Apprentice of the month, January 2021: Ryan Smoothey
Ryan Smoothey is the Apprentice of the Month for December 2020. The 17-year-old Heavy Commercial Vehicle apprentice has been working for Glen Alexander at East Coast Truck & Trailer in Gympie for the past three years and, according to his MTA Institute trainer Wayne Abrahams, has proven to be a standout student, able to perform […]
MTA Institute Trainers Gather for Annual Conference and Trainer of the Year Announcement
As the largest private provider of automotive apprenticeships in Queensland, the MTA Institute delivers face-to-face, in-the-workshop training to more than 1800 students across the state. To offer this type of on-site training to apprentices across Queensland – from remote regional areas to major urban centres – requires the Institute’s 28 trainers to work semi-independently, be […]
MTA Institute Welcomes Sue Davis as New Chair
Sue Davis has been appointed the new Chair for the MTA Institute Board. Sue brings a wealth of experience to the role, particularly in the areas of financial, commercial, and operational management. She has worked across a broad range of industries including hospitality, property management, airports, leisure, and health, across medium and large-scale private, public […]
Apprentice of the month, February 2021: Samuel Hennings
Samuel Hennings is the Apprentice of the Month for February 2021. Now in the fourth year of his apprenticeship, Sam has, according to his employer and his MTA Institute trainer Roger West, been an outstanding employee and student, showing real passion for the work and a commitment to ‘get his hands dirty and give everything […]
Apprentice of the month, March 2021: Joshua Frampton
For many young people, deciding what they want to do with their lives, what career they want to have, is a difficult decision. Interests change, passions switch from one activity to another, new experiences can swell enthusiasm to different pursuits. It is, one suspects, relatively unusual for a young teenager to know what they want […]
Apprentice of the month, April 2021: Klarah Cassar-Tan
Klarah Cassar-Tan with Dean Jenkins and Adam Beilken from Mercedes-Benz Sunshine Coast Klarah Cassar-Tan is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for April 2021. The 18-year-old light vehicle apprentice has just started her third year of training and has been working for Mercedes-Benz Sunshine Coast since August 2018. And she has made quite […]
Apprentice of the Month, May 2021: Jake Chitham
(L-R) Jake Chitham with MTA Institute Trainer David Twidale. Jake Chitham is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for May 2021. The 25-year-old, who works for Jax Tyres Toowoomba, recently completed his light vehicle apprenticeship and as well as proving to be an outstanding student, he is, according to his employer, an equally […]
Apprentice of the Month, June 2021: Curtis Vidulich
Curtis Vidulich with Three Points Classic Service Manager Sam Monty Curtis Vidulich is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for June 2021. The 25-year-old, who works for Three Point Classic in Mount Gravatt in Brisbane, is in the third year of his light vehicle apprenticeship and is proving to be an excellent student, impressing […]
Apprentice of the Month, July 2021: Dion Brown
Dion Brown is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for July 2021. The 22-year-old is in the fourth year of his light vehicle apprenticeship and has been working at Toowong Mazda for the entirety of his training, starting work with the company in 2016. During that time Dion has impressed with his efforts during […]
Apprentice of the Month, August 2021: Joshua Middlebrook
Joshua Middlebrook is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for August 2021. The 24-year-old has just completed his Heavy Commercial Vehicle apprenticeship but has accomplished plenty more in the four years he has worked for BMAS Biloela. In that short span of time, Joshua has lived up to the workshop motto of ‘Do it […]
