JOBSEEKERS in regional Victoria will have improved access to training opportunities and career counselling, as GOTAFE hits the road in a repurposed semi-trailer.
Minister for Training and Skills, Gayle Tierney, visited Nagambie to launch the State Government’s $850,000 GOTAFE Mobile Campus and Skills and Jobs Centre. Housed in a fit-for-purpose semi-trailer, the Mobile Centre will visit areas in the state’s Northeast that have limited or no direct access to TAFE and training.
The mobile centre is fully accessible featuring a client reception area, private career counselling space, workshop and seminar space and a community computer lab.
Ms Tierney said, “Every Victorian deserves equal access to high-quality training and a pathway to the job they want, no matter where they live – and that’s what GOTAFE’s new Mobile Campus and Skills and Jobs Centre will deliver.”
The centre will supplement GOTAFE’s bricks and mortar offering by catering for 200,000 additional northern Victorians within three years, including prospective students, jobseekers, industry and community groups, by reducing the need for individuals to travel long distances or relocate for the services they need.
Two new staff members will join GOTAFE’s team to provide training, career counselling and advice, personal and professional development workshops, and access to other support services including financial, housing and counselling.
Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes commented, “This mobile campus will be a one-stop-shop for skills, training and career advice – reaching every corner of the Northeast and giving locals better access to our world-class training system.”
