Green Skills is now on the ETC site having moved into the Wardung
building at the end of July. It is an exciting new development for
the Green Skills metropolitan
office and an opportunity for Green Skills to
undertake more joint projects promoting sustainability with the ETC.
Staff and students at the ETC are already actively working with Green
Skills staff on the south coast on waste management systems for the
Denmark Centre for Sustainable Living. Partnerships are of paramount
importance in securing project funds and the synergies between Green
Skills and the ETC indicate that we will be a very successful partnership.
Green Skills was established in 1989 and has offices in Perth, Mundijong,
Denmark and Albany. Green Skills is committed to the promotion and
demonstration of sustainability by supporting the creation of sustainable
employment opportunities. This is achieved by providing quality training
and employment services and through the management of a range of projects.
Green Skills
is a Registered Training Organisation delivering training for Conservation & Land Management traineeships at Certificate
I, II and III levels (project partner Department of Education & Training
(DET).
Green Skills
is also registered to deliver Horticultural traineeships and a Certificate
IV qualification in Assessment and Workplace Training.
Green Skills
provides accredited and non accredited training in the following
areas:
- Bushcare
- Weed management
- Wetlands management
- Organic Farming
- Farm
Forestry & Silviculture
- Propagation
- Energy Conservation
- Sustainable Living
They have just
completed development and piloting of a course on Saltland Pasture
Revegetation
(Saltland Pasture Association)
Several Green Skills staff have been carrying out a research project
to Examine Opportunities for the Training Sector to Contribute to
Supporting the State Sustainability Strategy (DET)
Green Skills provides specialist
services in the area of ‘green
and sustainable jobs’ under the Employment Directions Program
this includes running workshops for high school students, providing
staff development for EDN staff and regularly updating website information
on training, and work and volunteer experience placements (DET & Lotterywest).
They are commencing
a project to run workshops in various WA regional centres in 2005
on the growth
of environmental jobs and a metropolitan
conference will hopefully be held towards the end of next year. This
is following on from our earlier survey work on Environmental Jobs
in WA carried out in 2002. (DET & others)
Ecojobs Environmental Personnel provides the opportunity for short
term paid work experience for workers on the database to be employed
on various environmental projects. Most work involves weed control
and revegetation and clients include local government authorities,
state government agencies and private consultants.
Green Skills is about to commence management of a 6month Green
Corps Project based in the Jarrahdale Heritage Park (Shire of
Serpentine-Jarrahdale)
Green Skills runs Environmental Job Skills Weeks throughout the
year for people of all ages who want to gain more experience
in the environmental
area, learn new practical skills to strengthen their resume,
meet people and make contacts. Job Skills Weeks are normally
held on
the South
Coast, but interest can be registered at the Murdoch Green
Skills office. (DET)
Other projects currently under development include one involved
with local wetland conservation (Lotterywest) and another
to promote the
incorporation of sustainable technologies in new house design
(SEDO).
Murdoch Green Skills staff
Perth Manager Annabelle
Newbury (Office and HR management, Traineeships,
Employment Directions, Growth of Green Jobs, Training Sector
and Sustainability)
Project Manager Helen Fry (Ecojobs Manager, NRM project management)
Project Officer Annika Schnur (Ecojobs, administrative support)
Project Manager Ben Osgerby (Saltland Pasture Revegetation, training
delivery)
Project Officer Nicola Wiseman (Training Sector and Sustainability)
Project Officer Kate Kelly (Training Sector and Sustainability)
Project Officer Petra Zele (Cities for Climate Protection, Training
Sector and Sustainability)
