blueprint
australian industry trade college
Mark Hands AITC C EO
I have the best job in the world. Watching young lives connect their talent to future opportunity always makes me want to cry out, “Yes!” In fact here at the College, we have a soundbite (or code) we as staff say to each other as a reminder of the privilege we hold in being a part of this magic moment - “We get to do this”. We say it often and we say it deliberately. We say it as a way of recognising the metamorphosis that takes place - from a young person finding their way to a confident and valued employee - this is a phenomenon that we should never become familiar with. For example -
B R YC E ( T O OWO O M B A C A M P U S )
loves the agricultural industry and is now mustering cattle with helicopters, building boutique weather stations for western Queensland properties as well as breeding cattle – while completing school. A L I C I A ( 2 0 1 0 A I T C G R A D U AT E C H O C O L AT I E R ) returned from Cologne in
Germany where she perfected the craft of quality chocolate making. She now operates an artisan chocolate company providing high-end products to corporate clients. DA N I E L ( 2 0 1 0 A I TC G R A D U AT E C A R P E N T E R ) arrived to meet me recently
in his new Mercedes. He has progressed through carpentry to site manager and now works with Multiplex as a Quantity Surveyor on multi-million dollar projects on the Gold Coast after completing a university degree in construction management.
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