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Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) divisions Northern Rivers Group Training (NRGT), North Coast Group Training (NCGT) and Mid Coast Group Training (MCGT) are proud to be the sponsors of the 2012 NORTH COAST VOCATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD .
 

Hunter-V-Tec, has invested more than half a million dollars into new state of the art equipment to ensure it continues to offer the highest quality training to local apprentices. 

Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) has welcomed the Federal Government reforms to apprenticeships announced earlier this week (Tuesday December 6).  

The founding chairman of Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) has announced he will step down from the position after 30 years of service.

The Hon Milton Morris AO will step down as chair at the commencement of the Board meeting in February next year (February 23, 2012). The Board has elected director, and current non-executive chairman and former managing director of Centennial Coal, Bob Cameron as Mr Morris’ replacement. Mr Morris will remain a director. 

Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) trainee Rebecca Connell has been named Australia’s Trainee of the Year at the National Group Training Awards held in Melbourne on Friday night.

The 20 year old from Rathmines is completing her traineeship through Hunter-V-Tec, HVTC’s Registered Training Organisation, and works for host employer Eraring Energy.

 

Hunter Valley Training Company executive director Kay Sharp AM heads to England on Saturday following her appointment as a WorldSkills International (WSI) Foundation advocate.

Mrs Sharp will visit the 41st WorldSkills Competition, otherwise known as the Skill Olympics, being held in London from October 5 to 8.

WSI Foundation was incorporated in April of this year. It is designed to extend the role of WSI beyond the competition to include advocacy and education.

 

Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) has confirmed its place as the premier training company, taking out two major awards and nominating the winning Large Host Employer at the prestigious NSW Group Training Awards in Sydney on Friday September 2.

More than 500 high school students from 14 Maitland and Port Stephens’ schools will have the opportunity to try a trade as they begin to think about future careers at a special Try a Trade event at Maitland Showground on Friday September 2. Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) is again the major sponsor of this year’s event, which is organised by Worldskills Australia. 

Almost 200 people will take an historic steam train ride, driven by two restored locomotives that hauled Hunter Valley coal for much of the last century, to mark three significant occasions in the region’s history.