Premier Facility Wins Gold Stars in Training Excellence
30 November 2007
With a rating of three out of a possible three Gold Stars, Kangan Batman TAFE's Automotive Centre of Excellence is the first automotive training facility awarded the highest accolade under the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence's Star Rating System.
The Gold Star rating was awarded on Wednesday 14 November 2007, after an Institute for Trades Skills Excellence industry panel evaluated the Automotive Centre of Excellence.
Within the scope of training in the automotive vehicle paint, paint and manufacturing sectors, the Automotive Centre of Excellence scored highly for:
- delivering training and assessment focused on enterprise and student needs
- keeping communication between employers and trainers constant
- maintaining strong industry involvement in developing training programs and sourcing the latest equipment
- employing industry qualified teaching staff who are actively involved in trade forums and events
- offering wide range of support services for students
See the ITSE Capability Statement.
Kangan Batman TAFE CEO, Ray Griffiths, said we are extremely proud to be the first educational institute granted recognition in these trades from the Institute of Trade Skills Excellence.
The stars are not only a testament to the quality and relevance of vocational and technical training in vehicle body trades at the Automotive Centre of Excellence at Docklands, but also to the efforts, professionalism and dedication of our teaching staff.'
The Automotive Centre of Excellence now qualifies for a listing on ITSE's honour roll.
The ITSE recognition adds to the impressive list of awards for the Automotive Centre of Excellence. Australia's 2007 Automotive Trade Teacher of the Year, Livio Tomas, is based at the facility. Automotive Centre of Excellence apprentice vehicle painter, Stuart Aisbett, recently brought home silver for Australia in the 2007 international skills Olympics, WorldSkills.
The facility has also won a total of eight prestigious environmental awards for its state-of-the-art sustainable design features.
Judges Special Award for Innovation:
For more information about Automotive Centre of Excellence, or to organise a tour, phone 13 4 ACE.
