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Gas
news
South
West TAFE
apprentices
awarded ESV
scholarships
By Laurie Devitt, Gas Inspector
Congratulations to Sam Mason and
Sam Adams, two gasfitting apprentices
who received scholarships from ESV at
South West TAFE’s 2015 Trade Awards.
The ESV scholarships will cover their
costs to complete the Certificate IV in Gas.
ESV Gas Inspector Laurie Devitt attended
the ceremony at Deakin University’s Warrnambool
campus on 11 November to present the awards
before an audience of 200 people including
employers, teachers, students and their families.
Both apprentices were nominated by
Chris Lawlor, Senior Educator Plumbing
Department of South West TAFE, and his team.
Sam Mason is employed by Leigh Walsh
Plumbing, located in Cobden, which provides
plumbing services to towns and communities
in the south-west Victoria area.
Sam is also a keen sportsman and plays
Australian Rules football for his local team.
Sam Adams is employed by Cri-tech
Bright futures: Leigh Walsh, James Langston, Sam Mason, Laurie Devitt, Sam Adams, Peter Mentha
and Chris Lawlor celebrating the announcement of the ESV scholarships.
Plumbing, which carries out plumbing work
in Warrnambool and the surrounding district.
Cri-tech Plumbing (formerly known as
Crichton Plumbing Services) has been an
employer and trainer of plumbing apprentices
since 1952.
ESV is proud to support the apprentices
and staff of South West TAFE Warrnambool,
which offers the Certificate II In Plumbing
full-time as a pre-apprenticeship and the
part-time Certificate IV in Plumbing
and Services.
Riverina plumbing apprentice rewarded
for top Certificate III marks
By Laurie Devitt, Gas Inspector
Congratulations to Jake Moon of Riverina
Institute of TAFE on his outstanding
results in Certificate III Gasfitting
Competencies.
On behalf of ESV, Laurie Devitt attended
the TAFE’s graduation ceremony to present
Jake with a scholarship that will assist him
in completing his Certificate IV Gas studies.
Jake is currently employed by Jones
Doyle Plumbing of Wodonga and was
nominated for the award by Dean Vierik,
the Riverina Institute’s Plumbing
Department teacher.
Jake was very surprised when he received
the ESV scholarship. ESV congratulates Jake
for his outstanding results in Certificate III as
well as his employer and the Riverina TAFE
for guiding him in his profession.
The event took place at the institute’s
Albury campus on 9 December 2015 and
was attended by local business people,
employers, students and their families.
ESV supports a number of TAFE
colleges around Victoria by providing
scholarships and prizes to encourage
excellence in the gas and electrical industries.
Beware the silent killer: ESV still recommends
servicing gas heaters at least every two years as
the best way to help prevent CO poisoning