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BOOTH COLLEGE VOLUME 7
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ISSUE 1
MARCH 2015
Vocational Training celebrates 20 years
P1 Vocational Training celebrates 20 years P2 Word from the Principal P3 Distance program equipping leaders P4 Woman of God P5 General Eva Burrows P6 Great to be back P7 On solid ground P8 The theology of beauty
Vocational training team L - R Kat, Kylie, Helen, Robyn, Kim and Kirsten (missing from picture Melissa)
UPCOMING EVENTS 7 May Stanmore House launch 16 May Sydney College of Divinity graduation 30 May Sydney chapter Historical Society Public Meeting Mr Lindsay Cox, Territorial Archives and Museum Melbourne ANZAC Reflection 1 June School for Christian Studies Winter School begins 27 June | 6.00pm – midnight Half night of prayer 23 July – 5 August Mission Week 20 August Frederick Coutts Memorial Lecture Dr Kent Brower, Nazarene Theological College UK
In 2015 Booth College Vocational Training celebrates 20 years as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Since its inception on 10 April 1995, its mission has been twofold - to equip people for work by providing training for the marginalized through the social programs of The Salvation Army and to deliver tailormade vocational courses for personnel within The Salvation Army. Though its vision to equip people through vocational training, both in the community and within the Army, has remained the same the RTO has grown dramatically in two decades and is currently accredited by the Australian government body ASQA to deliver 34 qualifications. Its nationally recognized programs are delivered to industry standards by qualified trainers across 11 delivery sites around New South Wales and Queensland. Additionally, the Booth College team trains facilitators equipping them to teach. Recognising the changing landscape of training, the RTO has also taken its training to where the learners are, making it more accessible. It has entered the arena of distance education and trains people in their backyard by going to the locations where the cohort of learners are. It works in partnership and collaborates with various interest groups, both internal and external to The Salvation
Army, looking for opportunities to expand its reach. Throughout the 20 years, its finest achievement is the more than 6000 students who have been equipped for work. This includes people from disadvantaged backgrounds helped through the vocational programs to aspire to and realise their potential. Another area of pride is the 11 delivery sites that enjoy broad connectivity with the region it serves, enriching its communities not only through the training provided but by opening its doors to serve unconditionally. The RTO is making a difference by being responsive to the training needs within the Army. Its high quality training is adapted to one’s role and provided in the Army’s systems, procedures, ethos and values. Flexible delivery, with training offered in regional and metropolitan areas and some via distance, has benefited many officers and employees over the years. As the RTO begins its third decade, it will continue to shape the vocational scene by providing training that aligns with the mission of The Salvation Army - to equip and empower its graduates to serve the world.
Booth College is accredited by the government as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to deliver nationally recognised vocational education and training. Booth College is a Member Institute of the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD) accredited to deliver higher education theological courses.
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