A State Government initiative, the Training Information Pathways Service was introduced by program coordinator Maria Doganieri at the Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House on Tuesday.
The program, an initiative of State Training and Skills Gail Tierney Minister, provides free vocational
“TIPS is about that first step when you are wanting to train or retrain and enter the workforce,”
“There is so much out there, and different people saying ‘come do this’ and ‘come do that’, but so many people don’t have a clue where to start.”
Ms Doganieri said she would act as a guide for
“I’ve heard lots of stories of people that sign up for courses and when they finish, they find that there are no jobs in that industry. And then they go back to study and find out they can’t get more
The TIPS program will allow people to book multiple half hour sessions with
“It’s really about empowerment and ownership. If it is imposed on someone externally, they won’t take ownership of it, but if the person has worked on their career plan themselves then they’ll be able to take responsibility for it and have that motivation,”
“I’m really passionate about this program because it is such a great opportunity for people. I’ve been there myself, I know what it’s like,”