John Watters and Tina Mavris from AusSIP will be representing ASGA at the Perth SkillsWest Careers & Employment Expo from 25-27th August. ASGA will also exhibit at Apprenticeship/Traineeship & Jobs Expos being held across NSW in August and September.
The first in a rolling series of career Expos in NSW begins on Tuesday 9th August at Chatswood Concourse in Sydney. Over 300 exhibitors and 16,000 visitors attend the series each year.
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“Career expos offer the opportunity for students, job seekers and career changers of all ages to connect with organisations for guidance, clarity and opportunities in relation to career options,” said ASGA Education Committee chair, Damian Nielsen.
“At the South Australian, Victorian and Queensland career expos this year we gathered over 150 names of people who are interested in learning more about the sign industry and we look forward to doubling that with our efforts in NSW and WA.
“We recognise that a shortage of skilled and available staff is a problem across many sign businesses at the moment. This initiative is aimed at addressing this issue. We have short courses planned for the people that have registered their interest at the expos that are aimed at giving them a taste of what a career in signage might look like.
"There are a number of stakeholders that we are working with to make this happen - training providers, sign industry suppliers and other key industry organisations, such as Visual Connections. It’s a big commitment from everyone involved but necessary for addressing the skills shortage issue.
“If you are a sign maker based in Perth and are keen to support this initiative, we encourage you to come along to the Perth SkillsWest Careers & Employment Expo and help spread the word about signage as an exciting career option."
Register your interest by emailing admin@signs.org.au
Visit https://signs.org.au/Events-and-News/Current-Events for more details about the NSW and WA career expos.
ASGA members seeking an apprentice can register their interest at https://signs.org.au/Sign-Careers/Apprenticeships
For over forty years, the Australian Sign & Graphics Association has been the representative body for the sign and graphics industry in Australia. It covers the whole spectrum of signmakers, engravers, sign installers, signwriters, graphic designers, sign educators and apprentices, as well as sign industry suppliers.
