SkillsOne visits FMG's Cloudbreak mine site

Wednesday December 3, 2008   |   Watch Video

Want to work for a big mining company? Find out what they're after! Lucy Nash had a chat with Deb Saunders, Head of Fortescue People Recruitment.

Wednesday December 3, 2008   |   Watch Video

Communications are essential in remote areas such as the Pilbara in WA - SkillsOne finds out what it's like to work in communications at Fortescue Mines.

Tuesday November 25, 2008   |   Watch Video

Mick Farrell shows how a GPS automation system makes running the Cloudbreak mine an easy process.

Tuesday November 25, 2008   |   Watch Video

The Pilbara gets hit by several cyclones each year, we find out how Fortescue prepares for the season.

Monday November 24, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne heads to Port Hedland, Western Australia, to find out about Fortescue's Port Operations

Monday November 24, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne met with a Fortescue family to talk about the move to Port Hedland.

Monday November 24, 2008   |   Watch Video

Find out what Fortescue's rail team are up to in the Pilbara, chatting to Fortescue's Head of Rail, John Dorotich.

Monday November 24, 2008   |   Watch Video

Find out about a new training program through Fortescue mines, engaging the local community in building housing and landscaping.

Thursday November 20, 2008   |   Watch Video

Dump truck driver Terry Jaffrey drives us around the Cloudbreak mine site.

Thursday November 20, 2008   |   Watch Video

Meet Karen - she's operating big machinery at Fortescue's port in WA.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Grant Preller takes us to one of the nearby sites to explain what they are preserving and why it is important to Fortescue to do it.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Andrew Squire talks to Lucy Nash about engineering operations at FMG.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Hazel Lockyer talks to Lucy Nash about her employment at FMG as a cleaner at Cloudbreak.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne meets some of the Fortescue team working on the heaviest haul railway in the world.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Dean fixes the big stuff at the Cloudbreak mine site in the Pilbara, as a mechanic on some big machines!

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne discovers a specialised training course for the Pilbara community.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Find out how iron ore from Fortescue Mines gets put onto the big ships at Port Hedland.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Working for a mining company isn't all about mining, graphic designers are required too, as Suzanne Blake shares.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Ever wanted to know how the train signals happen? SkillsOne travelled to the Pilbara to meet a technician, Jeff, who keeps the trains running.

Monday November 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

Traditional Land Owners and Fortescue

Tuesday November 11, 2008   |   Watch Video

Kylie Mellows talks about the safety precautions at Fortescue Mines, as a Safety Officer.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

Fortescue's Cloudbreak crew live on site in the Pilbara and SkillsOne checked out the facilities at the village.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

Find out what sort of jobs are involved at Fortescue's Port Hedland operation.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

Lauren McWhirter talks mining and geology in a pit at Cloudbreak, part of Fortescue Mines.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

Find out what it's like to operate a surface miner, as SkillsOne visits Fortescue Mines in the Pilbarra.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

How do you tell the dirt from the good stuff? Cindy, from Fortescue Mines, shows us how to find iron ore.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne finds out what it's like to be an electrician for a big mining company.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne met with Fortescue's environmental superintendent at their Port Hedland operations.

Monday November 10, 2008   |   Watch Video

Learn about the big-dollar mining trade, and how it has evolved over time.

Monday November 3, 2008   |   Watch Video

Quality control is an important part of Fortescue's mining operations in the Pilbara.

Friday October 24, 2008   |   Watch Video

Scott Wittaker started as a labourer at the Hanson Bass Point Quarry shovelling rock, now he is in the graduate management trainee program taking on more responsibility for the quarry operation.

Monday October 20, 2008   |   Watch Video

Here we explore the art of quarrying and the great career paths that can be undertaken in this industry.

Monday October 20, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne meets Centennial Coal Geologist Rachelle Victor is on-site at a mining operation outside Newcastle looking for coal.

Monday September 29, 2008   |   Watch Video

Leigh Pinkerton is a first year Mechanical Fitter apprentice working for Hunter-V-Tec and is leased out to Centennial Coal. He shares what his job involves as he repairs machinery underground.

Monday September 29, 2008   |   Watch Video

Veronica Warren is an Environmental Graduate for Centennial Coal. She carries out water management, hydro carbon management and dust management testing for Centennial Coal.

Monday September 29, 2008   |   Watch Video

As Transport Manager at Cleary Brothers, Steve knows a thing or two about the company and is in charge of moving it's large fleet. He drives us around the Quarry at Albion Park.

Friday September 5, 2008   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne visits the virtual reality mine where Joshua Northfield, Mining Engineering Student, is learning how to deal with unexpected mine disasters.

