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A TASTE OF LANDCARE
September 2011
Horticulture students from Community College Gippsland’s Leongatha campus have been getting a taste of Landcare helping to plant some 1,000 trees to re-generate a reserve at Tarwin Lower managed by the Department of Sustainability and the Environment (DSE).
The students joined the National Green Jobs Corps project (NGJC) for the day which has been undertaking… (continue reading »)
SUCCESS FOR FIRST GROUP OF BEAUTY THERAPISTS
September 2011
West Gippsland’s first group of locally trained Beauty Therapists have plenty to smile about with the majority already finding jobs in the growing beauty services industry.
Community College Gippsland is offering the first Diploma course of its type in Gippsland in response to skill shortages in the industry. Until now local people had to travel… (continue reading »)
GREEN THUMB TRANSFORMS NURSERY AT MCMILLAN
September 2011
A nursery which has been growing native plants to regenerate properties impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires has been given a boost.
A funding grant from the Helen McPherson-Smith (HMS) Trust has enabled Community College Gippsland to employ a nurseryman, Tim Morgan, to keep the facility going at the Warragul McMillan campus as a resource… (continue reading »)
ON THE JOB LEARNING BENEFITS STUDENTS
September 2011
A hands-on learning approach to keep young people engaged and building their skills and experience is shaping up to benefit them and the Phillip Island community.
Students undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) at Community College Gippsland in Cowes have been getting a taste of the real world working with a range of… (continue reading »)
SCHOOLS IN FOR MAKE UP ARTISTS
September 2011
Community College Gippsland has set a first for South Gippsland offering a new Certificate course in Make Up at its new Wonthaggi campus.
Wonthaggi Campus Business Operations Manager, Courtney McGill, said the new Certificate II in Make Up Services had created an opportunity for local people to learn from respected makeup artist Ally De La… (continue reading »)
Landslip Information Forum
September 2011
An exceptionally wet winter has caused hundreds of landslips across Gippsland.
So What do we do now?
Community College Gippsland in conjunction with Baw Baw Shire are holding a FREE forum and
workshop looking at the effect of heavy rain on Agricultural soil and Farm production. Topics will
include preventing and restoring… (continue reading »)
BUSHFIRE RECOVERY TRAINING RECOGNISED
July 2011
Participants in the Bunyip Ridge Bushfire Recovery Project have been recognised at a graduation ceremony which also marked the completion of the two year project.
Delivered by Community College Gippsland (formerly ECG) and funded by the Commonwealth Government Jobs Fund, the program provided paid work and training for more than 30 people.
Community College Gippsland… (continue reading »)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE GIPPSLAND KICKS OFF
July 2011
Community College Gippsland has been officially launched with a new logo and branding to take the training provider forward.
Community College Gippsland recently formed following a merger of ECG (Education Centre Gippsland) and ACES (Adult Community Education Sale). It is one of the largest not-for-profit community colleges in Victoria managing 10 campus locations across Gippsland.… (continue reading »)