Visual Connections injects $45k into Holmesglen

Industry suppliers association Visual Connections has donated $45,000 to the Holmesglen Institute digital print training centre in Victoria.

The Visual Connections board unanimously supported the decision. It comes just a week after the association teamed up with education provider REA to promote print in the classroom.

Mitchell Mulligan, newly appointed president at Visual Connections says, “On behalf of the Visual Connections members I am pleased to confirm our support for a training facility that will promote the industry’s digital technologies in a wide array of applications, across all sectors”

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Robert Black, program manager printing at Holmesglen Institute says, “[The support] is indicative and recognition of the Visual Connections Board commitment to engaging the whole community through education and training pathways. As an industry we must engage schools and Holmesglen Institute has made a commitment to do this on behalf of the industry.

“Visual Connections is committed to working towards a sustainable print industry and part of that commitment means supporting new industry training initiatives that may meet this objective. This is part of a wider education strategy from Visual Connections and additional to its continued support of industry promotional campaigns through Two Sides Australia and its support of other industry initiatives and bodies such as Women in Print, the LIA-Visual Connections National Scholarship Prize, ANZFTA, NZSDA, ASGA and the NSW TAFE training awards.”

Holmesglen launched its off-site Cert III in Print three months ago, the only such course in Victoria following a long hiatus caused by the closure of the RMIT print training facility.

Mulligan says, “As vendors, our members are heavily invested in the training needs and outcomes of the print and sign industry and we are thrilled to be able to support this vital initiative. We are especially pleased that Holmesglen Institute has a long-term goal to actively engage schools through pre-apprenticeship, VET in schools, VCAL and year 9-10 taster programs.

“This dovetails with the recent partnership announcement of REA Australia and Visual Connections to work together to promote the graphics and sign industries through the FI in Schools Programme and other REA programmes.”

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