Indian Ocean Group Training Association (IOGTA) is a non for profit organisation that offers a wide range of services to the communities of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, such as: training services, apprentice and trainee assistance, employment services, government services and public grants.

 

IOGTA provides a range of accredited VET training and non-accredited training, such Providing First Aid to Chainsaw Maintenance! To see our upcoming courses, click here.

 

Apprenticeship and traineeship services includes the recruitment, employment, administration, support and mentoring processes, to ensure that the apprentice/trainee, as well as the employer are satisfied and to boost completion rates. To learn more about our apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities, click here.

 

Employment services provided by IOGTA include a labour hire process for employees, assistance for Job Seekers, such as; email distributions of upcoming employment opportunities, assistance in writing resumes, and practising interview questions. For more information about employment, click here.

 

IOGTA also provides assistance with Government Services and Incentives. Centrelink Services – IOGTA hosts a Centrelink Self-Service Kiosk that allows for the public to come and access the internet and phone services to report earnings etc. There is also a Centrelink agent, available by appointment, to assist with any queries and to assist users within our community that may struggle with English, technology or are elderly. To book an appointment and learn more about other services our agent can help with, click here.

 

IOGTA gets involved with many public grants and programs to ensure that the Indian Ocean Territories are able to receive assistance and support that would be freely available on the mainland. Currently IOGTA is running the Be Connected Program, an incentive empowering all Australians to thrive in the digital world.