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Photographer: Jenny Rolston
October 2013 Volume 7 Number 3
PO Box 1854 GERALDTON WA 6531
Ofce Hours - 0800 - 1630 Monday to Friday
E-mail - [email protected]
Website - www.progressivetraining.com.au
8 Grosvenor Close
GERALDTON WA 6530
Ph 08 9964 9497
Fax 08 9964 9492
Client Services
Jenny Rolston Chief Executive Ofcer
Erin Lyon Client Services Coordinator
Finance
Kris Feddersen Director/Finance Manager
Innocent Nyoni Finance Assistant
Training & Resources
Paul Davies Director/Training &
Resources Manager/
Consultant
Geoff Feddersen Director/Auditor/Consultant
Stacey Ackley QA/VET TRM Coordinator
Sarah Pike Manager Training Operations
and Compliance
Sue Backshall Scope and
Compliance Ofcer
Josh Phillips Workshop Facilitation and
Training Resource
Development OfcerBill Belson TAE/Senior Consultant
David Baker Special Projects
Guy Hooper TAE/Consultant
Graem Watts Plant & Equipment Training/
Consultant
Peter Sorensen Projects / Safety/Consultant
Murray Gratte Plant & Equipment Training/
Consultant
Head Ofce - Geraldton
Spectacular scenery from
Reichsburg Castle inCochem Germany
Night view of the Eiffel
Tower
Paris
Bernkastel, Germany
Canal view in Utrecht
The Netherlands
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October 2013 Volume 7 Number 3
From the desk of the CEO
Before we know it Christmas will be upon us a scary thought, I know! This edition is one of the last for 2013 with
just one more issue of Newsline to be distributed before the end of the year. Keep an eye out for our Christmas issue!
I have just returned from a wonderful ve week holiday in Europe where I spent my time enjoying the Netherlands, the
magnicent scenery of the Rhine and Moselle rivers and the history and architecture of Germany and France. The
Bavarian area of Germany is something else! Hope you enjoy the few photos (of the more than 1200 that I took!) thathave been included in this issue.
The team here did a magnicent job of keeping everything in perfect running order while I was away and I thank each
and every team member for their contribution. Plans are underway for our Management Team meeting to be held
mid-November this meeting will concentrate on our plans and targets for 2014 and beyond. Our internal audit will
also occur early in November.
I was very excited to know that while I was away my footy team (AFL) got to the grand nal (yay!) a great result
for WA but unfortunately the Dockers could not kick enough winning goals on the day and had to concede the win
to the Hawksoh well, there is always next year! On a broader scale there was a change of Government a few
weeks ago which has resulted in some ministerial and department changes at the Federal level. Some of the key
changes include - the former Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary
Education (DIICCSRTE) has become the Department of Industry. The former Department of Education, Employment
and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has been separated into two departments, the Department of Education and the
Department of Employment.
The new Minister for Industry is the Hon Ian Macfarlane and the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister for Industry
is the Hon Bob Baldwin. The Minister for Education and the Leader of the House is the Hon Christopher Pyne,
the Minister for Employment and Leader of the Government in the Senate is Senator the Hon Eric Abetz. It will be
interesting to see the developments in the VET sector over coming months as funding priorities wax and wane!
I will attend the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) forum in Perth on October 18 to hear
from key speakers and provide input to the development of education and training policy in Western Australia as theVET market continues to change to reect the requirements of todays workplaces.
Client contact remains strong and it is very pleasing to see that the resources industry traineeship lead by BHP Billiton
and facilitated by Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltd continues to gain momentum with the commencement of a fourth
intake, now bringing participant numbers to 32 trainees.
As you will see in the pages to follow, Progressive Trainings reputation of maintaining a varied schedule of activities
continues to keep us busy as we acknowledge further apprentice completions in the glass and glazing industry,
commence a new Federal Government Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) contract in partnership with
Kimberley Group Training, and commence delivery of training programs to key clients as a result of successfully
gaining National Workforce Development Funding.
At the end of August we said goodbye to our Receptionist/Client Service Ofcer, Linda Chalwell and wish her well as
she begins a new career opportunity in Perth.
