What's Happening in Moorabbin, VIC…

A financial boost to Holmesglen TAFE is set to benefit 3,000 of its apprentices.

The TAFE, with a campus in Moorabbin, is to receive State Government funding of $3.5m, which has been earmarked to establish an outreach service for apprentices.

When announcing the allocation recently, Skills Minister Steve Herbert said the money was part of the Victorian Government’s $320m TAFE rescue fund, and would go towards implementing wellbeing, learning and support services.

Chief executive of Holmesglen Mary Faraone said the Moorabbin campus would benefit in a number of ways from the availability of more funds.

This, she said, will include the development of an apprentice support programme to include an expanded one-on-one and in-class numeracy, literacy and language support service.

She said ‘drop-in’ numeracy and literacy support would also soon be added to services listed in the Moorabbin facility’s catalogue printing.

Faraone said it is expected that about 3,000 apprentices who attend and study at Holmesglen will benefit from the introduction of the new outreach services, which are expected to include site visits by trainers.

Among the benefits the new programme will deliver, according to Faraone, is its ability to target and identify apprentices struggling to finalise training due to personal issues, which has been difficult in the past.

Greater support for more unique Holmesglen apprenticeships, such as glazing and stonemasonry, could also be forthcoming with the new programme, she said.