2008 Intake

I completed Year 12 VCE in 2005. I enjoy travelling and experiencing new cultures. I applied for the Cadetship as I felt it was a fantastic career opportunity within an industry that I have always been interested in and one which is constantly growing. After about 15 months with this program these features have definitely become apparent. I now work at Toll Shipping in the Operations Office. We run a service from Tasmania to Victoria, using two ships, every night except Sundays. We bring over a lot of frozen goods and other general freight. I have recently experienced the work done at our sister company Toll Tasmania, and am about to have a stint at Edwards and then spend a period on the ship, which should be an experience!

 

I have been involved in the Cadetship program now for 18 months and I have not looked back. Toll SPD has offered me a good career path with lots of flexibility and opportunity to move forward and coupled with the diploma, it has kept my options open for study at the same time. I am definitely glad that I pursued this opportunity rather than being locked into a university degree. This has given me job security, an education and freedom all at once.

 

After completing VCE in Geelong with a Cert II in Business and Cert III in Information Technology I applied for the Cadetship program because it seemed like a great initiative for people that want to get “a foot in the door” to the logistics industry. The program is set up for Cadets to be supported through their work and study, and the potential for knowledge gain is incredible. Working for Post Logistics has taught me so much about the industry, and the experiences will certainly assist me in the remainder of my working life.

 

I completed my VCE studies in 2004. After completing 2 years of Marketing at RMIT I was attracted to the Cadetship because of the opportunity it provided to both work and study. The chance to directly and regularly see how the theory learnt at TAFE is applied in the workplace is a great way of learning for me. I am currently working at Post Logistics based in operations.

 

The Cadetship program has well and truly met my already high expectations. We have been shown things most people don’t get the chance to see, such as the restricted freight areas of the airport and new amazing sorting technologies, and that’s only study-based! Also, being a small group of students has enabled us to form strong friendships that may one day become useful contacts across many logistics companies.

 

I have now been working in the Transport and Logistics Industry for nearly three years. I have heard much talk of how the industry can be hard to get out of, as per my experience, I can only agree.

 

I currently work at Kalari, a subsidiary of the Swire Group, where I balance studying for the Cadetship and working in an operational environment. The Cadetship has taught me many things, not only about the industry but about myself and it has steered my career aspirations into the right direction. I have found the most important aspect out of the Cadetship to be the opportunities to network with some very important people of the industry. Having the other cadets there to talk to has also been a positive experience, as they can understand some of the issues in either work or study that I might be having trouble with. The Cadetship has really been a great experience and I would highly recommend it to young people in the industry or looking to further their career.

 

I graduated with the VCE in 2002 and I am 24 years old. I have previously worked at a large hospitality company, mainly as a storeman. After working in a job where there appeared to be limited, if any, advancement and no official training of any type, I needed a position that would offer both. After attending TAFE in 2007 in Business Management, I decided to give this program a go. The Cadetship met every area of importance for me; with nearly unlimited growth potential, the ability to be trained above industry standards, and a perfect opportunity to show to myself what I was capable of.

 

I am currently employed at K & S Freighters where I started in the Export Area for a major client. I then moved to rail and Domestic Transport where I controlled and monitored the movement of ancillary equipment and containers for use throughout the company on a national level. I am now currently involved in the Import Operations and take care of specific clients’ logistic needs in regards to importation and distribution of products. In each area I learned valuable points which helped me greatly with the next area of occupation while all the time taking what I learnt at TAFE back to work.

 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at TAFE where I get to learn procedures and techniques I can directly implement when I’m at work. There is a very nice spread between work, training and study. One of the best parts is the interaction with the other students, as several of us have already formed really tight bonds and are constantly in communication with one another.

 

I completed the VCE in 2007 at Box Hill Senior Secondary and I am in the second year of the Cadetship program. I work at the Glen Cameron Group which is a privately owned company. To date the program has had both up and downs as I have really enjoyed some aspects and other aspects of the course have been frustrating. I feel work for a private company has given me a different look at the industry compared to the other cadets. People at the Glen Cameron Group always ask me how things are going and how I am enjoying the course. There are still challenges left to go but I hope this course helps me achieve my future goals whatever they may be.