MTA Institute News
MTA Queensland Igniting the New Wave of Automotive Apprentices
5 Apr 2019 - The MTA Queensland is proud to be making a real and tangible impact on increasing the number of young adults entering the automotive industry.
Apprentice of the Month, February 2019, Daniel Beckham
5 Apr 2019 - Daniel Beckham is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for February 2019.
FORMER MTAI APPRENTICE WINS SCHOLARSHIP TO CHASE INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT DREAM
5 Apr 2019 - Elliott Lemmon, a former light vehicle apprentice who trained with the MTA Institute and was the Institute’s 2017 Apprentice of the Year, is to head overseas to pursue a long-held ambition to work at the top levels of motorsport.
MTA Institute ACPET Industry Certified
2 Apr 2019 - The MTA Institute is the first trade RTO in Australia to be approved under the ACPET Industry Certification Program. This program looked at our student-centric educational quality, ethical practices and behaviours, continuous improvement culture and professional student services. Feedback provided identified the MTA Institute as an outstanding training provider committed to providing quality results to our students.
VET focuses on training partnership with South Korea
27 Mar 2019 - Vocational Education and Training (VET)is vital to making sure there are skilled workers for jobs of the future
Auto Camp Igniting Automotive Professionals
12 Mar 2019 - The automotive industry faces an innovation revolution with the introduction of electric, hybrid and autonomous vehicles, so an Auto Camp three-day school holiday program is designed to help.
Torque and Electric motors
11 Mar 2019 - Read the March edition of Paul Tugwell's Plugged In Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech newsletter
Apprentice of the Month January 2019 - Kade Hutchinson
8 Mar 2019 - Kade Hutchinson is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for January 2019.
MTA INSTITUTE WELCOMES NEW GRADUATES TO THE INDUSTRY
11 Mar 2019 - The MTA Institute held its first graduation ceremony of 2019 in February, marking the start of the trade careers of 10 apprentices who recently completed their training.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BEING PUT TO THE TEST ON QUEENSLAND ROADS
11 Mar 2019 - Professor Michael Milford who is a Director on the MTA Institute Board is leading a team to take an electric car fitted with Artificial Intelligence on a three month road trip.
Recently qualified MTA Institute apprentices celebrate their success
27 Feb - On Friday the 22nd of February, MTA Institute were joined by a number of recently qualified apprentices to celebrate their success in completing their four year automotive apprenticeship.
Ladies in Automotive - SALT meeting and free Truck Show ticket! 18 MAY 2019
22 Feb 2019 - Ladies in Automotive: SALT meeting and free Truck Show ticket! 18 MAY 2019
APPRENTICE OF THE MONTH, December 2018 - Dusty Austin
10 Feb 2019 - Dusty Austin is the Apprentice of the Month for 2018.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech (Feb 2019)
8 Feb 2019 - Welcome to the New Year, the first edition of Plugged In for 2019, and the start of the vehicle revolution.
Apprentice of the Month, November 2018 - Casey Steel
7 Feb 2019 - Casey Steel is the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for November 2018.
TRAINERS GATHER FOR MTA INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
6 Feb 2019 - In December, MTA Queensland brought together its trainers from across the state to participate in the MTA Institute’s annual trainers’ conference.
Jack Goodrich: 2018 Apprentice of the Year
5 Feb 2019 - Jack Goodrich was announced as the MTA Queensland Apprentice of the Year at the 2018 Annual Industry Dinner.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED FOR THE 2019 MTAQ RACING TEAM SUPPORT CREW
25 Jan 2019 - This is a fantastic opportunity to join the MTAQ Racing Team support crew. You will gain knowledge and hands-on experience at the grass roots level in Australian motorsport.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
15 Dec 2018 - Paul Tugwell discusses HEV Battery Technology.
Apprentice of the Month, October 2018 - Jett Santacaterina
13 Dec 2018 - Jett Santacaterina is the Apprentice of the Month for October 2018.
Apprentice of the Month, September 2018 - Bailey Locker
13 Dec 2018 - Bailey Locker is the Apprentice of the Month for September 2018.
Dusty acknowledged as Outstanding Apprentice
7 Dec 2018 - MTAI Apprentice Dusty Austin from Top Two Motorcycles in Warwick is recognised for his outstanding work.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
9 Nov 2018 - Learn the characterisation of what batteries mean and terminology such as kilowatt (kW) specific energy, specific power, and the C rating. Grasping these definitions is very important in understanding how this power source will behave in our HEV/EV.
2018 Apprentice of the Year Nominees
8 Nov 2018 - Throughout the year, MTA Queensland and the MTA Institute recognises the efforts of these apprentices via the Apprentice of the Month award, with the winners of that award going forward as nominees for the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Year Award, presented each year at the MTA Queensland Industry Dinner.
100,000 jobs predicted for 'dying' Aussie industry
7 Nov 2018 - The automotive industry have forecast about 100,000 job openings, proving opportunities remain in sectors that official records suggest may be in decline.
New Government Initiative - Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy - 1 January 2019
1 Nov 2018 - On Thursday 1 November, the Federal Government announced that they would introduce, from 1 January 2019, a trial apprentice wage subsidy to support regional and rural businesses.
PRE-VOCATIONAL COURSE KICK-STARTS AUTOMOTIVE CAREERS
12 Oct 2018 - The MTA Institute offers AUR20716, a Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation which is a course designed to give students a comprehensive set of skills as a basic introduction to the automotive industry.
Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech (October)
9 Oct 2018 - With Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) or Electric Vehicles (EV), it is important to have the right power source that will be acceptable to the operation of the design of the vehicle. In this article, I will explain the major types of accumulators that are used.
School’s in for Auto Camp in the Holidays!
3 Oct 2018 - In the September school holidays MTA Institute held its second Auto Camp which saw another full cohort of enthusiastic students getting involved in the program and coming away with an excellent set of baseline skills and knowledge of the industry.
PLUGGED IN: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Tech
08 Sep 2018 - Without batteries, our world would be a very different place. For starters, there would be no mobile phones and we’d have to crank start our cars - how important this remarkable bit of technology to the lives we lead today.
