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Smart Retention Rates for the Smart State
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 13:16


Construction Skills Queensland Annual Training Plan 2008 2009 has identified 6 Industry Priorities. One of them is improving the apprentice and trainee retention rate. Blue Dog Training has taken on this challenge with its innovative training delivery model and has achieved spectacular results in a relatively short time.

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Flexibility Beating the Challenge of Skills Shortages
Friday, 08 August 2008 10:52


Queensland continues to live up to its Smart State label with its booming economy and record low rates of unemployment. A recent Google trend search has revealed that the Smart State’s capital Brisbane has the 4th largest number of participants in elearning in the world. In light of this statistic, maybe Queensland needs a new label the Smart Learning State.

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WET WEATHER DOESN’T SOAK SYSTEM
Monday, 28 July 2008 14:48


The wet weather this week saw Blue Dog Training’s online Apprentice Training platform deliver training to record numbers of apprentices. At one time up to 138 apprentices were accessing the system.

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Blue Dog reaches 1,000 Apprentices
Sunday, 06 July 2008 00:00


In less than 2½ years more than 1000 apprentice carpenters, with their employers, have chosen Blue Dog Training to deliver training to their apprentice carpenters. Blue Dog does no formal marketing and this exceptional growth has been through word of mouth by apprentices and employers experiencing a supportive, innovative and high quality training that is meeting their needs.

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600 School Students Start Construction Training
Tuesday, 01 July 2008 09:52


More than 600 school students in over 40 schools are using the Blue Dog Training online resources to obtain a Certificate 1in Construction while at school in the Doorways 2 Construction Structured Workplace Learning Course. The intent of D2C is to engage industry with schools so there are real outcomes for young people, including employment, career choices and industry experience.

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