Sign Industry showcased at ASGA sign and graphics courses

ASGA has held sign industry taster courses in Queensland and South Australia through October and November.

Coordinated by ASGA Education Sub-Committee Chair Damian Nielsen and ASGA’s industry education liaison managers, AusSIP, the taster courses took a year to develop from the initial strategy stage to delivery across Australia.

TAFE Queensland Southbank teachers Cameron Garrett and Duncan Marsden ran the Queensland course, which included visits to CV Media & Signage and Sign Essentials. The visit to CV Media & Signage included a session with a first-year apprentice, Cassie Nitshke.

“Only days after the course was held, an attendee from the Queensland course was inquiring with AusSIP about a sign industry apprenticeship, which is a great result, ” said Neilson.

TAFE SA Tonsley teachers Steve Fogarty and Angelo Kontibas ran the South Australian courses, which included a visit to Sign Concepts.

Taster course attendees were treated to an exciting couple of days of learning, with hands-on activities, such as sign painting, light box building, exercises with sign industry-specific software applications, and equipment demonstrations in addition to the signage business site visits.

“The students that attended the courses came away with a greater appreciation and enthusiasm for the sign industry,” Nielsen continued.

“ASGA is committed to helping address the issue of sign industry labour market shortages and will continue its work in raising the profile of the sign industry among school leavers, with more taster courses planned in 2023 across Western Australia and the eastern states,” concluded Nielson.

For more information, visit https://signs.org.au/Sign-Careers or contact [email protected].