Aaron Goodwin | The Courier Mail | May 2 2024
A new top-of-the-line trade training centre that emulates real-world workshops has opened its doors, aiming to help meet an estimated shortage of 90,000 tradespeople across Australia.
A new purpose-built trade training facility north of Brisbane will give future tradespeople real-world training, preparing them for the daunting task of address a national shortage of 90,0000 tradies.
The Australian Trade Training College (ATTC) has officially opened its new Brendale campus at 36 Kremzow Road Brendale, as the ATTC takes a proactive step towards addressing Queensland’s pressing skills shortage.
As one of Queensland’s largest registered training organisations, ATTC’s new purpose-built training facility is set to skill 100 senior school students and apprentices per week in traditional trade qualifications, through workshop-based practical activities and classroom-based theory learning under the VET in Schools (VETiS) and Apprenticeship Training Frameworks.
The Brendale campus boasts fully equipped workshops, with cutting-edge training facilities, including electric and hybrid vehicle training stations, designed to simulate real-workplace environments.
The Brendale centre also boasts an enormous engineering training facility.
Students will be set real-world tasks, such as construction students being required to build a cubby house, requiring tiling, plumbing and any tasks that are a replication of real-world industry conditions.
Australian Trade Training College RTO Manager Pauline Grant-Smith said Build Skills Australia has documented that 90,000 tradespeople are required in the next two months.
She added that being close to public transport and having a thriving industrial area made Brendale an ideal location for the training centre.
“As we all know due to the housing shortage in building and construction, those tradies are in huge demand and along with the other trades it takes to build a house, that’s also joinery and cabinet making,” Ms Grant-Smith said.
“Again electrical and plumbing are all associated with the housing shortage.
“Statistically, the City of Moreton Bay has shown substantial rapid growth and it’s the third largest local government in Australia and the fifth fastest growing region in Australia.
“We know in the future, the number of interstate families moving or couples moving that intend to have children, are coming to this region.
“Therefore for us in trade training, we find that demographic to be most important.
“Brendale itself is an industrial area with huge growth and is really well supported with public transport and the opportunity for us to provide VET and school students with experience opportunities.”
Ms Grant-Smith said Australian Trade Training College’s experienced team of trade trainers, who are industry professionals themselves, are dedicated to delivering high-quality training.
“The training programs offered at the Brendale campus are designed to align with industry standards and requirements, enabling students and apprentices to gain industry-recognised qualifications and enhance their careers prospects,” Ms Grant-Smith said.
“There are so many benefits of starting a trade career.
“If you have a trade qualification you will always have a job due to the high demand for skilled worked.
“VET in Schools programs not only provide students with valuable QCE points but also empower them to make informed decisions about their future careers.”
Training has begun for school students and apprentices on site, with a mid-year recruitment drive for further students underway.
The Australian Trade Training College is part of MRAEL and the IntoWork Group.
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