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australian industry trade college
Ma rk Hands AITC CEO
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 -
BRYCE (TOOWOOMBA CAMPUS)
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.
ALICIA (2010 AITC GRADUATE -
CHOCOLATIER) 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.
DANIEL (2010 AITC GRADUATE -
CARPENTER) 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.
WE GET TO DO THIS. We get to nurture the talents of young people and watch them take their place in the real world. Most young people who join the AITC are like a thirsty seed. Everything for success lies dormant in their lives due to the wrong learning environment. They just need drops of rain to reach them and they flourish. AITC is that rain for many of our students.
WE GET TO DO THIS. We get to partner with industry leaders like Energex and Shine Precision to deliver unmatched experiences in the world of work.
WE GET TO DO THIS. We get to celebrate a one year campus anniversary or a campus’ first sign-up with 100 young people, industry educators and administrators.
WE GET TO DO THIS. It says it all - about why we are so proud of our community, and this magazine, where we get to share the joy around.