In terms of consolidating our business focus and operations we have taken the decision to close the Perth Ofce,
effective at the end of November. All services continue to be available from our Head Ofce located in Geraldton
and we welcome all enquiries relating to consultancy, training options and course delivery.
Til next time
Jenny Rolston
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader.
-John Quincy Adams
Jenny Rolston CEO
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Stafng Update
On Linda Chalwells last day here at Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltdas our Client Services Ofcer, she ordered a
chocolate cake covered with Maltesers as she loves cake!
t is with sadness that we have had to say goodbye to one of our team
members and friend, as she started back in February of 2012 as an
Administration Trainee. As part of her Traineeship, Linda completed her
Certicate III in Business. It was most likely her lovely voice you would have
heard on the phone when you called us.
Linda was always ready to greet you with a beaming smile and willing to help
out at any time especially when it came to eating cake!
Not just content with completing a Certicate III in Business, Linda also
ecently completed her training as an Education Training Assistant. There
eally is no stopping Linda, and we know the choices she makes in her
career, and also life, will keep her in good stead and will lead her to great
success.
Everyone here at Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltd, and I am sure similar sentiments stem from everyone who met
Linda while working here, wish Linda all the very best for whatever she decides to do and we will miss her greatly.
Glass Co Apprentices
Thursday 12th September 2013, marked an exciting day for both
Progressive Training and Glass Co, as a celebration took place
to congratulate Craig Phillips, Adam Pollard and Steele West on
completion of their apprenticeships. During the celebration, Craig,
Steele and Adam were presented with their Certicates to mark the
successful completion of their training. This is the second group of
apprentices to complete all training in Geraldton.
A partnership between Glass Co and Progressive Training (WA) Pty
Ltdwas formed about 3 years ago when Glass Co went looking for
an alternative to sending their apprenticeships to Perth for training.
Excellence in training is maintained with highly qualied local
personnel (Nancy Kirby and Dean West, as well as other senior
tradespeople at Glass Co). The partnership between Glass Co and
Progressive Training to achieve this outcome is indeed something of
which to be proud.
Craig PhillipsAdam Pollard
Steele West
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BHPBilliton Project Port Hedland
Over that past four months Ive been working on a number of projects at Port Hedland.
The majority of the projects are focused in the electrical technical training area in meeting BHP Billitons
requirements under the Mines Safety & Inspection Act.
These include:
HV Switching Operator Levels 1, 2 & 3. Substation Safety & Arc Flash
Statutory requirements for Electrical Supervisors
Electrical Welding
Electrical Induction
Electrical Safety Observer
Low Voltage Safety Procedures
There are a number of other packages that relate to plant equipment or familiarisation. These include Electrical
Motors, Earth Continuity Relays and Motorised Circuit Breaker operations.
The purpose of the packages is to give continuity of the delivery of the training. This is done by producing an easy
to follow set of Powerpoint slides accompanied with a set of participant notes as well as Presenter notes and
assessment tools.
The work, at times, has been challenging in that its been a while since Ive worked in an electrical section, but its
amazing how things come back to the old dog.
The majority of the projects are in the draft stage. The next step in this process is for Bill Belson to head off to
Port Hedland to provide support and mentoring to the site training whilst they deliver and review the content of the
packages.
Paul Davies- Director/Training & Resources Manager/Consultant
Manual Operation of circuit breakerCircuit Breaker with motor operation unit
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Stacey Ackley - QA/VET TRM Coordinator and Sarah Pike - Manager Training Operations and Compliance
VET and Compliance Update
As there are package and version changes occurring regularly, the Scope and Training Operations Department is
constantly kept busy checking, updating and modifying. It will always be a continuous circle of improvement.
Towards the end of this year and early in the New Year, it is likely there will be some big changes to some of the
packages we have on Scope. Just three of these packages that will be affected are:
TAE40110 Certicate IV in Training and Assessment
RII09 Resource & Infrastructure, and BSB07 Business
These changes will be quite signicant and will require a great deal of time, energy and patience to implement.
So, be aware, they are coming!
