WorldSkills Australia National Competition

The 2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competition will be held from Thursday 30 August 2012 until Saturday 1 September 2012 at Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park. The competition venue is open to the public from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm daily. Free entry!

The WorldSkills National Competition, promoted as the ‘Ultimate Skills Challenge’, will see over 500 competitors represent 29 WorldSkills Australia regions, in over 50 vocational and VET in Schools Competitions. 

This event offers much more than a skills competition. Visitors are given the opportunity to test themselves in over 25 skill areas and also obtain careers advice and discuss study options at the National Careers and Employment Expo which is run as part of the National competition.

TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute competitors are amongst competitors from the nine regions; Hunter, Illawarra, Macquarie, Mid North Coast, New England, North Coast, Riverina-Murray, Sydney and Sydney West.

Two Lidcombe students: Nathan Cardwell from Cabinetmaking and Dong Nguyen from Information Technology will be Going for Gold! We wish them all the best!

 

National Literacy and Numeracy Week (NLNW) 2012

NLNW is run by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. It represents a collaborative approach by all Governments and school communities to highlight the importance of literacy and numeracy skills.

The Week aims to recognise locally the achievements of students and the work of teachers, parents and members of the community who support young people to develop stronger literacy and numeracy skills.

For more information on the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations visit www.deewr.gov.au.

Workplace Health and Safety Video Programs

Your Library has subscribed for online access to MONTIE.  It is a Workplace Health and Safety, and skills training video program. SWSi's staff and students have immediate access to any of MONTIE videos in the college or at home through the following link.

• on SWSi’s Library website www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au/students/library, click on

Online Version Subject Guides (LibGuides)

SWSI Libraries publish different subject guides and they are very useful resources for your study.   Now the online version is launched.  Check on this link to find the details:-


LibGuide Main Page



LibGuide for Design

 

GOOD NEWS

Did you know there are many recreational resources available at Lidcombe and Chullora Campus Library and you may borrow up to 15 items now.  They include :-

• movie DVDs
• music CDs,
• general interest magazines
• fiction

Come in now, you may find the one you've always wanted!  We'd love to see you at the Library.