Training and Energy Minister The Hon Mr Peter Collier made his first visit to Central TAFE on April 30 and was impressed with the facilities and passion of both students and lecturers alike.
His first port of call was the Oral Health Centre of WA (OHCWA), the state of the art dental facility Central TAFE shares with UWA and Curtin University.
OHCWA continues its unique role in providing dental services to eligible members of the public, whilst ensuring that students have access to a suitable pool of patients to develop their skills and aptitude.
Mr Collier was joined on the tour by Member for Nedlands, Mr Bill Marmion.
OHCWA staff members Liz Cunningham and Margaret Starr lead the Minister through the facility to see the kind of training Central TAFE delivers in the fields of Dental Technology and Dental Assisting.
The visit concluded with a walk through the OHCWA Ground Floor Dental Hospital Clinics. These impressive, open plan facilities have 60 independent dental treatment areas that can all operate simultaneously.
Minister Collier was also given a guided tour of Central TAFE’s engineering facilities and laboratories at the Subiaco campus.
The lecturers led the Minister through demonstrations on Non-Destructive Testing, Fluid Channel Flow and a Tensile Test experiment. He was also shown Central TAFE’s unique testing facilities that provide invaluable information to some of the biggest resource companies in the country.
Dr Paul Hugget, Executive Director of Materials Solutions P/L showed the Minister some of the pioneering breakthroughs Central TAFE have been involved with in the protection of drill teeth technology.