{"id":20541,"date":"2023-07-31T10:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/?p=20541"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:04:44","slug":"make-a-career-dream-a-reality-with-a-local-government-traineeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/make-a-career-dream-a-reality-with-a-local-government-traineeship\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Career Dream a Reality with a  local government Traineeship!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing we love more than a good career success story &#8211; and Colby Grundy, City Infrastructure Administration Support Trainee with Warrnambool City Council, is a perfect example!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing she wanted to secure a career in admin, Colby left school in year 10 to get started in work and build the skills that would help her reach her goal &#8211; and when she saw the traineeship opportunity with Warrnambool City Council, she knew she was ready!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us as we catch up with Colby on what it\u2019s like landing your dream role and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What the local government does, who they support and the services they provide across their community.<\/li>\n<li>How Colby landed her traineeship and how the skills from her previous work helped her get started.<\/li>\n<li>What an administration traineeship with local government involves, and what Colby\u2019s day-to-day might look like.<\/li>\n<li>How Colby left school in year 10 to get started in work and how this allowed her to explore other avenues and opportunities that interested her.<\/li>\n<li>What the workplace culture at Warrnambool City Council is like, and why Colby loves the supportive, judgement-free environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colby also shares with us her top advice for anyone else interested in exploring a role in local government and the types of skills and personable traits to focus on to make the right impression!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This a must-watch for anyone wondering what life after school could be like for them with a traineeship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-fluid-object o-fluid-object--4by3\" data-aspectratio=\"0.66667\"><iframe title=\"Make a Career Dream a Reality with a  local government Traineeship!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7p_twaOH5GQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Find Out More<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is a membership association and the legislated peak body for\u202fVictoria\u2019s 79 local councils. The MAV was formed in 1879, with the <em>Municipal Association Act 1907<\/em> officially recognising them as the voice of local government in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The success of the MAV stems from its people, and they pride themselves on having a quality team of staff and consultants to ensure members\u2019 needs are met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more via <a href=\"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/employers\/\">employer profiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing we love more than a good career success story &#8211; and Colby Grundy, City Infrastructure Administration Support Trainee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":20542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20541"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20544,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions\/20544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}