Craige Timmins, Technical Director of G. Gibson & Co Ltd is visiting stonemasons in Oz & NZ on a fact-finding mission.

Russell, Dan and I spent a pleasurable few hours with Craige and Helen at Eagle Farm today discussing our stone-tool needs and getting to know how G.Gibson can make tool buying even easier.

Follow Craige and Helen's journey at their blog - leave a comment at http://ggibsonworldtour.wordpress.com/the-tour/

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SkillsTech Australia is about to launch a new course for tradespeople wishing to develop their technical skills, achieve career goals and meet higher skill levels required by Australian industry.

Certificate IV in Post-Trade Technical Applications is one of three qualifications in SkillsTech Australia's Trade Honours Program, being the entry point for the Diploma of Post-Trade Para-professional Applicati… Continue

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).

Your comment is needed to ensure that the best training outcomes are achieved.

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.