Outsource Institute - RTO Provider Code: 31560

Calling all our Cert III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) students 🔧

Good news. Weld Australia is offering free membership to VET students and apprentices, and that includes you.

Here's what you get:
✅ Australian Welding, their quarterly flagship magazine
✅ Weld Connect e-bulletin (10 issues a year)
✅ Discounts on Weld Australia products and services
✅ Invites to networking events, site tours and technical sessions (some free or discounted for members)
✅ Regular industry news and updates

It's a solid way to plug into the wider welding and manufacturing community while you're still training.

To sign up you'll need your USI, our RTO name (Outsource Institute) and roughly when your course wraps up.

Register here 👉 http://bit.ly/4f0SxMFdZZ-8v04/JkM2-6qcW6N1vHY6lZ3nKW5prG2P6RZ5KHW6sMHl538yFkYW4XMwFW4GRKCdW81kgHW8yHx1MW82nvBD4g3x_-W169d1W1-YhPfW5jcrCx7HCL-bW4jNk9z8D0QRBW3776dY7_1MSMW7lSnx22RFM5dW6v96S54-rk7CN1VQPMDv3kQtW2xxyxG10wGM_W4qddXj3RxLMzW7kD4vs6RtrBBN69YmlrYR57YW382P036-MhJpW21QBxq7hqlPGW3FMlQt68m_xlVcL1K-6gNB2_W12DZ6n6wrW1nW88HHpm1lW01Yf3bm0js04

This is Caitlin, and she's nearly finished her Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade.

We caught her mid-weld here, running a TIG (gas tungsten arc) weld for one of her practical assessments. Her trainer Chris was there with her through it, in her own workplace in Devonport.

That's the part we like about how we do things. Caitlin didn't have to down tools and head off to a campus somewhere. The training came to her, on the job, with someone experienced right beside her.

We've been running trade qualifications this way for close to 30 years now, all around the country.

Great work Caitlin, almost there. 👏

Hydraulics 3.0 is back, and we're running it in two locations this July.⚙️

Over three days you'll get hands-on with fluid power controls. Install them, repair and rectify faults, then fine-tune the system to run exactly how it should. Real gear, real workshops, real skills you can take straight back to the job.

📍 Brisbane | 12 to 14 July
📍 Mackay | 28 to 30 July

Spots are limited and they fill fast. Send us a message or click Enquire Now to lock in your place.

This is what real training looks like 🔧

Alex completing MEM05090 – manual metal arc welding as part of his Boilermaking trade.

Delivered in the workshop, with support from a trainer who’s come directly from industry.

At Outsource Institute, we keep training practical:
✔ Real workplace environments
✔ Real equipment and job conditions
✔ Trainers with genuine industry experience

Because learners shouldn’t just complete units — they should leave with skills they can confidently take back onto site.

Nice work Alex 👊

Real skills deserve real recognition. ✅

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can be a great way to turn real workplace experience into a qualification - but only when it’s done properly.

Quality RPL is a structured process. It involves:
- Clear guidance and support
- Collecting real evidence of skills
- Proper assessment against qualification requirements

At Outsource Institute, we support Real Skills Deserve Real Recognition and are committed to delivering genuine, evidence‑based RPL that stands up, now and into the future.

If you’re considering RPL, choose a provider that does it properly and takes the time to assess your real skills.

🔗 yourcareer.gov.au/VETIntegrity