acpet education & training fund - awarding scholarships

On 25 March, ACPET hosted a function to celebrate the awarding of the first 21 scholarships under the Bushfire Scholarship program.

So far 37 scholarships have been offered to bushfire affected community members through out Victoria.

The program was established by the ACPET National Board immediately after the fires in 2009. ACPET members were approached for support and more than a 100 scholarships and a wide variety of other support was donated. So far the total value of the scholarships offered exceeds $500,000.

Guests at the function included the CEO of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority, Ben Hubbard, the Parliamentay Secretary for Police & Emergency Services Danielle Green, representatives of State and Federal Government agencies, many of the ACPET sponsors and those receiving the scholarships.

Many of the stories shared were very moving and comments from the recipients regarding the turn around in their lives since being offered such generous support by our members were most gratifying.

So far over 200 enquiries have been received for information and advice. The response from the general community and those involved in providing support has been overwhelmingly positive. It is planned to continue to offer additional positions during 2010.

The following ACPET members have so generously supported the program-

• Academia International
• AMI Education
• Australian Academy of Design
• Australian Institute of Fitness
• CFT International
• Chifley Business School
• Eltham College
• Global Fitness Institute
• Grenadi School of Design
• Imperial College of Technology and Management
• Integrity Business College
• International Institute of Training
• JMC Academy
• Master Grocers Association
• Melbourne City Institute of Education
• Nova Institiute of Technology
• Pivot Point
• The Cairnmillar Institute
• TK Melbourne Hair & Beauty College
• Trade Institute of Victoria
• Victorian College of Healthcare Education
• Whitehouse Institute.
   

ACPET acknowledges and thanks these generous supporters.


Maybe your organisation would like to be involved as well? There is still time for you to support this worthwhile cause.


For further information you can contact the Project Manager martin [dot] broadhurst [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (Martin Broadhurst).

Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority, Ben Hubbard; Parliament Secretary for Police & Emergency Services, Danielle Green -MP; and ACPET Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Smith.

Judy Rankin, award recipient & Siah Chuan Lim, AMI Education
 

Roslyn Tabacco, JMC Academy & Alinta Willett, scholarship recipient
 

Scholarship Recipient, Kerryn Taylor; AMI Education Siah Chuan Lim

Scholarship Recipient, John Huntly; Australian Institute of Fitness, Kate Taylor

Global Fitness Institute, Michael Muleta; Scholarship Recipient, Isabella Laudisio

Integrity Business College, Peter Venables; Scholarship Recipient Ben Simmons

JMC Academy, Roslyn Tabacco; Scholarship Recipient, Ben Elton-Bott

Scholarship Recipient, Elizabeth Johnston; Melbourne City Institute of Education, Gary Coonar

Scholarship Recipient, Adam Dyson; Melbourne City Institute of Education, Gary Coonar

The Cairnmillar Institute, Steven Sheppard; ACPET CEO, Andrew Smith

Fran Shot; Project Manager, Martin Broadhurst; Scholarship Recipient, Catherina Shot

 Project Manager, Martin Broadhurst; Membership Support Officer Vic & Tas, Jayna Panchia; Scholarship Recipient, Victoria Cornick