Sue Shegog appointed to Board for new Technical College
Submitted 17th Feburary 2006Learning Partners' Managing Director, Sue Shegog, has been appointed to the Board of the new Australian Technical College Northern Tasmania.
The Directors represent a wide cross section of the community and business in Tasmania. They share a keen interest in making the Technical College a success for young people and industry.
Lloyd Whish–Wilson is Chairman of the Board and the other Directors are:
- Richard Bloomfield - Executive Officer, Matthews Construction
- Simon Cobiac - Principal, St Patrick’s College
- John Dingemanse - Managing Director, cb&m
- Peter Lane - General Manager, NGT
- Andrew Ransley - Managing Director, Caterpillar-Elphinstone
- Martin Rees - Managing Partner, KPMG
- Mac Russell - Managing Director, Russell-Smith
- Sue Shegog - Director, Learning Partners
- Jodie Stevenson - Employment and Training Manager, TCCI
- John White - Managing Director, Delta Hydraulics
The Australian Technical College, Northern Tasmania is being established by four well known organisations. St Patrick’s College, Tasmania’s largest non-government school and a major provider for vocational programs for young people, Learning Partners, a highly successful Registered Training Organisation with a strong national profile and extensive links to industry, NGT, a major employer of trades apprentices in northern Tasmania, and the TCCI, Tasmania’s peak business and industry body.
The Honourable Minister for Education, Science and Training, Gary Hardgrave, officially launched the college on the 30th of January with over 120 respected members of industry, education and the community in attendance.
For more information about the Australian Technical College Northern Tasmania please visit the website.
Learning Partners to Open Branch at Education City
Submitted 14th November 2005
Learning Partners has reached agreement to open a branch in the World knowledge Centre, Education City from the 1st February 2006.
Education City is planned to be Australia's largest learning community.The Precinct, set on 17.33 hectares in the fast growing Greater Springfield area south-west of Brisbane, is currently under construction. Stage One will be open in January 2006 with hundreds of students attending. The campus is planned to evolve over a number of stages with a forecast student population set to exceed 10,000 annually when the community is fully developed.
Upon completion, Education City will be a 230,000m2 learning centre providing a diverse range of educational programs for local, state and international students. The completion of Stage One involves the first stage of the University of Southern Queensland, including a 350 seat auditorium, a vocational education and training facility, retail and commercial facilities and accommodation for 110 university students.
The centre's programs will incorporate a variety of formal and informal learning opportunities, delivered through the provision of leading edge universities and training providers. These will cater for students of all ages and backgrounds, providing multiple and flexible learning pathways.
Learning Partners and Amity Sign MOU
Submitted 5th October 2005Learning Partners and Amity University signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding in Delhi on the 22nd September. Amity is a major private operator in Indian Education www.amity.edu - the agreement identifies a wide range of collaborative opportunities with an emphasis on pre degree programs and vocational workplace based implementation models for the Indian context.
Ms Shegog expressed particular gratitude to Amitys Founding President Dr Ashok K Chauhan and his staff for their support whilst in India and their efforts in refining and validating the programs.
Learning Partners staff are keen to keen to commence work on program implementation and to further their understanding of the Indian Education Sector.
*Pictured is Learning Partners Director Ms Susan Shegog and Amitys Senior Vice President, International Affairs Division, Maj. Gen. R K Dhawan at the launch of the partnership.
Australian Technical College Announcement Welcomed
Submitted 9th September 2005Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, the Hon Gary Hardgrave MP, announced the Tasmanian Consortium – Learning Partners, St Patrick’s College, Northern Group Training and TASNAC, were the successful proponents of the new northern Tasmanian - Australian Technical College.
Strong industry involvement and leadership in Launceston and Burnie will guarantee the College is industry-led and responsive to the community needs.
The College will create another career pathway for students in year 11 and 12 offering trade learning through a School-Based New Apprenticeship while at the same time allow them to gain necessary academic qualifications for their Year 12 certificate.
22nd August 2005
Learning Partners has been successful in obtaining WELL funding for a major client in the food distribution industry. After an extensive consultation process to identify employee skill gaps, the program will be delivered State wide.
Customised delivery will focus on computer literacy, communication strategies and problem solving skills with an emphasis on increasing enterprise productivity.
21st July 2005
The Tasmanian Consortium has been invited to negotiate with the Federal Government to develop a joint proposal to operate the new Australian Technical College in Northern Tasmania. Learning Partners, along with St Patricks College and NGT have been the key drivers of the Consortium.
The press release from Minister Garry Hardgrave is available here.
Negotiations to ensure the best possible outcome for the region are expected to conclude by the end of July.
1st July 2005
Competency Based Trainers (CBT) will be known as 'Learning Partners' from 1 July 2005.
Over the past decade CBT has expanded significantly. The company's core business has diversified and grown well beyond its well known training and assessment programs. And while our training activities are still a prominent feature of the business, we felt that 'CBT' did not properly capture the scope of our work and the breadth of the education services we offer in 2005.
Our new name not only better reflects our corporate direction but also, importantly, the external relationships we have cultivated with our business partners.
Our range of services and existing business partnerships will remain in place - the company is changing in name only.
24th June 2005
Consultant Michelle Strickland has been appointed to develop the joint venture partnership with Amity University in India. Learning Partners, through its Business Unit, The Australian Institute of Applied Knowledge (AIAK) reached agreement in May this year to jointly develop a workplace based training and assessment model for implementation in India.
Amity's Founding President, Dr Ashok Chuhan, has personally endorsed this project which has enormous potential to support Indian business development.
15th June 2005
The Tasmanian Consortium briefed all Tasmanian Liberal Party Senators in Canberra this week on its bid for the Australian Technical College for Northern Tasmania.
Representing the consortium were Simon Cobiac (St Patricks College), David Castle (CBT), Lloyd Whish-Wilson (Rural Press) and Sara Redman, the consortium's marketing manager.
Senators displayed a high level of knowledge and interest in the bids and were supportive of the model proposed.
The announcement of the successful consortium is expected towards the end of July.
