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Koda-Jo Berry
Community services leader
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TAFE teacher Koda-Jo Berry has worked as a coordinator, teacher and tutor in various vocational education and training programs. She helped initiate the life changing community engagement project, Hope Remains.
"The project is designed to unite individuals and communities around the world, raise awareness of the issues around child trafficking and show that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things by working together."
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Chris Booth
Photography teacher and 2012 Australia Day Achievement Award winner
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Chris Booth brings enthusiasm, energy and passion to his photography teaching.
He is instrumental in growing photography delivery at Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE including nine classes from Photoimaging Certificates to Diplomas.
Chris has initiated a successful relationship with the Australian Institute of Photography - Australia's leading membership body for the photography community.
He successfully led a group of TAFE students on a study tour to Belas Artes University in Sao Paulo, Brazil in June 2011, as part of the institute's Global Connections program.
Chris also won an award in the Training and Skilling Queensland category of the 2012 Australia Day Achievement Awards.
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Renee Chamberlin
Environmental studies and elearning champion
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Environmental studies teacher, Renee Chamberlin, leads by example. She practises what she preaches in all aspects of her life.
"My husband and I live in a sustainable design home on 10 acres in Brisbane's north west suburbs," Renee says.
"Our house is powered by a stand alone solar system, which saves money and helps minimise our emission output."
Renee is an online teacher, which means she can work from her carbon neutral home office, saving 12 kilograms of vehicle emissions a day.
Online environmental footprint calculators can help people assess their own impact, producing surprising results.
"People are shocked to see all the small things add up. Living a lifestyle with less environmental impact is no longer a choice; the world needs people to start doing what they can," Renee says.
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Gareth Lee
Hospitality (cookery) expert
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'As a qualified chef I have worked in cafes, restaurants and 5 star international hotels.
As a teacher I have previously worked in the private sector were I was the Head Trainer for Cookery in one of Queensland's biggest private training organisations.
I have the privilege of working for e'cco Bistro in the Brisbane, which is owned and operated by one of Brisbane's best known chefs. This opportunity allows me to observe cutting edge food trends, modern cookery techniques and networking with fine chefs.
On my first shift at e'cco, one of the apprentices introduced himself and said he was a student at Brisbane North Institute of TAFE. He stated with enthusiasm that he thought his teacher was excellent and that the chefs at Brisbane North TAFE were very inspirational.
I felt immense pride at the fact that TAFE had educated an apprentice capable of working with Brisbane's best.
TAFE boasts a dedicated team of brilliant chefs who are exceptional teachers. A student can be assured that they can learn with the best equipment and ingredients. TAFE also has exceptional learning resources that are current, easy to use and interesting.
TAFE teachers are student focused and endeavour to nurture our students to bring out their potential.
It is a great privilege to be part of a team that delivers dynamic programs to inspire students to be the best that they can be.'
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Myra Sessions
Nursing professional
Teacher/Trainer of the Year, 2011 Queensland Training Awards
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Responsible for leading the Diploma of Nursing program at Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE, Myra has taken the teaching of nursing to the next level.
She was instrumental in setting up delivery arrangements with the James Cook University nursing team for Indigenous nursing students on Thursday Island, and was consulted with mapping competencies with University's bachelor program.
Myra has developed a recognition of prior learning package for nursing, a first for TAFE Queensland. She is known as the pioneer in the introduction of video streaming, a world first for enrolled nursing.
In addition to her teaching role, Myra works one day a week at the Mareeba District Hospital providing diabetes education and quality improvement initiatives.
While Myra has been delivering this exceptionally high level of training, she has been battling multiple sclerosis, which colleagues say has not slowed her efforts.
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Wayne Tierney
Engineering teacher and Teacher of the Year award winner
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Engineering Teacher Wayne Tierney was awarded the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Vocational Education and Training Teacher of the Year award in 2011.
The award recognises Wayne's outstanding dedication, professionalism and achievements in providing quality manufacturing and engineering related training to students at SkillsTech Australia.
"I am currently working as a Business Manager, Program Delivery and Design on the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project for SkillsTech Australia.
"The PNG LNG Project is an integrated development that includes gas production in the Southern Highlands and Western Provinces of Papua New Guinea, in which we have been engaged to provide a range of training services and advice.
"A specific challenge was designing, developing and delivering manufacturing and engineering teaching resources for the Papua New Guinea nationals due to lower levels of numeracy and literacy.
"It was necessary to identify the literacy level and develop teaching resources and practical exercises to ensure qualifications were being delivered to Australian Quality Training Framework standards."
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