Chisholm Frankston

"Completing my electrical apprenticeship at Chisholm Frankston has been a disappointing experience, to say the least. Earlier this year, we were informed that our apprenticeship/training contracts would be extended by six months, stating a variety of reasons such as COVID, inconvenient class scheduling on public holidays, a new curriculum implementation, and a shortage of teachers. These excuses, however, fail to justify the excessive delays and inefficiencies that have plagued our program. Currently, I find myself 2 weeks into what was supposed to be an '8-week' unit, only to discover that the entire course content has been covered by the class, other than a practical assessment and a unit knowledge test. It's mind-boggling to realise that we are being required to attend 6 more classes to complete tasks that could easily be accomplished in 1, or at most 2 classes. To emphasise the absurdity of this, I am writing this review during class hours, simply because I have an abundance of spare time! This is indicative of the lack of productivity and wasted resources within the program. The prolonged delays and inefficiencies have not only disrupted our learning but have also affected our overall progress and development as apprentices. It is disheartening to witness the mismanagement of time and resources within an educational institution that should proritise the growth and success of its students. I hope that Chisholm addresses these issues promptly and takes the necessary steps to rectify the current state of this circus. As an apprentice investing my time and effort into this program, I deserve an educational experience that is efficient, productive, and respectful of my aspirations for professional growth."

"DO NOT do electrical apprenticeship training here. Place is an absolute disgrace. Management are disgustingly out of touch, have no accountability nor respect for students learning, and hold no responsibility or care for the results of their choices."

"some staff are very rude, one teacher 'Jamie ' who teaches pathology made fun of me being hospitalised & made rude comments. And they should do more drug screening test for all the teachers as I know a couple of them are addicts."

"A/C short course with Wayne Howard. This three day course was comprehensive on many levels. Not only did we learn about ARC compliance but also the refrigerant gases available including Hychill minus 30 made in Australia. The course is hands on, not only performing an A/C service but the vital high level skills of diagnostics. What made the course outstanding was the teacher (Wayne Howard) has decades of experience willing to share his knowledge base. I had prepared some in-depth questions regarding the dos and don’ts, every question was carefully explained. The teacher also explains the benefits of a manual process to an automatic machine. The written handbook and the practical tasks are at the highest level, even pointing out the guidance of diagnostic tools. The teacher that put this course together made this course captivating. Wayne I really appreciated the effort you went through to even allow myself to drive my service vehicle into the workshop, set up the gauges to test the system."

"Terrible experience studying, Nursing. Most of the teachers were accomodating and helpful but management were incompetent. It was a disorganised mess and there was not nearly enough time spent on clinical skills in lab - which is dangerous and i would seriously consider the competency of the nurses graduating from the program. Dont bother complaining because you wont ever hear back! One of just a myriad of reasons, why I withdrew to study elsewhere. Do yourself a favour and study at a different institution."