Trades

Safety

At all times we endeavour to provide a safe work environment for students. In general students are happy to adopt the safety standards we expect. However, many students need to be reminded regularly to wear their safety glasses, tying hair back (past collar length), masks or other safety equipment. It would be appreciated if parents would reinforce the importance of adhering to safety requirements.

Furnishing and Engineering Accounts

As students commence their major projects, the College is happy to purchase materials on your behalf.  This has proved to be time saving in terms of reducing delays in material arriving and being able to rectify ordering errors quickly. 

Our process for sending out project accounts is outlined below.  We are trying to ensure parents don't get a surprise when accounts arrive. Initially a “commencement account” and a "project confirmation slip" will be sent home. Parents need to return the project confirmation slip as quickly as possible so that students may start their projects.  Then payment of the commencement account (50% estimate of the approximate total cost) is required.  On completion of the project a detailed final account will be sent with the balance due before the project can be collected.

Workshops Open After Hours

The Trade workshops are regularly open after hours during the week. This gives students the opportunity to utilise the workshops for their personal projects or to get assistance with work.  If students are planning to make difficult projects or are having difficulty with their work, we strongly advise they utilise this resource.

Trade Tours

We have Trade Tours coming up for students. Interested Year 11 students will be heading to Westrac, Hofmann Engineering and Proform. It’s a great opportunity to see what happens in industry or even a possible career destination. A Trade Tour for Year 12 students is scheduled for second term. 

Stephen Prangnell

Head of Trades