Dear Friends

Here is your chance to join the OzGREEN crew as a member of staff. We are gearing up to deliver some exciting projects over the next 6 months and need to take on 3 new members of staff – all to be based in the Bellingen Office:

Trainee Office Assistant (contact Rowan – rlennox@ozgreen.org.au)

Sustainability Education Project Coordinators x 2 (contact Sue – slennox@ozgreen.org.au)

As the work is youth focused we are very interested in getting appropriately qualified /experienced young people on board.

Interested? Have a look at the job description attached.  Sustainability Education Project Coordinator

Send you application via email – applications close 30 June 2010.

Cheers, Sue

Sue Lennox

Co-Founder/CEO, OzGREEN

www.ozgreen.org

Sustainable Living, Learning and Leadership

OzGREEN Bellingen Office

PO Box 301 Bellingen NSW 2454 Australia

Phone +612 6655 2180

OzGREEN Sydney Office

PO Box 205 Brookvale NSW 2100 Australia

Phone +612 9938 5544  Fax: +612 9938 5588

Winners 2007 Eureka Prize NSW DECC Alan Strom for Environmental Sustainability Education

Top 100 Most Influential People in Sydney, the sydney magazine, December 2007

Ben Chifley Scholarships

In 2010 ten Scholarships are available for 1st year apprentices from country New South Wales. The Scholarships commenced in 2009 and are awarded by the Premier of New South Wales in the middle of the year. Each Scholarship is valued at $5,000 for every year the recipient is completing their apprenticeship up to a maximum of $15,000. At least two of the Scholarships will be awarded to people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background each year.

For full details go to

https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/individuals/apprenticeships_traineeships/financial_help/ben_chifley_scholarships

Who is eligible?

How to nominate for a scholarship

Assessment criteria

About the assessment criteria

Nomination closing

Related information

Contacts

Who is eligible?

Apprentices who live and work in country NSW and are Australian citizens are eligible to be nominated. See the guidelines for full eligibility criteria.

How to nominate for a scholarship

Apprentices have to be nominated by their employer and trade teacher or registered training organisation. If you employ an apprentice or you’re a trade teacher and know an apprentice who has aptitude for their trade but needs some financial help, you can download a nomination form and booklet outlining the Ben Chifley scholarship guidelines or contact one of the State Training Services centres and ask for one to be sent to you.

Assessment criteria

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of:

hardship

aptitude for vocational education and training, and

the nominee’s trade in an identified skill shortage area in NSW and/or the nominee’s local area.

About the assessment criteria

Any relevant evidence can be provided to demonstrate hardship and aptitude – it’s solely up to the apprentice, the employer and trade teacher.

For example:

“hardship” could take into account issues such as financial circumstances, family situation (eg carer status) and/or generational unemployment. Equity criteria could also be used to demonstrate hardship eg Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, mature-aged people

“aptitude” for vocational education and training could be demonstrated by past performance in the apprenticeship, participation in trade skills competitions, references from employers attesting to the nominee’s skills, school results or assessments in trade subjects, examples of the nominee’s work, level of experience

skills shortage areas are those trade occupations identified in the National Skills Needs List.

Please contact one of our offices and discuss your nomination.

Nomination closing

Nominations close on 31 May 2010. Nominees must be in the first year of their apprenticeship in 2010 to qualify.

Winners will be announced by the Premier of New South Wales and State Training Services will notify successful nominees in writing.

TURSA is pleased to announce that we have been successful in gaining funding to deliver the Diploma in Management and the Diploma in Retail Management commencing in 2009.

Please refer to the attached information sheets for specific information on the courses. Also attached is the enrolment application form.

The Diploma program provides the core leadership competencies required by contemporary managers. It is particularly appropriate for those with operational or technical backgrounds who now find they are managing others. It can also be an excellent induction module for newly promoted staff, as well as a valuable resource for the more experienced manager

Each student receives a comprehensive study materials package for each unit. This includes a prescribed textbook, and a package of printed study materials. In addition to tutorial participation and printed study materials, students have access to an online website dedicated to each unit of study. Face to face and online classes are not compulsory for students studying by distance education however there will be fortnightly tutorials held for local managers.

Blending theory with practice, this program focuses on workplace learning to ensure its relevance to your particular situation and business.

Places are limited. Applications close Thursday the 19th November.

This is a great opportunity to gain funded training for the development of your workforce.

For further information please email training@tursa.com.au or call 1800266425

Regards

Alison Heagney

Manager – Client Training and Development

Tursa Employment and Training

0419 275364

Diploma of Retail Management Information Sheet

Diploma of Management Information sheet

Diploma Enrolment Application Form

The type of work I am looking for is Administration focusing a the financial side of things.

I have exceptional knowledge of QuickBooks and love working with the program. I have had basic training in payroll using MYOB and found it a similar program and wouldn’t have any trouble picking it up..

As I mentioned during our conversation I am looking into studying for either my Certificate IV in Financial Service or Certificate III in Business Administration via correspondence. I may commence this in January 2010.

I have the capability to multi task and have had to step up as Manager of a wholesale company when the director was absent. For this role I maintained a level head and prioritised situations when they came to hand. I controlled all aspects of the business from taking sales orders, picking of the orders, organising deliveries through to invoicing.

Ideally I would love a job with security such as a bank, school, council or any government department however, I am looking at alternative avenues.

My last position ceased when work for my husband ended in the Northern Territory. We did not want to move anymore so the family relocated here which is where we are staying.

I thankyou once again for taking the time and should you hear of anything that may arise I would appreciate it if you kept me in mind.

Kind Regards

Donna Phelps

my resume rtf.wps