Ambition in Action
Ultimo West
R/Cluster Director: Ann McMahon
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Ambition in Action
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Ambition in Action
Ultimo College Library
• The Silent Space created
• 20 iPads acquired to support flexible learning (in year surplus project)
• New Online resources including video streaming educational programs and an
updated collection of electronic books
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Ambition in Action
2012 Staff & Students’Achievements
• Librarians Jia Hua Xu and Simon Gray received the TAFE NSW Library
Excellence Award for their work on Equella
• Refrigeration teaching section received a (DEC) excellence award for Learning
for Sustainability
• Diploma in Security Risk Management (Locksmithing) completely online with a
related RPL kit
• Phil Wiffen, A/Head Teacher,Human Resources/Management was nominated for
a WorkCover NSW Safe Work award
• International Award – The Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition – 11
Screen Printing students won awards including Awards of Excellence and Best
in show
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Ambition in Action
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Ambition in Action
2012 Staff & Students’Achievements
SI Staff Excellence Awards:
• Customers: Highly commended: Back on Track for Life Colleges Team including
Glenn Cumberland, Head Teacher, Management and Colin Mumford, Amar
Sood & Ross Summerfield
• Products & Services: Peter Stevens Innovation Award: Individual winnersDamon Fyson, Electrical Trades & Irfan Hai, Refrigeration
• Products & Services: Highly commended: Ian Frost, Head Teacher, Fitting &
Machining & the Electronics E-Resources team –John Zervos, Head Teacher
and teachers Greg Andrews, Greg Denning, Stefan Mozar & Michael Wilks
• Business Sustainability: Highly commended: IT Collaboration team: Head
Teachers, Amir Chishti, Dean Nguyen, David Argerakis & Gavin Chiu and David
Levett
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Ambition in Action
2012 Staff and Students’Achievements
• Eliza Camac, Watchmaking graduate received the 2012 Apprentice of the
Year(SA) and was nominated for the Australian Apprentice of the Year
• Michael Henderson, Metal Fabrication & Welding student won the Sheetmetal
Industry Association Apprentice of the Year award
• Nathan Smith from Graphic Arts (Printing/Pre press) won a Bronze Medal at the
2012 Worldskills Australian National Competition
• Other entrants included Daniel Cammish, Painting & Decorating, Luke Daniels,
Turning, Harvey Gresley-Daines, Signage, Cem Okan, Sheet Metal Work,
Jonathon Richardson, Fitting
• Staff in Marketing and Advertising took students to Hong Kong and Singapore
for study tours
• Automotive staff and students worked collaboratively to support the AutoCel
refurbishment
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Ambition in Action
Environmental Sustainability
Wind Generators on Building D
AutoCel – improvements in lighting, fuel storage, recycling
Minor Works Program - Electrical Trades (Installations in Building K):
• Micro Hydro generator
• Gas Fuel Cell – cogeneration
• Lighting laboratory
• Solar Photovoltaic Panels - currently used as a resource for the new Diploma in
Electrical Engineering for Electricians
• CBUS – Power management systems
• Schneider Power Management and Monitoring systems installed (and across the
Institute) to provide a training resource and a facilities energy management tool
• Simulator training equipment in renewable energy photovoltaics
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