From the classroom to the construction site next door, two Nossal High School students Krish Dittakavi and Lilly Nguyen made the trip next door to see the Clyde Road Upgrade in Berwick up close.
Getting their first taste of life in engineering and major construction, Dittakavi, from Lyndhurst, and Nyugen, from Noble Park, spent the week as work experience students on the project, learning from a number of Big Build Roads and Seymour Whyte staff members, including engineers, site supervisors, safety representatives and other professionals within the project.
“I’ve really enjoyed my work experience on the Clyde Road Upgrade. The team was incredibly welcoming and generous with their time, which made the experience even more engaging,“ Dittakavi said.
“It’s been a great opportunity to see how a major infrastructure project operates from the perspective of multiple roles, and I’ve learned a lot about how different teams work together on site.“
The pair got hands-on practical experience seeing the Victorian Big Build up close, especially the work-in-progress on the Princes Freeway overpass, with the Clyde Road Upgrade expanding the bridge to 10 lanes to help ease congestion throughout Berwick and across the entire Clyde Road corridor.
Giving opportunities to young graduates, cadets, apprentices and trainees is one of the big benefits of the Victorian Big Build, allowing the future leaders of the construction industry to gain experience through these projects.
The upgrade gives community and career paths in infrastructure, with many apprentices, trainees and cadets employed on the project as part of the Victorian Government’s Major Projects Skills Guarantee (MPSG).
The MPSG policy helps create opportunities for Victorian apprentices, trainees and cadets to work on some of Victoria’s biggest building and infrastructure projects.
