19/08/2026
Stowe Collaborates, Connects and Shares at Industry Conference
This month, Katie Boland – Stowe Training Officer NSW/ACT/WA and Ruby Turner, Stowe-hosted and NECA Training and Apprenticeships-employed apprentice, proudly represented Stowe Australia at the Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT Group Training Field Officers Conference, participating in two panel sessions.
The AEN Field Officers Conference provides Group Training Organisation (GTO) Field Officers with valuable professional development, helping strengthen apprentice support, build better host-employer relationships, enhance safety and industry knowledge, and share insights into how different GTOs operate.
Katie Boland joined Tiarnna McNamara from ITI Australia (Innovative Timber Ideas) to present ‘The Host Employer Perspective: Co-Designing a World-Class GTO Partnership.’ Their session explored the important role host employers and GTOs play in working together to create strong, supportive and successful apprenticeship experiences.
Ruby Turner, a first-year apprentice employed by NECA NSW and hosted by Stowe Australia, joined Marcus Hallam from ITI Australia to present ‘The Apprentice/Trainee Journey.’ Ruby shared her perspective as an apprentice, providing valuable insight into the apprentice experience and the support that helps young people develop and succeed in the industry.
Stowe Australia was proud to contribute to the conference and to have both Katie and Ruby representing our organisation, sharing their experiences and supporting stronger partnerships and outcomes across the industry.