The Australian Sign and Graphics Association (ASGA) recently held a series of successful taster courses in Queensland and South Australia in October and November.
Co-ordinated by ASGA education sub-committee chair Damian Nielsen and ASGA’s industry education liaison manager AusSIP, the taster courses were over a year in the making from the initial strategy stage to gathering names at career expos across Australia and co-ordinating with various stakeholders to produce and host the content.
The Queensland course was run by TAFE Queensland Southbank with TAFE teachers Cameron Garrett and Duncan Marsden and included visits to CV Media & Signage and Sign Essentials. The visit to CV Media & Signage included an apprentice session with first-year apprentice, Cassie Nitshke.
The South Australian course was run by TAFE SA Tonsley with TAFE teachers Steve Fogarty and Angelo Kontibas and included a visit to Sign Concepts.
The young attendees were treated to an exciting couple of days of learning, with hands-on activities, such as sign painting, light box building and exercises with sign industry specific software applications; equipment demonstrations and site visits to sign businesses.
“The students that attended the courses came away with a greater appreciation and enthusiasm for the sign industry,” Nielsen said.
“Only days after the course was held, an attendee from the Queensland course was inquiring with AusSIP about a sign industry apprenticeship, which is a great result.
“ASGA is committed to helping address the issue of sign industry labour market shortages and will continue its work in raising the profile of the sign industry among school leavers, with more taster courses planned in 2023 across Western Australia and the eastern states.”
Here are some pictures from the events:
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