{"id":26293,"date":"2016-09-12T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T04:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=26293"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:29:47","slug":"what-employers-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=26293","title":{"rendered":"What Employers Want"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t<header class=\"wssc-post-banner wssc-post-banner--focal-center wssc-post-banner--has-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__media\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wssc-post-banner__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-768x352.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-2048x938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__meta\"><span>Special Announcements<\/span><time datetime=\"2016-09-12T14:44:54+00:00\">12 September 2016<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t<h1>What Employers Want<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wssc-post-banner__breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/announcements\/\">Special Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\">What Employers Want<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">On Tuesday the 6th of September students from across all year levels had the opportunity to engage with local employers to hear their thoughts on \u2018What Employers Want\u2019 from them in the work force and employment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">The session included round table discussions with employers from a number of differing industries including building, plumbing, automotive, landscaping, youth, IT and community services, engineering, and hair\/beauty. Students were able to understand how the employers got to where they are today and generally what they look for in an apprentice or trainee.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">I would like to take the opportunity to thank Wodonga TAFEs Job and Skills Centre in conjunction with Wodonga Senior Secondary College for making this seminar possible, including the support of some fantastic local employers. The Skills Centre is an ongoing free service that anyone can access to gain support with job applications and resume writing and workshops around pre-apprenticeship courses and options.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/094.jpg\" alt=\"094\" width=\"576\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] On Tuesday the 6th of September students from across all year levels had the opportunity to engage with local employers to hear their thoughts on \u2018What Employers Want\u2019 from them in the work force and employment. 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