Monday August 11, 2008   |   Watch Video

Luke is a mining student at Wollongong University. He shows us around the AusIMM 2008 Mining Games and the challenges which competitors face in the games - from preparing to detonate a rock face, to sifting for gold!

Monday August 11, 2008   |   Watch Video

This story is about Luke Jackson and his deep and confident passion for jewellery, dispelling the belief that the art of jewellery making and design is a female-oriented trade.

Tuesday July 15, 2008   |   Watch Video

Watch this Jewellery Design Workshop session which introduces students to industry level jewellery-making skills.

Monday June 30, 2008   |   Watch Video

Rik and Marcelo get smug about jewellery and show us how they craft their hand-made pieces.

Monday May 19, 2008   |   Watch Video

Zoe Sernack has three websites showing her range of jewellery designs and has been an exhibiting artist for twelve years. She has also recently collaborated with fashion designer Daniel Avakian for his show at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Step inside a day in the life of this busy artist!

Monday May 12, 2008   |   Watch Video

The Star Rating Scheme helps promote and advance the quality and relevance of vocational and technical training for the trades in Australia by recognising high performing RTO’s. The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence is responsible for the scheme and is supported by each participating industry sector to develop, implement and manage the program.

Monday May 5, 2008   |   Watch Video

Congratulations to ADITC!

Friday April 4, 2008   |   Watch Video

There are many areas where your creative skills can be applied, as jeweller artist John demonstrates

Monday March 31, 2008   |   Watch Video

Sarah Green has a uniquely personal approach to jewellery-making, as the name of her company 'SARAH' suggests.

Monday March 17, 2008   |   Watch Video

When asked to harvest a natural salt lake thirty years ago for to stop a natural salt lake from mixing with the Murray-Darling river, Duncan Thompson came up with an idea which turned his life around. He and his wife now runs Sun Salt: where they harvest underwater salt water to create salt, not only for practical industries who use salt - but also for a gourmet food business!

Friday February 29, 2008   |   Watch Video

Oliver Smith has a family background in silversmithing and his work ranges from unique handcrafted pieces to collaborative projects.

Friday February 29, 2008   |   Watch Video

Interested in a career in mining - but don't know where to find out more information? Maybe you should have been at The Singleton Mine Expo? Lucky then, that SkillsOne went along for you! The Singleton Mine Expo has been created to educate school students about the realities of working in mines, and show then the career options open to them in mining: SkillsOne finds out about the reality of mining: and it doesn't always mean involve getting your hands dirty!

Wednesday February 27, 2008   |   Watch Video

The team visits the Singleton Mining Expo and speaks to an aspiring young miner about where he wants to go...

Monday February 25, 2008   |   Watch Video

John Taccori describes his job as helping young people work out what they're good at, and helping them to pursue that interest as a career. He is an experienced career and vocational counsellor, offers his insights and advice into the issues that today's school leavers face in finding the perfect job.

Monday February 18, 2008   |   Watch Video

In 1944 Don Hazell bought his first truck (a 5T Chevy) for 637 pounds, 5 shillings and 11 pence because he was sick of milking cows for a living. Now Hazell Bros has 450 employees and services across many industries.

Monday February 18, 2008   |   Watch Video

Here we look at the second saga of the Western Australian College of Agriculture and the unique skills and opportunities it provides its hard-working graduates...

Friday February 15, 2008   |   Watch Video

The CAT Industry provides comprehensive industry-focused learning/training programs for its apprentices, providing them with a strong and lifelong sense of knowledge and experience in the field of technology, machinery

Thursday February 14, 2008   |   Watch Video

Witness the drama and excitement as we follow some of the Australian Skillaroos as they compete in the 2007 Worldskills competition in Japan.

Friday February 8, 2008   |   Watch Video

It's not just the good pay that keeps tradesmen working for BHP's mines happy. The commeradery, sense of fun and mateship enriches their careers.

Thursday December 6, 2007   |   Watch Video

Kalgoorlie is synonymous with gold mining, but SkillsOne also found a town with a lot more to offer.

Friday November 30, 2007   |   Watch Video

Diesel Mechanics are in high demand. As a result, the rewards and opportunities are also large. Apprentices at Cavpower in South Australia tell us more about their chosen career path.

Wednesday September 26, 2007   |   Watch Video

Check out the smiling faces of some of the workers at The Super Pit in Kalgoorlie.

Tuesday July 31, 2007   |   Watch Video

We speak to Aussie cricketer Shane Watson about what keeps him motivated and how he finds inspiration.

Friday July 27, 2007   |   Watch Video

SkillsOne is a new TV and web initiative to raise the profile of trade skills in Australia.

Wednesday July 25, 2007   |   Watch Video

Proposing to the one you love would be very difficult without a certain something.

Friday July 20, 2007   |   Watch Video