VACC Automotive Apprenticeships apprentices are among the finest in the country. We know this because the completion rate for VACC apprentices is 85 per cent, which is much higher than the national average of 56 per cent.
Of course, VACC Automotive Apprenticeships, ably led by Nigel Muller, has an award-winning team that works incredibly hard to make this a reality. In the frame too are VACC members who host the apprentices and the training providers at TAFE colleges, who also play a role.
But, in the end, an apprenticeship scheme is only as good as the apprentices in it. So it follows that the young people in the scheme are a cut above.
Jaycob Edwards is a school-based apprentice hosted by car dealership Etheridge Ford, in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The Lilydale site concentrates on servicing, while the Etheridge establishment in Ringwood also sells new and used vehicles.
When not at the service centre, Jaycob attends Mooroolbark College and Ringwood Training.
But the story doesn’t end there. The Year 12 student is also a hero firefighter, defending his local community, which borders rural land on the outskirts of Melbourne.
Jaycob’s VACC Automotive Apprenticeships Field Manager Alan Maggs said it was no surprise to learn of Jaycob’s extra-curricular activities.
“Jaycob is in his second year of his school-based course and he’s going extremely well at work and his RTO,” said Alan.
“In his spare time, Jaycob volunteers with the Country Fire Authority and was recently awarded his five-year service award by Federal Member for Casey, Aaron Violi MP.”
Jaycob completes his school-based apprenticeship in November and then will go into a full-time apprenticeship at Etheridge Ford.
The future looks bright for the automotive industry as long as VACC Automotive Apprenticeships keeps attracting people of Jaycob Edwards’ calibre.
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