TAFE teacher wins OS study fellowship to improve environmental practices in Australian collision repair industry
01 March 2002
Garry Edwards, Automotive Business Development Manager at Kangan Batman TAFE, has won a prestigious overseas study fellowship. The $7,000 ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship (sponsored by the Department of Employment, Training and Tertiary Education) is one of only four awarded to Victorian TAFE teachers each year.
The International Specialised Skills (ISS) Institute was established to redress skill gaps in industries. One of the ways it does this is by offering overseas fellowships to enable leading Victorian teachers to witness world best practice techniques and bring that knowledge back to their classrooms.
Garry will use his fellowship to explore the latest in environmental practices and waste management in the collision repair industry in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and the UK. He will also look at best practice in training crash repair employers and employees in these techniques.
Kangan Batman TAFE is Victoria's largest provider of automotive industry training and was named Training Provider of the Year in the 2001 Victorian Training Awards.
