About Us

Indian Ocean Group Training Association is a non for profit organisation that was established in 1995, with aims to provide access to vocational training and to administer apprenticeships and traineeships to the Indian Ocean Territories – Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 

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At IOGTA, we offer a wide range of services to the Indian Ocean Territories, 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, from Providing First Aid, to Chainsaw Maintenance!

• Apprenticeship and traineeship services, including 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.

• 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.

• Provide assistance with Government Services and Incentives

•  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.

• 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.