Education
Chisholm TAFE Berwick Campus Jan 2019
31st January saw the ACV/GARDS girls at their first Asbestos Awareness session for 2019 @Chisholm_Inst Berwick with 30+ apprentice Carpenters – great bunch of apprentices and terrific questions from the apprentices. We also had the experience of 3 hard working Trade teachers there to share their knowledge from their working life in the session –…
Read More10 year Carbon Capture Celebration at AGL Loy Yang 2018
26.10.2018 – ACV/GARDS rep Vicki was at AGL Loy Yang Traralgon at the carbon capture pilot plant site to celebrate 10 years of research into carbon capture and storage – just another new technology being developed in Latrobe Valley – well done AGL, IHI & CSIRO – it was very interesting listening to how this…
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Read MoreLavalla Students Asbestos Aware
ACV/GARDS CEO, Vicki, attended Lavalla College, Traralgon to support her VCAL student Jordan, who was doing a presentation of asbestos awareness to 60 of his class mates – Jordan intends to become a plumber – he did a great job of his presentation – There were terrific questions from the students and I must say…
Read MorePlumbers Asbestos Aware at Berwick TAFE 2018
5.10.2018 the ACV/GARDS girls gave another asbestos awareness session to another class of apprentice plumbers at Chisholm TAFE Berwick campus. Good questions asked and more apprentices asbestos aware. We are very pleased to have been able to get to so many apprentices this year. We still have one more class at Frankston next week. We…
Read MoreProbus Club of Warragul Asbestos Aware 2018
ACV/GARDS attended the Warragul Probus Club 27.9.2018 – There were over 100 Probus members who attended. We think most had no idea what asbestos might be lurking in. There were many questions asked about the domestic scene and lots of information given out on the day. The Probus members are now more asbestos aware –…
Read MoreChisholm Berwick & Frankston Campus Plumbers – Asbestos Aware!
4/9/2018 & 26/9/2018 – ACV/GARDS girls were at Chisholm TAFES Berwick & Frankston campus – another 50 apprentice plumbers asbestos aware – switched on apprentices who had some terrific questions – empowered to ask “is that asbestos” if they suspect it might be. They now know that they can ask questions. Really terrific bunch of…
Read MoreAsbestos Aware Chisholm TAFE Berwick Plumbers 2018
19.9.2018-ACV/GARDS org travelled to Chisholm TAFE Berwick campus to talk to 30+ apprentice plumbers – Great questions & interaction with a very bright group who talked about places that they now know they were exposed to asbestos – sad to hear about these instances – but the apprentices will now be armed with information into…
Read More4th Asbestos Awareness session to Chisholm TAFE Frankston
14/09/2018 the ACV/GARDS org traveled to Chisholm TAFE Frankston campus to deliver our 4th session of asbestos awareness to another great group of apprentice plumbers. We had some good conversations today and the apprentices shared lots of information around what they had seen & experienced in places they had worked. Really switched on apprentices who…
Read MoreChisholm TAFE Frankston Plumbers Asbestos Aware
7/9/2018 traveled to Chisholm TAFE Frankston today to deliver 3rd asbestos awareness session to 33 fantastic apprentice plumbers. The ACV/GARDS girls will be back again for the next 5 weeks talking to many more apprentice plumbers – they had great questions & shared some very interesting conversations with us about their experiences with asbestos in…
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