NDA Training Tasmania RTO 60034

Please join us in congratulating Janelle Calder on 15 years with NDA!

We celebrated this morning with a morning tea, flowers, an engraved pen, and a gift card.

If you've ever called us, you've spoken with Janelle. She keeps communication flowing between all our centres and makes sure our courses run smoothly. She really is the backbone of our team.

Are you a Civil Contractors Federation - Tasmania member business? Your owners and staff now have a new way to grow as leaders.

We have teamed up with CCF Tasmania to co-design and deliver their new Leadership Academy. It offers two nationally recognised qualifications. The Certificate IV suits supervisors, leading hands and emerging team leaders. The Diploma is for senior managers, directors and business owners.

The training is built around civil work, covering areas such as leading crews and subcontractors, work health and safety, project planning and managing performance on site.

The program runs from February to September 2027, with delivery in both the North and South. Participants will train alongside leaders from other CCF Tasmania member businesses, building connections across the industry.

Expressions of interest are open now. Get in touch with Tameka by emailing [email protected]

BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management

We are delighted to be partnering with Business & Employment Southeast Tasmania (BEST) to deliver the Certificate III in Business from their state-of-the-art South East Training & Jobs Hub. The program is about to get started.

Our CEO Warren Ferrari was down in Sorell on Monday to meet with Andrew Hyatt and his team, who have built Business & Employment Southeast into the success it is today. Warren regards it as a state-of-the-art facility. BEST know the Southeast community inside out and have a real talent for helping people engage in education, employment, training and business support.

Around 20 locals are signed up and ready to go. We are looking forward to seeing them grow.

BSB30120 Certificate III in Business

Tonight one of our learners is up for a Tasmanian Training Award.

Isobelle Naylor completed her Certificate III in Business with NDA and is a finalist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year at the 2026 Tasmanian Training Awards.

Isobelle works as a graphic designer at Wrap Craft and Boat Names Australia. She has taken what she learnt with us, including Excel, Word and communication straight back into her workplace, and has even shared course material with her employer because she saw how useful it could be on the job.

Isobelle did not just complete a qualification; she took it back to work and made it applicable, for herself and for the businesses she is part of.

Congratulations Isobelle. The whole NDA team is behind you, and we look forward to cheering you on tonight at the Tasmanian Training Awards.

BSB30120 Certificate III in Business

Do you or your team write grant or tender applications?

We’ve partnered with Southern Lights Consulting to deliver 'Write Effective Grants with AI', a practical, two-day, face-to-face workshop designed to help you write stronger applications.

Delivered in small groups by an experienced facilitator who has assessed many large government grant and tender applications herself, you’ll gain valuable insight into what assessors look for.

Find out more and view all the details here:

https://southernlightsconsulting.com.au/services

Our trainer and assessor, Lisa Farmer, has recently been spending time at the Southcentral Workforce Network Jobs Hub in Pontville, delivering two programs for local community members.

Lisa's 14 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management learners have made impressive progress. They're pictured here completing their 'Emotional Intelligence at Work' unit.

Then last Thursday, Lisa commenced 13 students in our Certificate III in Business program. Bringing together learners with a variety of experience and backgrounds has created some great opportunities for shared learning and discussion.

A special thank you to De Arne and the team at the SWN Jobs Hub, who have been integral in getting these programs up and running and helping make them such a success.

It's really valuable for our Learners to have the opportunity to access training within their local community, in places where people live and work.

BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership & Management
BSB30120 Certificate III in Business

Congratulations to Kathleen Smith and Claire Stark, who received their diplomas at one of our monthly graduation morning teas in our Hobart office today.

Kathleen has completed her Diploma of Human Resource Management, and her mum Jan was there to see her graduate. Claire has completed her Diploma of Leadership and Management, pictured with her daughter Freya. Both studied with NDA Trainer and Assessor Lisa Farmer.

Qualifications like these strengthen the human resources and leadership skills Tasmanian workplaces rely on. That is the work we are here for, and getting to celebrate it over morning tea is a bonus.

We are proud of you both.

BSB50320 Diploma of Human Resource Management
BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management

Our Managing Director, Karina Stojansek, had her birthday yesterday, so this morning we celebrated with her over morning tea at our Launceston office.

Halfway through, our CEO, Warren Ferrari, stepped away to his office and reappeared with a bouquet of native flowers for her. Safe to say she loved them.

Culture is very important to us at NDA, and it's even more important that we lead by example. For the past 31 years, Karina has been setting the tone, a testiment in part is her generosity of heart. Today it was nice to give a little back.

Happy birthday, Karina, from everyone at NDA!

Introducing Saffron Pickering, the youngest student ever to train with NDA, at just 15!

Saffron is completing her Certificate III in Business (BSB30120) while balancing her homeschooling studies, and her progress has been remarkable. She recently sat down with our CEO, Warren Ferrari, to reflect on her journey so far.

Saffron demonstrates that quality training can be shaped around your circumstances, whatever your age or stage of life.

"NDA gave me the confidence to step outside my comfort zone, continue my learning journey, and believe that I could achieve more than I thought possible."

Few things give us greater pride than sharing the stories of the people who train with us, and Aki Chang's is a particularly special one. Our CEO, Warren Ferrari, travelled down to interview Aki in person, because knowing our learners as individuals is woven into how NDA operates.

Aki chose NDA because she preferred to study in person, and because our reputation kept surfacing in her community. From her very first class, the calibre of support proved decisive:

"The support from everyone at NDA has been exceptional. The classroom culture creates an environment where learning feels safe, engaging and encouraging. The learning materials are also highly accessible, particularly for people who have English as a second language."

And Aki did not stop at one course. She went on to complete a Diploma of Human Resource Management, a Diploma of Business, and a Diploma of Leadership and Management with NDA.

The outcome? Renewed confidence in communication, sharper critical thinking, and the conviction to pursue opportunities aligned with what she truly wants to do.

When we asked Aki what she would say to someone weighing up training with NDA: "I highly recommend NDA. The knowledge shared is extensive, highly relevant and immediately applicable to both work and life."

Congratulations Aki! Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey.

Ready to begin yours? Explore our upcoming courses across Hobart, Launceston and Ulverstone: https://www.nda.com.au/course-delivery/course-dates/

BSB50320 Diploma of Human Resource Management, BSB50120 Diploma of Business and BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management