Date Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Time 10.30am

Venue The LIRNspace, First Floor, Building A, Wodonga TAFE.

For further information and to register for the NEIS program, please phone 02 6055 6000, email neis@wodongatafe.edu.au, or visit the NEIS website at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/neis/index.html

If you have a good idea for setting up a business of your own, the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) may help you get started. NEIS is an Australian Government initiative that helps eligible job seekers start new, viable small businesses.

Find out more about the Certificate IV in Small Business Management

In the 12 months after completing training, graduates receive funding that enables them to start their businesses and to re-invest the turnover into their businesses, knowing they have income support to help with living costs.

You don’t have to be a fanatic who can run marathons; you just have to be ready to improve your own fitness and also be prepared to assist others to improve.

Information and registration session 10am-12.30pm,Thursday 9 February 2012 at Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service.

Course starting late February 2012.

For further information or to enrol, please contact:

Selina Clark 02 6040 1222 | Kelly Goldsworthy 02 6024 7599 | Pettina Love 02 6055 6638.

Aboriginal fitness 'Bran nue me' flyer (PDF 97Kb)

From 2012, the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) expects all career development advisors to be accredited. By completing these courses you will not only meet their requirements but exceed them, with a dual qualification!

These courses are designed for both experienced practitioners whose existing skills need to be accredited as well as starters in the industry who need to acquire new skills.

What is a career development practitioner?

Career development practitioners provide services that help people manage their careers, make occupational and study decisions, plan career transitions and find career information. They may be also known as:

• career counsellors or advisers
• employment counsellors
• career management consultants
• career practitioners
• career coaches
• rehabilitation counsellors
• guidance officers
• work development officers
• employment support workers
• work experience coordinators
• job developers
• placement coordinators
• vocational rehabilitation workers.

Where do career development practitioners work?

Career development practitioners work in a range of settings, such as schools, TAFEs, universities, business organisations, government agencies and private practice.

What do career development practitioners do?

Career development practitioners may work with individuals or small groups. Some of the services they provide include:

• career counselling
• career education
• job placement
• employment services
• recruitment
• career coaching
• training
• mentoring
• coordinating work experience or internships
• resume preparation
• career planning
• administering and interpreting tests
• teaching job hunting strategies.

Download the brochure about our qualifications in career development and employment services (PDF 143Kb)

For more information, and to apply for this course

Contact Business, Communications and Service Industries

Phone 02 6055 6000 | Fax 02 6055 6717 | Email bcsi@wodongatafe.edu.au

Do you have a passion for hands-on work and practical design? Consider a career in furniture, cabinet making, construction or building design. Build your skills to take you places!

There is a demand for people with the right qualifications and skills, and current knowledge. Our training covers a range of speciality areas.

Check out our range of courses in furniture, cabinet making, construction and building design.

Contact us for further information

Timber Studies Phone 02 6055 6767 | Email timberstudies@wodongatafe.edu.au  

Building Design Phone 02 6055 6699 | Email buildingdesign@wodongatafe.edu.au 

• conferences
• corporate events
• meetings
• planning and training days
• exhibitions.

More information is available at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/tafespace

For room availability, a tailored quote on room hire, or to discuss options for your event, please contact our events team.

Phone 02 6055 6992 | Email events@wodongatafe.edu.au

Visit TAFEspace, 158 Lawrence Street, Wodonga, Vic 3690.

Do you have a good idea for setting up a business of your own? The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) may help you get started. NEIS is an Australian Government initiative that helps eligible job seekers start new, viable small businesses.

In the 12 months after completing training, graduates receive funding that enables them to start their businesses and to re-invest the turnover into their businesses, knowing they have income support to help with living costs. Wodonga TAFE is taking expressions of interest for the next program, to be delivered in February 2012.

For further information and to register, please phone 02 6055 6000, email neis@wodongatafe.edu.au, or visit the NEIS website at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/neis/index.html.

Testimonial

Hannah Nicholls had an idea: an Albury-based video production company with the versatility to deliver television commercials, real estate promos, wedding and corporate videos.

She had worked in the media production industry for five years, and saw a big gap in the local market.

'I had the video equipment and production skills,' Hannah says.

All she needed were the business skills to put her idea into practice.

That's where the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme came in.

'Going through the program clarified everything,' Hannah says. 'It made me sit down and identify what my products were and who my market was. I had to establish a budget and a business plan.'

For Hannah, a vital part of the course concerned how to price your product.

'I learned what to charge for each product so I could cover my costs while remaining competitive,' she says.

