Trade Training Centre Application

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Trade Training Centre Application

• The process of applying for funding and the
  criteria of the application
• Anthony McKay, Parade College
• P 03 9468 3300 E tmckay_at_parade.vic.edu.au

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Single School Application

• Parade College decided to submit a single school
  application because of the following reasons
  Less complex in organisation structure, Possible
  partnerships within the local catholic schools
  were at different stages in their investigations
  for TTC funding.
• Informal partnerships with local Catholic schools
  and NMVC

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Expression of Interest and Starting the process
of collecting evidence

• After thinking about the needs of the College and
  the local area, the concept of a multi- purpose
  structure for traditional trades was developed.
• After reading the criteria of the application, we
  gathered a list of organisations that we would
  contact to obtain letters of support for our
  application.

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Letters of Support

• Organisations that we have had a relationship
  with over the last 5 years with SWL, ASBA, Work
  Experience and Employment for Parade College
  students, within the area of traditional skills
  of the application. Letters needed to state the
  past relationship between the two bodies (For
  example 5 Parade students employed over the last
  5 years, SWL or work experience placements over
  the last 3 years)
• BNLLEN, NMIT, 370 Degrees, RMIT, NMVC, Catholic
  Schools of the local area, Local Member of
  Parliament, EREA, Parade College Board of
  Management and Committees at Parade College.
• We contacted all of the above and arranged
  meetings for further discussions of our proposal.
• We arranged to meet with the CECV representatives.

5
The Application

• We contacted a Building and Construction
  Organisation about the construction of the work
  space and a draftsman for the drawing up of
  plans. Schools should be reminded that they need
  to commit financially to the first stage.
• We met with DEEWR at planning meetings and asked
  many questions about the criteria and questions
  and the wording of questions.
• WE spoke to DEEWR as we were writing the
  application on a weekly basis and sometimes a
  daily.
• WE spoke with the CECV concerning the criteria
  and our application.

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Criteria and Evidence

• We needed to follow up the collection of evidence
  form the various parties who had offered support.
  This is a process that you need to give yourself
  6 to 8 weeks.
• We had to address the criteria and use our
  evidence to support our statements within the
  application.
• Certain criteria was difficult to address because
  of the technical nature of the question (risk
  management, employment trends in the local area
  and ongoing costs etc)
• We had a great volume of information for other
  questions and needed to be specific on what we
  used.
• We needed to supply evidence for each question
  and make sure we used the right zip folder for
  storage of the documentation.

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Application Writing

• The difficulty of the writing of the application
  was the word limit on each question, many times
  we used attachments in the zip folder to give
  further evidence for the question.
• Double checking if all evidence has been
  received.
• Costing of the project

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Quotes for the application

• To work out and receive professional assistance
  in what machinery and equipment was needed for
  the TTC.
• To obtain quotes for the machinery and equipment.
• To obtain plans for the structure which is a cost
  that the school has to pay at the start of the
  process.
• To follow up supplies for quotes.
• To be sure that you cover all expected areas for
  quote ( desks, chairs, blinds etc ) A key
  factor is if the application is successful on
  going costs are the responsibility of the
  organisation.
• Some areas you are unable to get quotes for
  (exhaust system for machinery until the structure
  is built) and make sure you make a note of it in
  the quotes section of the application.

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HOPE

• Dream, apply and good luck