The alliances include the provision of dedicated Komatsu classrooms, and Komatsu excavators and wheel loaders used exclusively for training, which Komatsu?s own apprentices ? as well as other organisations? apprentices ? can work on to develop their skills on real equipment while attending TAFE.
?In terms of apprenticeships and training generally, our philosophy is very much to work with TAFE organisations, rather than ?going it alone? and trying to develop our own institutes,? said Paul Richardson, Komatsu Australia?s national organisational development manager.
?Our strong preference is for the partnership approach. It?s very much a two-way process, whereby we can provide equipment and resources donated or otherwise made available to TAFE for training of our own apprentices and technical people, as well as TAFE?s other apprentices, while for our part, we are partnering with Australia?s leading training organisations.?
Paul Richardson said Komatsu has co-located facilities with Queensland TAFE Skills Tech at Acacia Ridge and Kurri Kurri TAFE in NSW. Each campus will have two new dedicated Komatsu classrooms and workshops, along with PC200-8 excavators and a WA480-6 wheel loader (at Kurri Kurri only) used exclusively for training.
Source: Komatsu Australia/Construction Communications
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