The Australian Sign and Graphics Association will soon be rolling out sign and graphics taster courses which will be run in collaboration with training institutions and suppliers to give participants a hands-on introduction to a career in sign making.
This year ASGA’s industry education liaison managers, AusSIP, have represented ASGA at nine career expos across five states, joined by a host of TAFE signage teachers, ASGA Directors and industry personnel.
“We’re pleased to report that we’ve obtained close to 400 sign-ups from the career expos,” ASGA president Mick Harrold said.
“If we can convert a good percentage of those to apprenticeships in the next couple of years, this will go a long way in helping to ease the skills shortage in the sign industry that we expect will remain a problem for at least the short to medium term.
“We have the first of our signage taster courses scheduled for the 26th and 27th of October at TAFE Queensland, Southbank, Brisbane, with others around the states being organised for later in the year and early next year.”
The taster courses will be held in collaboration with various training institutions and industry suppliers and are designed as a hands-on introduction to various aspects of sign making. They will cover:
- a general overview and introduction to the industry;
- a mini-TAFE tour of the relevant facilities;
- multiple hands on activities;
- use of technology and suitable applications;
- industry site visit.
A flier has already been distributed to those that signed-up for information on signage courses at the Queensland Careers Expos in 2021 and 2022. To ensure maximum take-up, we’re encouraging everyone to also distribute this to their networks.
The flier can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/eamcv8ja .
For more information on sign industry training visit https://signs.org.au/Sign-Careers/Training or contact admin@signs.org.au.
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