecycle
for employment that begins with the integration of the School-Based
Pre-Apprenticeship and School-Based Apprenticeship training
programs within the senior school curriculum. The pathway
continues through to potential employment by the MPA Skills
Apprentice Employment Division as full-time apprentices on
completion of Year 12 or in lieu of finishing secondary schooling.
As employees of MPA Skills, students remain in the supportive
and nurturing MPA Skills environment and have ongoing access
to training expertise, industry mentors and the huge range
of employers and tradespeople who form the membership of Master
Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of Western Australia and
the Master Painters Australia WA Association.
Trends have shown increased applications each year and it
is anticipated that beyond 2011 there will be waiting lists
in all programs.
A
yellow plume was visible in the Canning River at Salter Point
after several litres of paint was washed into the river. The
Swan River Trust is investigating the dumping of several litres
of water-soluble paint into the Canning River. A member of the
public reported a yellow plume in the river at Salter Point
and SRT officials used an absorbent boom to contain the plume
before bringing in a liquid waste disposal truck to extract
the contaminated water.SRT investigators have questioned a person
in relation to the incident. SRT riverpark manager Chris Mather
said it was one of the most careless acts of deliberate pollution
he had encountered and it served as a reminder of the importance
of community vigilance around the rivers. “The quick action
of the individual who reported the incident allowed us to respond
immediately and minimise the spread of the plume,” Mr
Mather said. He said investigations into the incident would
continue and people with information should call 9278 0900.