Within the last issue of Newsline, we brought to your attention the important date of the 1st of July, 2013. This
being the deadline set by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) requiring trainers and assessors, who want
to remain qualied and continue to deliver Nationally Recognised Training, to upgrade their qualication to the new
TAE40110.
Since then, we have had many requests to upgrade Trainers/Assessors from their older qualication to the new
TAE40110. There has been so much interest in this, one of our Senior Consultants/TAE expert and photographerextraordinaire, Bill Belson, has taken on the role of managing the upgrade process - and doing an excellent job in
the process!
If you head to the new and improved Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltd website you will nd some of Bills fabulous
photos. Josh has done an impressive job on the new site which is very user friendly and full of great information.
Another great addition to the site is the Partner Log In. If you are a current partner of Progressive Training
(WA) Pty Ltd you will have access to the latest version of resources/assessment tools, etc. available on
our system directly accessible by you whenever you require them. All you need is your password and
away you go. We will be contacting our Partners directly to ensure you have all of the information you
need on how to access this. Go and check it out!
Stacey has been very busy updating the resources and assessment tools of the Cert I, II and III in Business, as
well as developing PowerPoint presentations for a few of the RII units such as Excavator, Telescopic Handler and
Working at Heights. This has been an arduous task and she can usually be heard madly tapping away at her
keyboard. We are sure she must have worn out at least two keyboards!
If you require resources to be developed for your organisation, give us a call to see if we can help. We can develop
the resources that you need to take your organisation to the next level. We will work closely with you to understand
your needs and develop resources that are tailored to your unique situation and align with your policies and
procedures. Our resource development services include:
Mapping of resources and assessment tools
PowerPoint presentations *
Lesson Plans Assessment Tools
Policies and Procedures
Training Systems
Induction Packages
Operator Procedure Manuals
And much more
* Not just PowerPoint! Our staff are kept up-to-date with the latest tools available and are trained to use products
such as Prezi (a highly engaging, cloud based presentation software that opens up a new world between
whiteboards and slides) to give your presentations that Wow! factor.
For more information or to speak with one of our staff members, call us on (08) 9964 9497 or send us an email,[email protected].
Sue is doing a great job in Scope and has also recently taken on the role of ensuring the processes involving
trainees and apprentices are managed. Part of this is the monitoring of trainees and apprentices. Please take the
time to communicate with Sue when she contacts you if you are a trainee, apprentice or supervisor, as she is your
point of contact if you need help in any way.
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The last few months for Josh have included lots of Workforce Development Centre (WDC) workshops, updates to
our website, continual resource development, Excel training and the unique opportunity of getting to ride a ship into
port.
Workforce Development Centre
Through Joblink Midwest and the Workforce Development Centre (WDC) we have been able to build employability
skills into a massive range of students in the Geraldton and surrounding areas. One of the highlights for Josh has
been the recently completed Future Moves project at Nagle Catholic College where Josh got to meet with all the
year 10 classes for 8 sessions and introduce them to a range of tools and information that will no doubt help them
in their process of working out what they want to do for a career and how to get there. Another of Joshs favourite
sessions is the Mock Interviews which we recently conducted at Geraldton Senior College. This is an opportunity
Josh wishes he had when he was in school where we ask the students what job they would like to apply for and
then interview them for that position. The feedback from these sessions is always very positive.
Excel
Progressive Training now offers an Intermediate course in Microsoft Excel. The course is based on the 2010
version of the software but the skills can easily be transferred to 2007 & 2013 editions. Some of the topics covered
in the 4 hour session include: Text-to-columns
Formulas & Functions
Absolute & 3D Referencing
The IF Function
Conditional Formatting
Data Validation
Sorting & Filtering
Pivot Tables
Contact us for more information about the Microsoft
courses that we offer.
Ship into Port
As a benet of being a part of the team to develop
and deliver the general inductions for Geraldton Port
Authority, Bill Belson and Josh got the opportunity to
ride out on a pilot vessel, climb the side of a ship and
ride it back into port. It was an amazing experience and
you can see footage of it on Youtube by searching for
Ship into Port Timelapse.
