Partners in success
26 August 2008
A joint effort: Linda Kemp (Centre for Youth project officer), Phillip Georgiadis, Zaid Sako, Mark Collins (national manager, HART), Ron Winning (Honda MPE) and Graeme Furmston (Red Cross Australia).
Zaid Sako and Phillip Georgiadis moved one step closer to realising media careers last week with the official launch of their joint DVD project.
Produced as a joint project between Career Connections - Kangan Batman TAFE, Honda Australia and Red Cross Australia, the training DVD highlighted the importance of motorcycle safety both on and off the road.
Secondary school students Zaid, from Hume Central School, and Phillip, from Sunbury Secondary College, wrote, produced and edited the instructional DVD which is now being used as a training aid for Red Cross Australia and Honda Australia Rider Training (HART).
The launch, which was held at Kangan Batman TAFE's Broadmeadows campus, featured the first official screening of the Removing a Helmet from an Injured Motorcycle Rider DVD.
Frank Hardy, team leader at Career Connections Kangan Batman TAFE, said the collaborative effort between community, industry and education creates opportunities for success.
"Many individuals, businesses and schools have combined efforts to produce this project, and the result is a valuable educational tool which has quickly become a standard part of Red Cross Australia's training program," he said.
"The DVD features footage of off-road riders, to remind us that safety is important off-road, as well as in high traffic areas. There's also a segment on various helmet types and the correct way to remove them, and an accident scene, where a passer-by attempts to remove a helmet from the injured rider. Everyone who has contributed to the project should be proud of their achievements."
National manager of Honda Australia Rider Training Mark Collins addressed the launch gathering, and highlighted the importance of safety training tools for all motorcycle riders."I wish this sort of training resource had been around 20 years ago when I started riding," he said.
"So many riders just don't know about first aid issues specific to motorcyclists. We train more than 7,000 riders each year at HART, and this DVD is definitely a valuable resource for each and every one of them.
"The boys have done a great job with the development and production of this project."
Zaid and Phillip are both studying Year 11 VCE at their respective schools, and are undertaking Certificate II in Information Technology Multimedia in VET (Vocational Education and Training).
