Meet the GTA Staff

Leonie Stanfield
National Communications Manager

My role covers the marketing of group training as an effective and successful model for the employment and training of apprentices and trainees. This includes specific promotional campaigns and activities, the group training website, group training national awards, careers events and the Today’s Skills: Tomorrow’s Leaders development program. I am also responsible for the Group Training National Conference held every 18 months.
Terry Andison
GTTP Project Manager

My key responsibilities lie in the management, monitoring and reporting under two DEEWR brokerage contracts - GTTPP (Group Training in the Trades Pre-vocational Program) and IEP (Indigenous Employment Program). GTTPP provides funding for trade-related pre-employment training articulating to Australian Apprenticeships in the trades. IEP funds mentoring and employment services associated with the recruitment and placement of Indigenous Australians.
Joanne Robertson
Financial Controller

My role at GTA involves managing and maintaining the accounts as well as budget preparation and preparing and reconciling monthly financial statements.

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Jodie Innes-Cassidy
National ACCESS Manager

My primary role is administering the Australian Apprenticeships Access Programmes (ACCESS) brokered by GTA for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - promoting ACCESS to Group Training Organisations and Registered Training Organisations nationally, managing the allocation of funding, advising ACCESS Providers re implementation issues and monitoring and reporting on overall project results.
John Richardson
Financial Advisor

In my role as a financial analyst I provide a corporate advisory service to GTA, examining the monthly and annual financial reports and advising GTA management on a range of financial issues.
David Menzies
IT Consultant

I have been assisting GTA with IT projects on a part-time consultancy basis since 1998 and am now working on all areas of GTA’s IT requirements.
Jeff Priday
National Projects Manager

I've been the National Projects Manager for GTA since 1997, and am responsible for managing projects that provide tangible benefits to our membership. Some recent projects include assisting GTOs to partner more effectively with schools; improving employment and training opportunities for people with a disability; assisting GTOs with the introduction of the new Work Choices reforms; and examining ways to improving training opportunities for mature-age workers. I also prepare policy papers and assist GTA's CEO in his role as lobbyist and advocate for our network

Jim Barron
Chief Executive Officer

I am responsible for the overall leadership and administration of Group Training Australia and work closely with the Chair and National Board. My regular liaison with Executive Officers of State/Territory Associations and member Group Training Organisations, and frequent contact with Federal Ministers and senior Government personnel, industry representatives and the media provides an ideal opportunity to stimulate debate around Vocational & Technical Education policy and practice. I work to ensure group training is always front of mind and to promote members needs so that GTA can better enhance business opportunities for the network.
Emma Weir
PA to the CEO, ACCESS Program Assistant

As well as being personal assistant to the CEO, I am responsible for general administration of the GTA office and providing secretariat support to the GTA National Board. My role also involves being a program assistant to the National ACCESS Program Manager, where I am responsible for providing support to ACCESS providers under the GTA brokerage of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ Australian Apprenticeships ACCESS Program
Madeline Lloyd
Administration Trainee

My role within the company is reception, general administration duties and assisting staff when required. I am employed by STE 1300Apprentice, undertaking a certificate III in Business, with GTA as my host employer.