Master Builder Victoria
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TRAINING
How Master Builders recruits the best trainers Master Builders talks a lot about the quality of the training we provide; Katie Tunnah we’re proud of Logistics Team Manager the fact that we believe our trainers are the best. But what actually makes a quality trainer? How does Master Builders find and recruit the people who provide you with the skills and knowledge that help you get the work you want? It begins with our commitment to employing only industry experts who have specialised knowledge about the courses they lead.
The final step in the recruitment process is having them sit in with a current trainer and deliver a small portion of the material to an actual class. We then ask for feedback from the trainer to ensure the applicant performed well in front of a real audience. At this point, we can be sure that the applicant will be of the high quality we require.
Trainers such as Rem demonstrate why Master Builders invests time and research in finding trainers. In refusing to follow a ‘jack of all trades’ approach, we have a smaller pool of trainers available, but one composed of specialists who deliver the best education available. It’s an essential part of helping you get more of the work you’re after.
Each year, we are approached by a number of people who want to deliver training for Master Builders. Only a select few of these are successful, as we want to ensure that those standing in front of you in the classroom are not just experts, but have exceptional skill at the delivery of vocational education. The process of finding the right trainers isn’t simple or streamlined, but Master Builders believes the extra effort is worth it. As with any job, the recruiting process starts with a detailed discussion about why they want to be a trainer, the applicants’ previous work history and the depth of their industry involvement. We also prefer our trainers to still be working actively in their field to help ensure their knowledge remains current, and the hours we offer allow for that flexibility. We ask the applicant back for a second interview which requires them to make a one-hour presentation to the Training Department, as if we were their students. This allows us to evaluate their presentation skills and knowledge of material.
“I get a real sense of satisfaction knowing that I have been able to provide industry-current experience and information to students,” Lotito said. “Having the opportunity to engage with people already in the industry, as well as those looking to get into the building game, is something no computer or text book can offer; having the time to build a rapport with students and get them headed in the right direction.”
If you have any questions about Master Builders industry training, call us or visit the training website.
Rem Lotito, of Buildest, a building estimation business, offers an excellent example of how a strong recruit becomes an excellent trainer, and also how some of the best candidates come from unexpected places. Though he had not worked as a trainer previously, Rem’s knowledge and enthusiasm for wanting to help students reach their goals made him an outstanding candidate, and his performance has borne that out. He has over 20 years in the building industry, with involvement in a broad range of projects with top-tier commercial and residential builders, as well as Defence Department works, which demonstrated the importance of quality documentation, processes and procedures. Contact: Training Department Phone: (03) 9411 4555 Email: training@mbav.com.au Website: mbavtraining.com.au