'Previously, if someone said they wanted me to do a job, I struggled to quote them the right price.'

The program was hard work, of course. Establishing any new business is. But Hannah was supported throughout by Wodonga TAFE staff.

'I got advice and guidance specific to my idea,' she says. 'The class was small enough that you got one-on-one attention, so every step was tailored to my needs.'

She entered the program in July of 2010. By October, Rooftop Media was up and running.

'It really gave me the confidence to jump in and do it,' she says.

Rooftop Media now boasts a highly-interactive, multimedia-rich website, as well as a body of work from a variety of clients, from circus acts and musical theatre groups to real estate agents and tourism operators.

Like you, Hannah had skills. All she needed was the business know-how provided by the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme.

A study option to suit you

The study options available to you are:

• Tuesday evenings, 6pm-9pm, 7 February to 26 June 2012
• Friday fortnightly, 9am-4pm, 3 February to 15 June 2012
• Distance education (online class), 7pm-8pm, Thursday 2 February to 28 June 2012.

Need further information?

Read more information about the Diploma of Sustainability 22105VIC

Diploma of Sustainability flyer (PDF 350KB)

Diploma of Sustainability insert (PDF 154Kb)

Fees

The Diploma of Sustainability is offered as a dual diploma opportunity which has multiple fee scenarios. Fees are determined by what you are currently studying or what studies you have already completed. To work out your fee structure, and for further enquiries please contact us.

Contact us

Email sustainability@wodongatafe.edu.au | Phone 02 6055 6669

• Enrolment form
• Eligibility and fee information
• Course information
• Financial assistance and student grants

Not sure about your course, need more information?

• Pathways
• careerdirect
• Career maps
• Scholarships
• Careers advice and counselling

Find out more about being a student at Wodonga TAFE.

• What our students have to say
• Information for current students

Talk to us!

To enrol, or for further information, please call 13 TAFE (13 8233) or email courseinfo@wodongatafe.edu.au

Funded by the federal government, NEIS provides training at Certificate IV level in Small Business Management. In the 12 months after they have completed their training, graduates receive funding that enables them to start their businesses and to re-invest the turnover into their businesses, knowing they have income support to help with living costs. Typically, students are entrepreneurs who have been registered with Centrelink, and need training and financial assistance to launch their business ideas.

The most recent graduates are ready to launch into their new businesses, equipped with the skills and knowledge that they have gained under the comprehensive training scheme. Mr Prashil Singh, program manager of NEIS at Wodonga TAFE said, ‘Wodonga TAFE is ideally placed to help those eligible move from being registered job seekers to potentially opening a new, small business under this vibrant and exciting scheme’.

One of the graduates of the program, Michele Kampen, has used the knowledge she has gained through the program, to open her own business, The Christmas Beetle which is open now located at 472 David Street Albury. The Christmas Beetle offers fabulous decorations and provides craft classes such as designing and producing handmade cards and one-of-a-kind Christmas ornaments.

Mr Singh said, ‘We guide participants through the small business management program. They learn to plan effectively, which sets them on the right track towards opening and operating successful small businesses. By preparing comprehensive business plans that include marketing, researching, budgeting, and financial projections, participants graduate with the ability to apply these important business tools as they establish and grow their businesses’.

‘Participants’ business plans are tested for their viability by an independent business advisory panel and when the plans have been accepted, NEIS supports the new business financially for up to 52 weeks. Participants are also matched with mentors from the Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre for the subsequent 12 months, which is an invaluable way of obtaining ongoing information and practical support’, Mr Singh continued.

NEIS has been running for over 20 years with excellent results in that 86 per cent of the program’s graduates do not go back to the ranks of the long-term unemployed. Wodonga TAFE has been involved with NEIS since 2009 and our proven success with the implementation of this program has allowed the Federal Government to offer Wodonga TAFE a contract rollover for the further 3 year term.

Trainers have a variety of experiences and really bond with the students over the full-time, six-week, face-to-face training program. Students form valuable connections with colleagues and the wide variety of guest speakers from industry who give their time to present to the students in the classroom.

Wodonga TAFE is taking expressions of interest for the next program, to be delivered in February 2012.

For further information and to register, please telephone 02 6055 6000, email neis@wodongatafe.edu.au, or visit www.wodongatafe.edu.au/neis.

Kids On Campus staff would like to wish all families a happy and safe Christmas.

Lisa Wiltshire

Director

Kids on Campus newsletter December 2011 (PDF 114Kb)