From the Desk of Anne – Easter 2012

• New Civil + Project Manager Trainer – Meet Rob
• New jobs and promotions for those finishing their qualifications
• Graduation dates – Sunshine Coast – July 21 and November 17
• Webinar Dates – everyone invited to join
• Submitting your work to the Members Area – Upload limit and best computer browsers for Members Area

Hi Everyone,

Happy Easter from all at Global Training.

Wow the first three months of 2012 have definitely flown – full of action and excitement for our members – from workplace dramas for our Papua New Guinea Members, to flooding for all our Condobolin and Northern New South Wales clients, babies being born, operations, weddings , new positions, promotions – life is full – Well done for fitting your studies into your busy lives.  Keep focused and you will get there!

What can be at the end of your qualifications?  Well, I’m glad you asked.

We have recently had some very exciting calls from members and recent graduates who have new promotions (one of the guys phoned with an “Anne, I have a $20,000+ promotion for me if I can get my qualification completed ASAP- what do I still need to do?” – needless to say that his last couple of assignments and evidence came in very quickly)

Congratulations to Henery one of our Advanced Diploma Members, who phoned so excited about his new job where he could determine his roster, workload and came with a $50,000+ pay rise from his previous role.  Henery attributes much of getting his new job to having gained his formal qualifications.  His interview also went really well because his RPL and assignments had forced him to think through all his experience and knowledge, and could easily relate it to the interview questions.

I also had the delight of being rejected.  We were looking for a new trainer, so I phoned one of our graduates from last year to offer him the position.  He informed me that his new role (which he got as a result of completing his qualifications) was great – high pay, good conditions, happy in the work and that there was no way I could prize him out of it to work with us.

So in my quest to find a new Trainer to help Shane out, who did I find…

We would like you all to welcome Rob Stone to your team of Trainers.  Rob is a civil engineer who has a wealth of international project management experience.  He has roads, subdivision, building, construction experience in South Africa and the Middle East.  He has recently been the Senior Project Manager for a $1.2 Billion dollar project in Abu Dhabi.

Rob enjoys Project management so much that is a member of the Project Management Institute and is studying his Masters in Project Management through a Sydney College. Rob has completed his Trainer and Assessor qualifications recently so he knows  – what you are going through – fitting in both work and study at the same time.

Although only fairly recently arriving in Australia, Rob is loving living here and is really enjoying getting out and about with Shane, visiting you on job sites, in your workplaces or chatting over the phone.  So if you are  lucky enough to work with Rob, ask him heaps of questions, learn from his experience and of course teach him how we do things here is Australia and help him out with his accent.

Graduation Dates: July 21 and November 17

Next graduations are on the Sunshine Coast in July and November. Your invitation for July is attached.

Venues are booked, and RSVP’s are open – Register now on the members page www.globaltraining.edu.au/members

Great to hear many of you are planning to come.

Not sure what happens – Check out the photos on the website – definitely an afternoon that everyone enjoys.

What do you need to do to be part of it – Finish your Qualification!!!  Shane and I pay for the afternoon, so its free to you – just get your assignments and evidence in.

Completion Dates

If you are on a funded training program, make sure you call us and be sure when you have to be finished by.  Many Queensland people need to be finished by the end of April (if you started in 2010) or June (if you started last year.  NSW people, you will need to be finished this year also, so keep working on your units.

Training Plan Webinar Dates

Shane and Rob will be running webinars for most units this year.  See attached training plan.  Everyone is welcome to join the session (even if you have already completed that unit).  Webinars will also be recorded and available at the unit in the Members Area.  Project management units are already recorded.

Training Videos

Shane and Anthony have been busy making and editing training videos for many of the civil units.  These will be added to the learning areas for the unit.

Using the Members Area

Are you having trouble accessing or working through the member’s area?  Please check your Internet browser .If you don’t know what browser you are using log onto our website and scroll down to the bottom of the page. If you see the following icon you are using internet explorer.

We recommend you download either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.  Also email Anthony at anthonyv@globaltraining.edu.au   so he can help you out.

Upload limits for submitting assessments

Be aware that there is an upload limit of 8MB per file on our member’s area.  If you have a file that exceeds this limit please consider:  Zipping the file, splitting the file in to smaller files or contacting Anthony to arrange a private online file upload.

From the office here there is a couple of updates for you…

Member Support news

Victoria says “Hi” to you all from Western Australia – she is enjoying a holiday travelling around the gold fields and wineries.  (For those who work with Victoria, we are still marking your assessments – Mark even finished both his qualifications last night).

Sara has just returned home after her 12 months with YWAM (Youth with a mission) visiting and working in orphanages and with street women in America, Germany, Thailand and other countries.  She says to say hi to you all and asks about you.   She is going to finish her International Business degree.

Andrea is planning a 2 month trip back to her Canada homeland for May and June so we are all trying to convince her to take us with her.

Shane, I and the rest of the team are all here and ready willing and able to help you complete your qualifications.

Easter Message

As you enjoy your Easter weekend, please take time to consider the real reason and meaning behind Easter. Jesus Christ is God’s son and he died on a Cross and rose again – for you – so that you can have a relationship with God and have access to heaven and an eternal life.  Easter gives meaning and purpose for our lives.  If you ever wish to discuss what this can mean for you, then give Shane a call.

Give us a call to book appointments and we are looking forward to helping you complete your qualifications.  See you at Graduation!

Talk soon,

Anne.