Forsythes Training congratulates two award winning apprentices who it has trained for its valued client, North Construction. Brady Casey has taken out the Master Builders Association NSW 2019 Excellence in Construction Awards. He is in the running for the national award to be announced on November 22 in Uluru. Nelson Florimo, now a Leading Hand, […]

Forsythes Training is now an approved training provider under the NSW Resources Regulators’ new learning from mining disasters training package. We’ll run the MOC Mandatory workshop – learning from Disasters Program No 3 – until at least August 2024. Program 3 is for practising certificate holders to satisfy their maintenance of competence requirement. But practising […]

FREE information evening When: Thursday 17th October, 6pm Where: Wests Mayfield Register by October 15 to admin@forsthestraining.com.au or call 4922 0122 Download flier Trades based or health & community based and looking for career change? Hunter people with trades-based or health and community qualifications and experience have the opportunity to be supported to make a career […]

Our client, and leading Australian community housing provider, Compass Housing, has taken out a 2019 Australian Business Award for Training Excellence. Compass was recognised for the Emerging Leaders Program it developed in consultation with Forsythes Training. We helped Compass to secure NSW Government Smart & Skilled funding to subsidise the training. Compass focussed on training […]

          Forsythes Training is supporting this year’s Mining and Leadership Summit in Sydney on September 17 and 18. Come and visit our stand to speak to our experts about full nationally recognised qualifications as well as short courses and skills sets in leadership for mining sector professionals. Forsythes Training – the […]

The NSW Government has released a policy for the use of Smart and Skilled funding for the delivery of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116). Smart and Skilled funding for TAE40116 Policy Detail The policy says Smart and Skilled funding cannot be used for the upskilling of currently qualified trainers and assessors (i.e. […]

Client case study Forsythes Training is helping leading Australian community housing provider, Compass Housing, make mental health training mandatory. It requires new staff to complete the Mental Health First Aid course within the first six months of starting work and all staff to undertake the training every three years. Training Officer Lisa Jansen says, following […]

Client Case Study: Compass Housing Services Leadership development, workforce planning and succession planning are vital for the fast growing, Australian community housing provider, Compass Housing. Training Officer Lisa Jansen says the organisation is preparing for staffing changes and ensuring its emerging and future leaders have the right skills. In November 2018 it started a customised […]

Forsythes Training continues to support the #Hunter region’s vocational education and training #VET sector by again being a major sponsor of the Hunter Region Apprenticeship and Traineeship Awards (#HRATA). The annual awards are part of the #NSWTrainingAwards. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on June 21 in Newcastle. Tickets are available here. […]

Before Progress Rail acquired Downer Rail Freight in January 2018, the business went through some tough times and there were a number of job reductions and a number of redundancies. It was after this point that Downer started to invest in leadership training. Progress Rail has increased this strategy to invest in leadership training and […]

Progress Rail has made it a priority to upgrade the its workforce’s training and assessment (TAE) skills. TAE upgrades for compliance and quality For Senior Regional Human Resources Manager, Dave Wilson, the reason is two-fold –  compliance and quality. “We have a compliance expectation and want to be able to demonstrate that we meet all […]

World Day for Safety & Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day (Sunday April 28) puts the spotlight on WHS training. This year, the theme is a safe and healthy future of work. Safety experts and authorities such as Safe Work Australia are urging organisations and businesses to promote a safe and healthy workplace. That includes […]