Production Design & Technology “This new facility has quickly asserted itself as a great asset to the school, providing fantastic new equipment, workshops and theory rooms. The boys were extremely keen and enthused to get into the space and start using the facilities.” - Paul Melis
This year has been extremely busy with the construction & implementation of the schools new Trade Training Centre (TTC). The first sods of soil were turned back in December of last year & work progressed steadily until July this year when students & staff could gain access to the workshops. This new facility has quickly asserted itself as a great asset to the school, providing fantastic new equipment, workshops and theory rooms. The boys were extremely keen and enthused to get into the space and start using the facilities. The new equipment associated with the TTC is a real advantage for the subject area and makes the processing of material for the students quicker and more efficient. This new equipment will be a fantastic teaching and instructional tool, especially for those students doing VET cabinetmaking, as the new equipment exposes these pupils to contemporary & modern equipment. With this said, there is still a lot of “fine tuning” for the Product Design & Technology staff to work through in this transitional phase. A considerable amount of new equipment required for the teaching of new subject units in 2014 has been purchased and will need to be organised and stored. All the redundant equipment that has been replaced in the TTC will be taken to Westcourt and reused at the Year 9 campus. Our hope is to have everything in place for the start of the 2014 school year.
Curtis Dowd - Year 12 Design Technology
2014 is shaping up to be another challenging and stimulating year. It is incredible to work with good people who are striving to create an exceptional eenvironment en nvi v ronment for the pupils. I personally would like to thank all those ind individuals involved with the designing, fabr fabricating, implementing and managing of the new TTC. They have produced a fantastic outcome for the pupils and the communit community. Well done! Paul Melis - Tech Technology Materials W Wo od Coordinator Coordinat Wood
Shayne Gardiner - Year 12 Design Technology
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