John Colville
Name: John Colville Occupation: Retired university lecturer Location: Sydney Family: Wife of 38 years. 2 adult children Interests/ Hobbies Inland waterways Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? Continue to teach part time in NSW TAFE Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? Ability to take course online, at my own pace, when I had a free block of time. Price. How long did it take you to do it? 5 weeks Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? Combination How painful was the RPL process? Very simple What worked for you? Readings and film clips for short answer question assignments What didn’t work for you? Dashboard interface was a bit clunky What advice would you give to others considering studying this course in this way? Work out, carefully, who are suitable people to provide you with RPL Third Party … Read More..
Vikki Quill
Name:Vikki Quill Occupation:LLN practitioner Location:Sydney Family:Husband, son, dog Interests/ Hobbieslanguage, Japanese calligraphy, ancient Chinese characters, meditation Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I’m doing a BA Education in Adult Education and the Cert IV TAE has become a required additional qualification for many jobs. Although I initially felt annoyed about that, I have found it very rewarding. I run an LLN program for an intellectual disability service and I was thrilled to be able to work with the LLN units endorsed just last year for use in the Community Services. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? A fax came through our office advertising Fortress Learning and so I went onto their site. I was impressed by the holistic approach conveyed but I’d never done any study online. I thought it was great that you could sign up for the newsletter before … Read More..
Belinda Healey
Name:Belinda Healey Occupation:PVeterinary Nurse/ Pharmaceutical Rep in the Animal Health industry Location:Blue Mountains NSW Family:Two cats, two dogs and two snakes Interests/ HobbiesWildlife rescues, reptile handling, gardening, belly dancing, walking my dogs. Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I’m hoping to create a training role within my business division. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? It was recommended by a friend. I liked that it was online and the fee was very reasonable. How long did it take you to do it? 12 months. I took my time in the beginning of the year, but had to put the hard yards in the past few months to finish it on time. Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? Full course How painful was the RPL process? n/a What worked for you? Putting aside dedicated time each week to … Read More..
Padma Bharadwaj
Name:Padma Bharadwaj Occupation:Senior Training & Development Officer Location:Parramatta Family:Married with 2 children Interests/ HobbiesPoetry writing, cross word puzzles, reading and cooking Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I worked in several roles e.g. Executive Officer, Grants Officer, Board Coordinator, Stenographer etc. and I wanted to work in the training area and hence I undertook TAA. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? The online and RPL options were easy and suitable for me. How long did it take you to do it? RPL took Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? RPL only How painful was the RPL process? No pains…only gains What worked for you? Prompt and excellent service from the training providers. What didn’t work for you? Nothing! What advice would you give to others considering studying this course in this way? It is the way to … Read More..
Matthew Elsworthy
Name:Matthew Elsworthy Occupation:Driver trainer/assessor Location:Windsor NSW Family:Married, 3 children,3 dogs 2 cats Interests/ HobbiesTarget shooting, my dogs, wests tigers, v8 supercars Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? Requirement for promotion. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? My employer chose fortress due to the affordable cost. How long did it take you to do it? around 4 to 5 months at an easy pace. Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? Full Course How painful was the RPL process? What worked for you? the online part was very suitable for me, do it when I wanted to for the time I wanted. What didn’t work for you? What advice would you give to others considering studying this course in this way? plan study time, be sure to ask for help if you need it. Is there anything else you’d … Read More..
