Aussie Painters Network have released an industry first in training.
The Painters Training Wheels is the first of its kind mobile training facility.
For more information Click Here.
The videos below show how the new method of online learning for the theory component of the Painting and Decorating Trade can give employers more flexibility when it comes to training.
Below are a couple of examples of videos that are used for teaching and training. These are used for the underpinning knowledge and don’t substitute the hands on training.
Why Become a Painter and Decorator?
Do you like working outside, wouldn’t it be good not to be in an office or on the same site 48 weeks of the year.
Have you thought of a career in the Painting and Decorating Industry? It can be very satisfying with an apprenticeship covering 27 different competences over a 4 year term covering subjects from working safely in the Construction industry through to Applying decorative paint finishes and applying different types of wall coverings.
With today’s apprenticeships you can even do your theory without going into a classroom situation by enrolling in the E-Learning course so you do all your theory part of an apprenticeship in front of a computer.
Once you are enrolled, you simply log in and complete your studies on line and have help from a trainer when required. The trainer can also log in and see where you are up to and if you need help and monitor your progress.
You will learn what paints are made of and how to apply different types of paint using different application techniques from brush and roller to spray applications using different types of spray equipment. You will learn also how to plan your work, how to work safely at heights, how Occupational Health and Safety effects you on a job site, how to use all the painters tools and equipment and how to prepare surfaces for painting.
Do you one day want to own your own painting business. An apprenticeship also covers subjects like learning how to measure a job up for costing and working out the costs of a job.
Learn how to present a quote for a client and how to operate a small business.
Once you become fully qualified, you can specialise in a specific area of the Painting Industry such as interior or wallpapering only and be well rewarded for your expertise.
The Abbott Government recently introduced a Trade Support Loans Scheme offering loans of up to $20,000 for apprentices to get established which allows the apprentice to purchase a vehicle and tools of the trade. Once you are earning a sustainable wage the loan is repaid at a agreed amount so this will help in getting you into a rewarding career.
Skilling Australia to grow industry
13 May 2014
The Abbott Government will deliver a new $476 million Industry Skills Fund that will streamline training and better position Australian industry to succeed in a rapidly changing global economy. It will complement the Government’s investment in the Trade Support Loans scheme.
The Budget is part of the Government’s Economic Action Strategy to build a strong, prosperous economy and a safe, secure Australia.
The Government is making decisions that repair the Budget, strengthen the economy and prepare Australia for the long-term challenges before us.
The Government is delivering on its commitment to introduce Trade Support Loans for apprentices to encourage more young people to take up a trade and complete their qualification.
From 1 July 2014 the Government will offer loans of up to $20,000 over the life of an apprenticeship.
These loans will ease the financial burden and help increase apprenticeship completion rates.
Like HELP loans for tertiary students, the loans will be repayable once apprentices are earning a sustainable income.
All too often, young apprentices do not complete their training because they cannot afford the costs associated with undertaking an apprenticeship.
The Trade Support Loans will specifically target occupations on the National Skills Needs List such as plumbers, diesel mechanics, electricians and fitters.
The loans will be spread over the four years of an apprenticeship, diminishing as wages increase so that maximum support is provided in the initial years when most needed.
It will provide real support for current apprentices to complete their skills training and provide a stronger incentive for young Australians to become apprentices.
The new Industry Skills Fund will commence on 1 January 2015 and will deliver close to 200,000 targeted training places and training support services over four years.
The fund will assist small and medium sized businesses to successfully diversify and improve competiveness in a global market.
Registered Training Organisations will deliver to businesses high-quality accredited and targeted training.
This fund will help make Australian industry more flexible so it can seize emerging opportunities like new markets in Asia from Free Trade Agreements.
The fund will be delivered through the new streamlined Single Business Service initiative to make it easier for businesses to deal with Government
In the 2014-15 Budget the Government is making the right decisions to repair the budget mess that Labor left behind.
In this Budget, the Government is announcing major changes to industry assistance that will enable the Department of Industry to offer streamlined and better aligned delivery of both training and support to Australian businesses.
The investment in the Industry Skills Fund will be offset by savings from the cessation of 10 existing training programmes. Transition arrangements will be put in place for the phase-out of the 10 programmes.
Even though we inherited a mess, we are taking responsibility to clean it up – by taking strong and fair action in the Budget.
Media contact: Mr Macfarlane’s office (02) 6277 7070
http://minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/macfarlane/media-releases/skilling-australia-grow-industry