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PLUMBING CONNECTION
SUMMER 2015
ANURTURINGAPPROACHTOTRAINING
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s we have already discovered, training delivery
methods vary greatly from state to state and the
Master Plumbers Association and TAFE can either
work in unison as they do in South Australia, or work
completely independently as has been observed in Victoria
and New South Wales. WA appears to sit somewhere
in between.
“In the past MPA Skills has operated autonomously,
as do most of the training providers in WA,” Murray says.
“There have been attempts by RTO’s in WA to conduct
moderation sessions where all providers come together to
discuss, moderate and evaluate units of competency within
the current national plumbing training package CPC08;
unfortunately to date these sessions have not been as
regular as the industry would like.”
At a recent meeting between MPA Skills and Polytechnic
West (WA TAFE) a conscious decision has been made to
develop a more thorough process where private and public
providers communicate and work together to achieve the
very best training outcomes at all campuses providing
plumbing training.
The national training package is the same package
across all state boundaries; where it differs is the number
of ‘streams’ that are delivered. Also the number of nominal
WESTERN AUSTRALIA IS OFTEN THE FORGOTTEN STATE BECAUSE OF ITS SHEER PROXIMITY TO THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. THAT’S NOT TO SAY THEIR APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING METHODS ARE ANY LESS IMPORTANT OR
INNOVATIVE.
JUSTIN FELIX
CAUGHT UP WITH CEO MASTER PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS ASSOCIATION OF WA
MURRAY THOMAS TO DISCUSS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WA.
MPA SKILLS, VIA ITS STRONG
RELATIONSHIP WITH SUPPLIERS AND
MANUFACTURERS, ALSO STAYS AT
THE FOREFRONT OF NEW PRODUCTS
AND TRENDS.
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING