Entries by Dan Gough

You’ve spoken – we’ve listened!

The team at SDS Training are continuing to provide greater choice for your learning. As part of our efforts to bring additional value to our service offerings – we’ve been asking a range of past, current and potential students: “what makes it difficult for you to conduct training at the moment?” Some of the typical answers […]

High Risk Licence.. “Nah – she’ll be right mate”

Unfortunately there’s still the occasional stigma attached to people conducting High Risk Work. Sometimes the sentiment isn’t deliberate (“I just didn’t know”) or it’s derived from ignorance (“I’ve operated for years – don’t need it”). Often it’s a sentiment that is tested when it all goes pear-shaped. Let’s dispel a couple of myths and provide […]

CSQ Subsidised Training – is it for you?

Training Subsidies – where does CSQ fit into the picture? With a range of training subsidies available – it’s important to find out who’s who in the zoo! Let’s start with CSQ… Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) is an independent industry-funded body supporting employers, workers, apprentices and career seekers in the building and construction industry. CSQ can […]

Flexible Training Options

What do you want from your training provider – Flexible Training Options? In an ever increasingly competitive environment and difficult times it’s important to weigh up your training options. Price, funding options (are there subsidies that you may be eligible for?), longevity (how long have they been around?), service and quality seem to be some of […]

Who, what, where and why?

SDS Training is a RTO 32505. SDS is an integrated ‘one-stop-shop’ for training and industrial health services within the construction, drilling, mining, transport and heavy industries. Everywhere is SDS Training territory. We may have our head office located in Maryborough, Queensland but we service as far north as Rockhampton, as far west as Winton and […]