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Level 1 Coomes Building,
144 Welsford Street
SHEPPARTON VIC.
Postal:
PO Box 163
SHEPPARTON VIC 3630
Phone: (03) 5821 1522
Fax: (03) 5831 1520
Mobile: 0417 361632
Email:
gordong@ruralskills.com.au
What's New
· The
Victorian Office of Training & Tertiary Education (OTTE) has signed off on
Approved Training Schemes for the new (revised) Amenity Horticulture and Rural
Production (Agriculture) Training Packages to take effect from 2 January 2004.
A key change to
the Approved Training Schemes for Amenity Horticulture is that from 02
January 2004 new entrants (apprentices) into
RTF30403 Horticulture (Landscape),
RTF30803 Horticulture (Turf),
RTF30503 Horticulture (Retail Nursery), or
RTF30603 Horticulture (Wholesale Nursery),
may have their training contract in the new qualifications with ‘Set One’¹ level of regulation and a nominal duration of 4 years.
OTTE will allow training contracts in the old qualifications, as traineeships with ‘Set Two’¹ level of regulation and a three year nominal duration, for a transitional period. The date of commencement of a training contract in an old qualification must be made on or prior to 30 June 2004.
*¹Refer to OTTE at: www.otte.vic.gov.au/vp/types.htm for details of Set 1 and Set 2 conditions.)
· Finding & Recruiting an Australian Apprentice – You are in control
Does this sound familiar:-
Farm Workers (and Australian Apprentices)…. “Couldn’t bring in the harvest without them”.... “If their heart’s not in it they’re more trouble than they’re worth”…
“A wrongful dismissal mess costs money and heartache, it’s too much bother”....
“They’re like part of the family”.... “Its quicker to do it myself than to train someone else”.... “They get lonely, the isolation gets to them and they move on”.... “When you get a good one, they’re worth their weight in gold!”
As the employer, the choice is yours about who will be selected and employed. To assist with the recruitment and retention of farm workers including Australian Apprentices check out www.farmrecruit.com.au