Sports Turf Association Victoria

SPORTS TURF ASSOCIATION (VIC) STUDENT SPONSORSHIP

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PRESS RELEASE, JANUARY 2018
SPORTS TURF ASSOCIATION (VIC) STUDENT SPONSORSHIP

Diploma of Sports Turf Management – Horticulture

The Sports Turf Association (Vic) Inc. is again happy to announce it has agreed to offer and partially fund a student sponsorship. This sponsorship is designed to encourage students to move from Certificate III in Sports Turf Management – Apprenticeship into Diploma studies.

The sponsorship offered will comprise 50% of the total fee of the course up to $3,000.00. Successful candidates must enrol for their 1st year of Diploma study within 2 years of completing their apprenticeship. The award payment will be provided to self-funded students on successful completion of First Year, once a Statement of Results is received.

Students are permitted to nominate themselves.

STA (Vic) will sponsor one student per annum and they will be chosen at the discretion of theSTA (Vic) Committee.

This Diploma program has been developed for those currently working in the sports turf area who have completed a minimum of Certificate III in Sports Turf Management. Typically students will have considerable experience in this industry along with a strong sense of work requirements and management expectations.

Specifically designed for professionals aiming to further their career, the program will develop ability to manage individuals in the workplace and/or to develop or review management practices. Teaching includes assessment tasks that incorporate workplace projects which combine work and study, resulting in skills and knowledge that are immediately transferable to the workplace.

The strength of the program lies in its flexibility and the content related to the sports turf area. When combined with workplace skills, this program will provide the necessary skills and knowledge that will enable students to perform the function of an assistant manager or manager in turf-related businesses or local council settings.

The STA (Vic) sponsorship application form, including criteria, is available on the website and will be published via Facebook and industry magazines.

Please direct enquiries to Jan Fenton, STA (Vic) Mobile: 0439 089 005

To apply complete the Student Sponsorship Application and email to vic@sportsturf.asn.au
January 2018