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...

The Australian Industry And Defence Network Business

WORKING TO BUILD DEFENCE INDUSTRY

AIDN-NT members benefit from a range of services, training and support aimed at enhancing their capability to win Defence work and succeed in the industry. In partnership with the NT Government’s Defence and National Security Strategy 2017, AIDN-NT plays a key support role in contributing to the security of Australia.  As a key economic...

Karen Sheldon Training Business

CHANGING LIVES

KST was quick to come on board, firstly with their well-known passion for hospitality training, but also branching out to other high-needs areas such as community service, tourism, hairdressing and leadership and management skills. Training is being delivered in Darwin, Alice Springs, Yulara and the Barkly Works Camp with nearly 280 students...

Charles Darwin University Education

SCOTT BOWMAN

The new Vice-Chancellor wants to dramatically increase the number of students – domestic and international, academic and vocational education – when the covid pandemic is over. He says the CDU is perfectly positioned, geographically and economically, to become one of Australia’s greatest universities. “We’ve got great staff;...

WOMEN'S INNOVATION PITCH Business

JOIN THE CLITERATI

“Half the population has a clitoris – and most of the other half love clitorises,” she says. “And yet we know very little about this beautiful organ that is designed for sexual pleasure.” Suzanne and two expert medical professionals, urologist and surgeon Professor Helen O’Connell and Dr Ea Mulligan, have formed a training and...

GTNT GROUP Education

INSPIRING WOMEN IN TRADE

Mary Coulter is a dedicated and ambitious electrical apprentice who has achieved excellent results through her commitment to achieving her goals. In 2018 Mary applied for the Power Careers program through GTNT Group, this initiative is funded and supported by the Northern Territory Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade which...

THE NATIONAL CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA RESPONSE CENTRE Education

TRAUMA CENTRE BATTLES COVID

The AUSMAT, deployed on behalf of the Australian Government by the Darwin-based National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, have been busy since March in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and in Dili, Timor Leste. The situation in Papua New Guinea has been challenging with a sustained increase in covid-19 cases and deaths prompting the...

THE ESSINGTON SCHOOL Education

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD BEYOND

The achievement demonstrates that Essington unashamedly strives for academic excellence to ensure that students leave school not only as well-rounded, caring young adults but also receive a qualification considered a crucial foundation for most careers. Essington offers a wide range of programs catering for students of all ability levels and...

LEADING THE WAY Education

A GUIDE TO BETTER ENGAGEMENT WITH ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

This quote from a Gawa Elder expresses the essence of the Territory Government’s Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy or the RECS, as it is known. As well as being accepted as best practice, RECS has been acknowledged as a significant engagement guide winning the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) –...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERISITY Business

PARTNERSHIP TAKES OFF

While the corporation provides engineering students with opportunities to gain practical industry experience while they study, CDU ensures Power and Water has a steady pipeline of fresh talent by providing engineering graduates. Students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world projects and challenges –...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY Education

CDU guides tourism recovery

The university is to run two pilot five-week vocational training courses to train tour guides in Central Australia. And thanks to a grant from the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the course fees are heavily subsidised for eligible students and limited relocation assistance will also be made...