INDUSTRY PATHWAY

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Not many people can say they enjoy putting Ikea flatpacks together but Hannah Rattey, student from the Australian Industry Trade College (AITC), has been doing that since she was five-years-old. It was inevitable that her talent brought her to the doors of the AITC to pursue a pathway in industry.

Like all AITC students Hannah found work experience and tried various industries while working hard to complete her Year 12 Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). “When I was at my old school I hadn’t done any work experience,” says Hannah. “The extent of building anything was a 50-minute lesson about three or four times a week. It was fun but it wasn’t going to get me anywhere.”

The AITC encourages all students to find their career with a series of work experience placements during Industry blocks. Hannah’s work experience last year included “cutting chipboards out, edging them, cleaning them, constructing them into lockers. It’s been pretty cool. I hadn’t done a lot of building but when I did it was really fun,” says Hannah.

Being at the AITC “has really helped me to have that extra push to start my career.”

That extra push led her to work experience with Spoke Joinery (Quadric) at the beginning of this year. After only a few weeks Lee Wood (Manager), could see that Hannah was a great fit for the team and was keen to sign her up as a school-based apprentice in cabinet making. Hannah will be Spoke Joinery’s fifth school-based apprentice from the AITC with three young people still working with the team.

Hannah says, “It feels amazing to be signed-up. All that hard work and exploring what I want to do has finally paid off. It’s like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I can settle into one place and learn more every day.”

Yvette Pratt, Ipswich AITC Campus Manager, says “Hannah demonstrates the school’s values and outcome to the highest level. It is one of the reasons she was chosen to become one of the school’s leaders. Hannah’s commitment to her trade and leading women forward in industry helps #breakthebias every day. We are grateful to have such a hardworking, dedicated young woman to represent the AITC and we are proud of all that she has accomplished. Our promise is to connect young people with opportunities in Industry, and Industry with GREAT young people, and Hannah is a true testament of that promise.”

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AITC Industry Consultant, Brenda Roney, agrees “Hannah has been a stand-out since beginning at the AITC and continues to impress everyone. She has a great attitude and always puts in her best effort. She is fortunate to be working with a great multiWISDOM faceted company like Spoke Joinery where she will flourish.” Hannah will no doubt flourish in her new role at Spoke Joinery and offers advice for young people who want to get a head-start in industry while at school. “Come to the AITC and achieve your QCE. Get out into industry—even if you’re nervous or scared. Get a head start and find your industry pathway.”

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