MTA Institute and AMA Group Partner on Apprentice Training Pilot Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, by almost any measure, a disastrous event. Governments have rightly taken drastic action in the form of lockdowns and restricted peoples’ movements to prevent the spread of the disease and avert an even more severe health crisis. Equally correctly, they have tried to mitigate the economic effects of such action […]
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
Alternating and Direct current requirements of Hybrid / Electric vehicles. Conversion of DC to AC. Alternating current is used in almost all residential, commercial and industrial needs. The biggest issue with AC is that it cannot be stored for future use. So, AC is converted to DC (rectified) and then stored in batteries, ultracapacitors etc. […]
MTA Institute is now a Queensland Government approved Skills Assure provider.
What does this mean? By choosing a subsidised course through a Skills Assure supplier, you can gain skills that are valued by industry and that will help get you a job once you are finished your studies. Skills Assure makes it easier to recognise providers that offer training subsidised by the Queensland Government. Only registered […]
MTAI Rising Star Crowned top Automotive Apprentice
(From left to right) Owner Craig Baills, Capricorn Sales Manager QLD Wayne Burton, Capricorn Rising Star Apprentice of the Year Gabrielle Clift and Co-Owner Katherine Baills. Third-year MTAI light-vehicle apprentice Gabrielle Clift has been named the top-performing automotive apprentice across Australia and New Zealand after taking out the 2020 Capricorn Rising Star award. In a […]
MTA Queensland announces 2020 Apprentice of the Year
Since 2013, MTA Queensland and the MTA Institute have been recognising outstanding Queensland automotive apprentices through its Apprentice of the Year program. The finalists for the award come from the talented group of students named as Apprentice of the Month award winners throughout the preceding year – from September through to August – and, under […]
Apprentice of the month, September 2020: Igor Do Nascimento
Igor Do Nascimento is the Apprentice of the Month for September 2020. The 21-year-old recently completed his Light Vehicle apprenticeship at Mackay Diesel Centre (MDC) – a workshop with which he has a long relationship. At the age of just 14, and extremely keen to learn as much about cars as he could, Igor approached […]
Successful MIG welding course held in late November
In a half-day introductory course hosted by MTA Queensland, participants are taught the basic knowledge and skills to become a MIG welder. During the most recent course, held in late November, participants were able to apply a variety of welds that might be used for vehicle restoration, hobby metalwork and welding repairs. “I chose to […]
Apprentice of the month, October 2020: Jamie Lenkeit
Jamie Lenkeit is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month award winner for October 2020. At just 19 years old, Jamie is already closing in on completing his Outdoor Power Equipment apprenticeship, and according to his employers at Waldo’s Mobile Mower Doctor in Bundaberg, his skills, ability, and work ethic have made him ‘a huge […]
Apprentice of the month, November 2020: Jake Kither
Jake Kither is the Apprentice of the Month for November 2020. The 22-year-old light vehicle apprentice has impressed with his dedication to the job and his training, his customer service skills and professional attitude, and is closing in on completing his apprenticeship after three years of hard work. Jake works for Browns Autobahn in Nambour […]
Apprentice of the month, December 2020: Keith Forstman
Keith Forstman is the Apprentice of the Month for December 2020. The 31-year-old, who has worked at Flight Marine in southeast Queensland for the past four years, has now completed his spray-painting apprenticeship, and throughout his training he proved to be an outstanding student. “Keith has been one of my best apprentices,” said Alfio Rotolone, […]
