A NUMBER of local students achieved accredited learning and acquired vocation skills recently through their school’s flexible learning centre.
The 12 Glossop High School students completed a Certificate 2 in Construction recently, arranged by the school’s flexible learning centre in conjunction with Adelaide’s Carey Training.
Through the partnership, the students learnt new skills and directly applied them by constructing a fenced basketball court on school grounds.
Glossop High School flexible learning leader Grant Lawrence described the course as “exceptional”.
“The course provided students with a head-start into the construction industry,” he said.
“Throughout the course, students learnt to take measurements and make calculations, read and interpret plans, use construction equipment, level and lay paving, build brick structures, concrete, use power tools, erect scaffolding to work at heights and operate an excavator.”
Mr Lawrence said the students worked well together to build the basketball court.
“It’s been a tough year and the course wasn’t almost going to go ahead, but we put our trust in the team and we had a great bunch of young people come together to accomplish what they did,” he said.
“The course also brought students together from our mainstream school and Renmark.
“Some students were also offered work experience placements and apprenticeships, which they’re very thankful for, and I’m optimistic there will be future employment.”
Mr Lawrence thanked those involved.
“We owe a big thank you to Paul Maynard from Carey Training,” he said.
“Without him, this wouldn’t of have been possible.
“We wanted to extend a special thank you to Paul Santos, who donated $5000 worth of concrete to our project, and a thank you to Jason and Kelly Marr.”