A Queensland Overseas Foundation’s scholarship program could be your passport to furthering your skills and career overseas for up to two years. Apply for the experience of a lifetime to:

* Broaden your horizon
* Develop your vocational skills to the best in the world
* Acquire international perspective on your industry
* Receive a scholarship valued up to $7000
* Have experienced business people mentor you during your scholarship

If you have completed an apprenticeship or traineeship (Certifi… Continue

Two new stonemasonry qualifications have been developed by the Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC).

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Refer to these two brief presentations outlining units of competency in Certificate 2 in Stoneworking and Certificate 3 in Stonemasonry:
http://stomas.ning.com/video/cert-2-in-stoneworking… Continue

Are you a stone industry employer, worker, apprentice or trainer? You're welcome to browse, download and use documents that I'm posting to Resource Generator. It's a useful storage and file sharing website linked to the national vocational training system. Register for free at the Resource Generator home page and ask me for an invitation to join the Stone Industry Working Group.

A Stone Industry Forum will be held at SkillsTech Australia, Eagle Farm Training Centre (Brisbane) on Friday 6th November 2009. This all-day event will be an opportunity for stone industry stakeholders to discuss stonemasonry training face-to-face, as well as by virtual means. More information about CPC08 is outlined at this page: CPC08… Continue

I've been seeking stonemasonry knowledge since I first learned about the craft. When I first got hooked up to the Internet, I was disappointed that there was very lttle information about my trade to be found there. I decided that I would share what I knew so that others could learn about stonemasonry, and perhaps share their knowledge in return.

Just over four years ago, I began a Wikipedia article about the "Lewis… Continue