Victorian Group Training Co News

Colac Show Public Holiday – Early Pay Run Processing

October 29, 2015 NOTICE TO ALL VGTC APPRENTICES/TRAINEES PAID ON A THURSDAY Friday 6th November is a public holiday in Colac for the Colac Show.Due to this holiday we are processing the pay run for the week on Wednesday 4th November.We will require your timesheets by close of business Tuesday 3rd November to ensure payment for the week.As...
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WINNER! Apprentice Trainee of the Year

October 21, 2015 Congratulations to our very own Ashlee Gappa on winning Apprentice Trainee of the Year at the Colac Otway Business Awards 2015.  Well deserved!

Indigenous Mentor visits Colac Community Services Trainees

September 7, 2015 Our Community Services Group had the opportunity on Thursday 3rd September for Indigenous, Mentor Moana ‘Mo’ Matthews to come in and talk about her role at Raw Recruitment and what challenges are involved for indigenous youth gaining and keeping employment.  Mo went through her time in the Northern Territory working with remote communities and youth...
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School-Based Traineeship Programs for 2016 (Colac, Geelong, Werribee & Woori Yallock)

September 1, 2015 Victorian Group Training is once again offering great school-based traineeship programs in 2016. The following programs are on offer and we are welcoming expressions of interest right now! Geelong based programs: Certificate III Community Services Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care Certificate III Education Support Certificate II Conservation & Land Management Colac based program:...
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Making your workplace safer! (Employees & Employers)

August 17, 2015 Making Your Workplace Safer At Victorian Group Training, our number 1 priority is the safety of our employees in the workplace.  Whether you’re an employer, apprentice or trainee, full-time, part-time, school-based, in Geelong, Colac or anywhere else in the state, whatever you do at work, you have a right to a safe and healthy workplace...
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Sisters Day Out 2015 (Warrnambool)

July 22, 2015 ‘Sisters Day Out’ are well-being workshops for Aboriginal women run at different locations throughout the year in Victoria. Alexis, Moana & Gemma Gemma Middleton from VGTC attended the 96th workshop held in Warrnambool on Tuesday 21st July along with Moana and Alexis from Raw Recruitment (Aboriginal recruitment/employment services in Victoria). The Sisters Day Out program...
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Telephone Techniques Course (Colac) – Expressions of Interest wanted

July 13, 2015 Telephone Techniques – 1/2 day Victorian Group Training is looking for expressions of interest in the Telephone Techniques course run by VECCI to be held in Colac.  VGTC staff have participated in this program in the past and found it to be highly informative and beneficial. Course details are: A phone call is often your...
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Full-Time Apprenticeships & Traineeships Victoria

June 30, 2015 Victorian Group Training offers Full-Time Apprenticeships & Traineeships across all industries in Colac, Geelong and across Victoria. You don’t need to have any training or education level to undertake an Apprenticeship or Traineeship; you just need to be at least 15 years of age and able to legally work in Australia. We have vacancies on...
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Gap Year Traineeships

June 1, 2015 Gap Year Traineeships Gap Year Traineeships are exactly what they sound like – undertaking a Traineeship in your Gap Year. Gap Year Traineeships run for the calendar year following the completion of year 12. There are many benefits in undertaking a Gap Year Traineeship, here are some scenarios: Know what you want to study at...
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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week

May 29, 2015 Stephanie Craze (ANZ), Laurel Robinson (‘The Sapphires’), Gemma Middleton (VGTC) Victorian Group Training attended ANZ’s National Reconciliation Week Morning Tea in Melbourne Thursday 28th May which acknowledged the two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey between Indigenous & non-Indigenous Australians; the 1967 Referendum and the 1992 High Court of Australia ruling on the Mabo case....
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