Individuals
Individuals

Helping people gain skills for education, employment and entrepreneurship is the core of our purpose at MTC Future Ready. We will help you define your career goals, access no-cost education to help prepare you for employment or small business ownership and support you as you apply for jobs.

For Employers
For Employers

Whether you’re a large organisation with branches nationwide or a small family-owned business and whether you need new employees or want to develop existing ones, MTC can deliver the results you need to transform your business.

About Us
About Us

MTC was established in 1989 in Marrickville by a team of just three. Now we’re a group of 450 dedicated people working at more than 50 locations across NSW, ACT and Queensland and every year we support 20,000 people with new skills, confidence and opportunities.

Refer to MTC
Refer to MTC

For over 35 years, our referring partners have trusted us to help their customers find their path in life. Together we can achieve your customer’s unique ambitions so you can improve your outcomes and transform the impact you have in your community.

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 This course empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills and confidence to successfully launch a small business. You will learn how to identify a business opportunity and assess its key components as well as research and develop a business plan. Given the technical nature of this course, we recommend participants have language, literacy numeracy and digital skills equivalent to Certificate III level.

How It Works

This skill set is delivered online through Microsoft Teams and is scheduled for 2 days a week for a total of 4 weeks of structured training.

It will include:

    • facilitated virtual learning; and
    • self-paced learning through our online learning platform
    • virtual coaching sessions

Learner IT requirements: Participants must have access to a computer or laptop, word processing software, and the internet to undertake this course.

You will require the Language, Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital skills to:

    • Read and comprehend the course learning content;
    • Conduct a basic internet search;
    • Engage in online learning, including video conferencing sessions; and
    • Use a range of software to communicate electronically and create simple documents.

Course Units

This training will take six weeks to complete. You must complete the two Units of Competency listed below.

BSBESB301 Investigate business opportunities
BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans

Certification

Successful completion of these competencies will enable a student to receive a Statement of Attainment awarded by MTC FutureReady as formal recognition of their achievement. Additionally, it can contribute to credit towards a nationally recognised qualification in Australia.