MTA Training and Employment has been awarded as a finalist in the Large Training Provider of the Year category at the 2024 South Australian Training Awards.
Recognising its unique connection to the automotive industry, a recent change to its training model led to a 25 per cent growth in apprentice numbers, cementing MTA Training and Employment’s position as one of South Australia’s best Large Training Provider.
MTA SA/NT CEO Darrell Jacobs expressed pride in the organisation’s progress towards its strategic vision, “A little more than two years ago we said that we wanted to be the best automotive skills provider in South Australia. I am encouraged by the recognition that we have received.”
The connection to the automotive industry informed not only MTA Training and Employment’s training model, but also its pioneering school pathways and apprentice mentoring programs, as well as Australia’s first automotive dual trade apprenticeships.
Reflecting on the transformational change in the automotive industry and the rise in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, Mr. Jacobs added “Our job is to make sure that businesses and apprentices are ready for whatever enters the workshop.”
Jacobs said that while running an industry non-government training organisation is hard work, it created a deep sense of purpose for the organisation and its employees, “This is more than just a job.”
“We are in the business of changing the lives of young South Australians. We support an industry worth over $2 billion to our state’s economy through 5,000 business who employ 27,000 South Australians,” he said.