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…
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Added by Simon Brown on October 26, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Simon Brown on September 17, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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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.
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Added by Simon Brown on September 14, 2009 at 10:58pm —
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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…
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Added by Simon Brown on August 29, 2009 at 8:37am —
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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…
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Added by Simon Brown on August 23, 2009 at 9:00am —
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Grand Master Ted O'Neil presented
Simon Hall with the Outstanding Stonemasonry Apprentice Award from the
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons (Queensland) this evening at the Stones Corner Masonic Centre. The award consi…
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Added by Simon Brown on August 5, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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The International Specialised Skills Institute (The ISS Institute) is offering Overseas Fellowships for workers to develop their specialist skills overseas, and then bring them back to Australia.
Visit the
ISS Institute website to download application forms for fellowships in:
AgriFood Skills International Fellowship
Closing Date: 7 September 2009, at 4pm
The George Alexander Foundation/ISS Institute Fellowship
Closing…
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Added by Simon Brown on July 25, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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The Australian stone industry deserves the best attention from those who care about it - we industry "stakeholders" made up of stonemasonry employers, tradesmen, apprentices, training organisations, union members and regulatory authorities. At a time of economic downturn, it is imperative that we prepare for future prosperity by maintaining skills in the workplace. With the revised national training package scheduled for implementation next year, we must establish dialogue between training organ…
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Added by Simon Brown on July 8, 2009 at 6:18pm —
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Just added: RSS feed for International Sandstone and Granite (at the bottom LHS on the main page). What do you think of this way of showing off stonemasonry work?
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Added by Simon Brown on July 4, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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You can join us in the stonemasonry training workshop to view a recent activity -
slaking rocklime. We heated 20kg of marble and limestone to approx. 1000C for about 4 hours to drive off 40% weight of carbon dioxide (calcination), creating about 12kg of rock lime. The rock lime was then carefully added to water so that slaking (hydration) could occur. When it cools, the slaked lime is aged under water to become lime putty, and then it w…
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Added by Simon Brown on June 24, 2009 at 5:30am —
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The website of the
German Stonemasonry School at Aschaffenburg displays volumes of masterpieces in stone from the past three years.
Click on this link to visit the website, and then go to the
Meisterstucke (Masterpieces) page using the link in the navigation pane at the left of the page. Click on each of the years
(2006, 2007, 2008) to vi…
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Added by Simon Brown on June 10, 2009 at 9:18pm —
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After almost two years, there are now 100 stonemasonry ning members. The network continues to grow with many members from overseas joining in the discussion, and sharing photos & video clips.
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Added by Simon Brown on April 28, 2009 at 10:02pm —
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Added by Simon Brown on April 24, 2009 at 8:51pm —
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Isn't it strange that princes and kings
And clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
And common folks like you and me
Are all builders for eternity?
To each is given a book of rules,
A block of stone and bag of tools,
And each must shape, ere time has flown,
A stumbling block or a stepping stone.
--Author unknown
image "Sa…
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Added by Simon Brown on April 8, 2009 at 11:30am —
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I'm using spy glasses to record training activities and uploading clips to
Youtube, tagged with 'EDUPOV'.
My
latest blog update explains the reasons why and how.
I hope that you enjoy them!
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Added by Simon Brown on March 29, 2009 at 5:18pm —
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An overview of vocational education and training in Australia and its links to the labour market.
Authors: Brian Knight and Peter Mlotkowski. Understanding Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system can be daunting for observers. This paper, written as a background paper for a visit from the OECD, describes Australia's VET system and how it relates to the broader set of education and learning options that are available…
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Added by Simon Brown on March 18, 2009 at 7:18pm —
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The Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) has completed its review of the Off-Site Construction training package (BCF00). Off-Site Construction is to be merged with General Construction and Plumbing & Services to form the new CPC08 Construction Training Package.
As a result, the stonemasonry qualification has been updated to meet industry requirements.
CPC32308 Certificate 3 in Stonemasonry (Monumenatl/Installation) replaces the current stonemasonry trade qu…
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Added by Simon Brown on March 17, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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The report
"How organisations are using e-learning to support national training initiatives" published by the
Australian Flexible Learning Framework investigates how apprentices are speeding up their training by accessing e-learning technologies. The ston…
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Added by Simon Brown on March 1, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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You're welcome to join the
Facebook stonemasonry group - it's a place to discuss stone industry issues.
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Added by Simon Brown on January 1, 2009 at 10:53am —
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Stonexus is the journal of the Stone Foundation. Published quarterly, it is full of interesting stonemasonry articles written by Stone Foundation members - you've probably seen it in the TAFE stonemasonry theory room reading rack. I recommend a Stonexus subscription as a good investment in professional knowledge.
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Added by Simon Brown on December 13, 2008 at 10:24pm —
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