Resource Development & Website Update
Josh Phillips, Workshop Facilitation and Training Resource Development
Ofcer
Website
While not everyone may notice all the changes thathave recently gone into the Progressive Training
website, a lot of work has been going on behind the
scenes. Aside from general tidying up and re-organising
content, we have added a Partner Login portal where all
of our partners can download the assessment tools for
the courses they present. This was implemented as a
way to make sure only the most current documents are
being used and so that the trainers have access to them
from wherever they are, even on their mobile devices!
A change you may have noticed is the addition of
Consultancy to our menu. Pages have been added toprovide information on the consultancy services we offer
ncluding RTO Partnering, Resource Development and
Systems Auditing. Take a look at our website for all the
nformation, and as always, I welcome any feedback and/
or suggestions. www.progressivetraining.com.au
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Christmas Island is a natural wonder - a remote tropical island
famous for its unique red crabs, robber crabs and spectacular
bird life. It is an Australian Territory which lies way out in the
Indian Ocean 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth and 500
kilometers south of Indonesia's capital Jakarta.
The Island is 135 square kilometers in area with 73 kilometers
of rugged limestone coastline fringed by a narrow coral reef that
drops away very steeply to the ocean depths. Two thirds of the
island is national park with majestic rain forests, bountiful marine
life and stunning land and seascapes.
Italo Amato from the Department willingly and very capably,showed off his tour guiding skills to Geoff, with trips around the
island and a running commentary of the history and special island
wonders.
One of those wonders included an introduction to the
extraordinary robber crabs, the biggest land crustacean on
earth that live to be 50-70 years of age. Robber crabs have
exceptional climbing ability and will obsessively pick up and carryoff foreign items they may come across and are well known for
stealing shiny items such as pots and silver ware from camps and
properties.
The eating, shopping and sunsets were some of the additional
highlights during this visit.....Oh!!!...did he mention
that he was there to work?
In August Geoff headed off to Christmas Island to conduct an audit for the Department of Training and Workforce
Development.
Guess somebody has to do the tough jobs :-)
Geof Feddersen Director/Auditor/Consultant
Christmas Island
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Italy for the third time.
Lyn and I have just returned from our third visit to Italy. There is something special about this country that we both
love. Maybe back in history a friendly Roman took a liking to a lovely welsh lass and that's where the love of Italy
started for the Davies, who knows.
Yet again Lyn turned her hand to travel consultancy and turned out a fantastic
holiday for us both.
We began the Italian leg of the holiday in Turin. Arrived at around 11:00pm
then up and off at 7:00am the next morning (what jet lag?). Here we took
in a number of cathedrals, Egyptian museum (best outside of Cairo), Mole
Antonelliana and of course the Shroud of Turin (only the copy).
Accompanying photo is of some of the artefacts found in an Egyptian tomb.
Yes it's a boomerang!
From Turin we travelled to Aosta and the start of our rst walk. This area of Italy
is next to the Swiss border. Food, language and buildings in this region are
different to the other areas where we have travelled in Italy such as Tuscany,
Umbria and Amal.
We both found this walk challenging in that there were a number of steep
climbs and the travel notes left a bit to the imagination. All in all though we had
a great time and a number of stories that we love to tell others.
From Aosta we travelled by train to our next walk in Piemonte, known as little
Tuscany without the crowds. We began our adventure in Alba the Slow Food
Capital of Italy also where Ferrero Rocher and Nutella are made. The next
day we were driven to our start point for the walk. This was more like the
terrain we were both used to, walking through vineyards and hazelnut groves.
Food and wine in this region is second to none. Love to return there one day.
After our walks it was time to relax a bit so we left Piemonte and travelled
to Florence (one of my favourite cities). Yet again Lyn had excelled herself
in organising this section of the holiday. Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
& Brunelleschi's Dome, trip on the Arno River at sunset, Tuscan meal in a
Florentine house, Ufzi Gallery & corridors and nally back to the Florence
Accademia to see Michelangelo's statue of David.
From Florence it was off to Rome for the nal leg of the journey. One thing
I have to say is that we could certainly learn a lot for the Italian Rail system.
Trains leave and arrive on time and the speed trains (300km/hr) that operate
between the cities take some beating.
