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“I feel I am in a good position now to take my career in many different directions. Whether I become a project leader or get into design or development, I’m very confident I will be able to tackle whatever comes my way.”
Box Hill Institute electronic security apprentice Chris Henry has secured his future by becoming a finalist in the 2006 Outstanding Student of the Year – Apprentice Awards.
The Certificate III Electrotechnology Building Services student said his apprenticeship had shown him the importance of an ongoing education.
“My studies give me a more theoretical knowledge from basic electrical principles to the inner workings of alarm equipment,” he said.
“There are always going to be new developments in an industry like this one.”
Chris said being employed with Allstate Security & Communications allowed him to apply his theoretical knowledge at work.
“Off-the-job training is great to give people the ideas and basic knowledge required to advance in this industry,” he said.
“The problem is that if this knowledge is learnt about at TAFE and never integrated into on-the-job training, it will most likely be forgotten.
“Theoretical learning needs repetitive practical back-up, which allows the information we learn to show its relevance in the workplace, and eventually that lesson becomes instinct rather than recollection.”
Chris said he felt very positive about his future.
“I feel I am in a good position now to take my career in many different directions. Whether I become a project leader or get into design or development, I’m very confident I will be able to tackle whatever comes my way,” he said.
11 July 2007
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