Earlier this year Nudge were engaged by the Public Transport Authority (PTA) to support two new starters, Victoria Howard, Certificate III Business trainee and Brianna Shadforth, Aboriginal Engagement Officer. The two have proven to be great additions to the PTA team, bringing great enthusiasm and excitement.
On 21st/22nd July, Nudge on behalf of Delta Corporation successfully delivered a Work Readiness Training programme (WRT) for three Certificate III Concreting apprenticeships.
Delta Corporation are completing works for several projects, one being the Armadale Bridge construction as part of the Armadale Access Alliance project (led by Laing O’Rourke). Nudge is already supporting several trainees across this project and the efforts from Delta to engage local apprentices will further boost the outcomes of the project.
The relationship between Nudge and Fulton Hogan has developed strongly over the past 12 + months. As part of the Southern Network Maintenance Contract for Main Roads WA, Nudge has assisted Fulton Hogan in successfully sourcing, selecting and supporting trainees across the South West and Great Southern regions – located in Bunbury, Albany and Ravensthorpe.
In Nov and Dec 2019, Nudge partnered with the Shire of Ashburton (SOA) to on-board several trainees based in towns located across the Pilbara region. These towns included Onslow, Tom Price and Paraburdoo. After engaging the local community, running information sessions, and a Work Readiness Training, four trainees were successfully sourced into the traineeships below:
It is great to announce the commencement of new Business Trainee, Alkira Rodney. Alkira commenced with the Public Transport Authority (PTA) last Tuesday 7 July 2020, she will complete a Certificate III Business Traineeship over the next 12 months while assisting the PTA team.
There was no surprise when PTA showed great interest in Alkira, earlier this year she was invited to a Nudge Work Readiness Training for another project we worked on, Alkira was a standout, showing great maturity, genuine interest and demonstrated attributes that will allow her to succeed.
A good news story of cooperation and collaboration within the civil industry. With support and assistance from Nudge, two recently completed Cert II Civil Construction trainees with BMD Construction, Rakeam Jones and Adam Evans, have been successfully transitioned to Armadale Access Alliance (AAA) – a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and BG&E. Rakeam and Adam will now complete a Certificate III Civil Construction Traineeship with AAA.
Rakeam and Adam commenced with BMD Constructions in January 2019 on the BMD Kwinana Freeway project, and both completed their Certificate II Civil Construction earlier this year. Rakeam and Adam are extremely thankful and appreciative to BMD of the learning and experiences they gained in starting their careers. With that project completed, Nudge was able to support and facilitate the move to a new project with a new employer, to enable these young men to continue their learning and further develop their careers in the civil industry.
It is with great excitement that we share the commencement of two new Civil Construction Trainees, Jake Baker and Trent Mallard. Jake and Trent commenced on Monday 29 June with employer Lendlease, based in the Midwest. The two trainees are completing a Certificate III Civil Construction Traineeship while conducting work on the Midwest Rural Network contract.
As mentioned recently, the Nudge mentors have had to adapt and reinvent how we engage in the past few months, the mentors have done a fantastic job to support trainees and employers while respecting social distancing or mentoring remotely through virtual processes.
Nudge mentor, Matt Paki is a Maori man of the Waikato people of the central North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He has worked extensively in Tertiary Education (Aust and NZ); Government (State and Federal); Employment & Youth Services and has broad experience of mentoring Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal trainees and youth over the past 16 years.
We asked Matt a few question regarding Mentoring:
Dwayne Drayton is the current Ertech trainee and commenced in January 2020, Dwayne is completing a Certificate III Civil Construction Plant Operations Traineeship.
Ertech is a strong supporter of trainees and apprentices, having founded the Ertech Construction Academy (now Motivation Foundation Civil & Mining Academy) back in 2008. Ertech offers a range of options for those wishing to enter civil construction work, providing great opportunities for those starting out in the industry.
“When you share, you learn, and when you learn, you share…”
Recently I had the opportunity to travel south to Busselton and Bunbury over two days. With the restrictions on regional travel now lifted by the WA government, the timing was perfect to get out and visit with trainees and employers after 13 weeks.
Nudge has a good partnership with the following employers in the South West region – DBCA (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions – Aboriginal Ranger Program); Fulton Hogan and The Forest Products Commission (FPC). These employers have a number of trainees between them – and they vary from office-based to civil construction, land management/conservation and rangers.