One of the disappointments that we had on a previous tour was the number of
people within the Sistine Chapel when we visited. This time Lyn had booked
us on a small group tour (10 in all) that visited the Chapel after the crowds
had left. We had around 30 minutes where we could walk around the chapel
and take in the painting at our own pace. In addition to this we were taken into
areas of the Vatican that are closed off to the general public. Great experience.
Well that's a summary of the trip. Better start planning for the next one - back
to Wales and Scotland.
Cheers
Paul and Lyn Davies
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I.T TRAINING - SHORT COURSES
Exploring Microsoft Ofce 2010 Exploring Microsoft Excel 2010
Exploring Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Exploring Microsoft Word 2010
Improve Your Touch Typing Skills Introduction to Minute Taking
POPULAR WORKPLACE COURSES
Introduction to minute taking Explore the history of Minute Taking
Discover the key skills of Minute Taking
Discuss the best methods to use
Improve your touch typing
skills
Learn to setup your workstation safely and effectively
Learn to improve your touch typing skills using Mavis Beacon software
Exploring Microsoft Word
2010
Create new documents
Learn to format your document
Insert & modify images and tables
Use Headers and Footers effectively
Adjust the layout and print your documents
Exploring Microsoft Excel
2010
Create new workbooks
Work with data, rows and columns
Use formats, functions and charts effectively
Adjust the layout and print your documents
Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltd- Courses
Please contact Josh Phillips to nd out more information
regarding the above Training courses.
Josh Phillips, Workshop Facilitation and Training
Resource Development Ofcer
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Progressive Training (WA) Pty Ltd - Courses
Our Mission - To provide the knowledge, skills and attitudes that facilitates a culture
of Training from Within
Ticketed Courses
RIIHAN305AOperate a gantry or overhead crane RIIMPO310BConduct grader operations
RIIHAN309ACoduct telescopic materials handler
operations
RIIMPO311AConduct haul truck operations
RIIHAN311AConduct operations with integrated tool
carrier
RIIMPO312AConduct scraper operations
RIIMPO205BOperate roller/compactor RIIMPO332AConduct operations with skid steer loader
RIIMPO206BConduct bulk water truck operations RIIOHS202AEnter and work in conned spaces
RIIMPO208AOperate support equipment RIIOHS204AWork safely at heights
RIIMPO301CConduct hydraulic excavator operations RIIOHS401ASupervise work in conned space
RIIMPO304BConduct wheel loader operations RIIVEH201BOperate light vehicle
RIIMPO308BConduct tracked dozer operations RIIVEH305A Operate and maintain a four wheel drive
vehicle
RIIMPO309AConduct wheeled dozer operations RIIVEH306AOperate mine service vehicle (backhoe
and Skid Steer)
Competency issued with a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for all the above courses.
Accredited Course
TAE10 Training and Education Training Package
TAE40110 Certicate IV in Training & Assessment
BSB07 Business Services Training Package
BSB10112 Certicate I in Business
BSB20112 Certicate II in Business
BSB30112 Certicate III in Business
BSB30712 Certicate III in Work Health and Safety
BSB41412 Certicate IV in Work Health and Safety
BSB40812 Certicate IV in Frontline Management
BSB51107 Diploma of Management
BSB51607 Diploma of Quality Auditing
RII09 Resource and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
RII10109 Certicate I in Resource and Infrastructure Operations
RII20209 Certicate II in Surface Extraction Operations
RII20509 Certicate II in Resource Processing
RII30112 Certicate III in Surface Extraction Operations
RII30411 Certicate III in Resource Processing
RII40109 Certicate IV in Surface Extraction Operations
Current Accredited Units
CPCCOHS1001A Work Safely in the Construction Industry
PUASAR022A Participate in a rescue operationPUASAR032A Undertake vertical rescue
MSAPMOHS217A Gas test atmospheres
Competency issued with a nationally
recognised Statement of Attainmentand ofcial WorkSafe ticket
TLILIC0012A Licence to operate a
vehicle loading crane
TLILIC2001A Licence to operate a
forklift truck
TLILIC2005A Licence to operate a
boom type elevating work platform
(boom length 11 metres or more)
TLILIC3006A Licence to operate anon-slewing mobile crane
CPCCLDG3001A Licence to perform
dogging