Education

GROWING TERRITORY TALENT

Like every Northern Territory business, Australia’s largest barramundi farm has found it harder recently to attract and retain the right people. So Humpty Doo Barramundi doesn’t just grow scrumptious, premium-quality fish – it also grows Territory talent. “Northern Australia is a long way from the rest of Australia’s population...

Education

ESSINGTON: MORE THAN AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION

Karen Rohrs always knew she would be a teacher. “I never considered any other profession,” she says. “I knew what I wanted to do even in preschool.” She is the new principal of Darwin’s independent Essington School, which tops the Territory’s graduation results league every year. Ms Rohrs was working at an international...

INPEX Education

SEA CHANGE AT INPEX

Taking up the opportunity of a coveted INPEX production technician traineeship at the Ichthys LNG facilities in Darwin was a life-changing decision that former psychologist Hollie Smith and former tugboat skipper Jasmine Hardy appreciated making.  Hollie and Jasmine are two of more than 25 locals who have taken advantage of a two-year...

NATIONAL CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA RESPONSE CENTRE Education

READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

The unique capability of the Australian Medical Assistance Team has been in high demand domestically and internationally for the past two years in response to Covid-19.  Back-to-back deployments and covid response saw training to boost the AUSMAT cohort put on hold.  In May, as covid restrictions began to ease nationally, the...

GTNT Business

SPARKY SHINING LIGHT AT GTNT GROUP AWARDS

Apprentice electrician Mary Coulter is ecstatic about winning one of the Northern Territory’s most prestigious awards.  She was named Apprentice of the Year at the GTNT Group awards ceremony at Darwin’s Mindil Beach Casino Resort.  Mary, who is an electrical maintenance technician at the South32 manganese mine on Groote...

Kathryn Stenson Business

Kathryn Stenson – Changing Lives for the Better

There’s nothing Kathryn Stenson enjoys more than providing a Territorian with the opportunity to transform into a skilled worker capable of carving out a fulfilling career while contributing to their local community. “I love watching people change their lives for the better and I have a deep sense of commitment and responsibility,” she...

INPEX Education

LARRAKIA RANGERS ARE CARING FOR COUNTRY

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG development recently committed $24 million to the program to help Aboriginal rangers manage and protect land and sea country in the Top End over the next two decades. INPEX General Manager Northern Territory Roland Houareau says Aboriginal rangers play a critical role in managing and protecting many beautiful and...

Karen SheldonTraining Education

TRAINING IN STYLE ON SMITH STREET

Thirty four students are learning at a new Darwin academy established by the private training organisation Karen Sheldon Training. Enrolments are increasing every week. The salon at 63 Smith Street in the city centre is attracting an increasing number of clients as it becomes better known. With the support of many private salons and...

The Essington School Education

ESSINGTON: A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

The school strives not just to guide students to academic success in their NTCET results – as important as that is – but to be fulfilled in their educational journey, to leave school as well-educated, well-rounded, responsible members of the community. Principal Brian Kennelly says: “Above all else, our overarching ambition is to...

Education

TAMINMIN NAMED BEST OF THE BEST

Taminmin College, a rural school with 1250 students on the outskirts of Darwin, won the national title after picking up the same category at the NT Training Awards. The school receives strong support from the board, principal, office staff and Department of Education. Assistant principal and head of the VET program Robyn Morrison says:...

AUSTRALIAN TRAINING AWARDS Education

SPARKETTE LIGHTS THE WAY

“I’m proud and honoured,” she says. The electrician sees the award as a way to share her story and inspire other young Territorians to take up a trade and gain Vocational Education and Training certificates. Her phone “blew up” with messages of congratulations after the announcement. Her workmates at Rio Tinto Gove operations...

Education

TQ PIONEER NICK LOVERING

“I knew I would be able to play throughout my summer holidays,” he says. It turned out to be an excellent choice of career and he has no regrets about an enriching 20 years in a profession once described as “lighting the way for others”. He has spent the past 15 years working in regional and remote Northern Territory schools – and...