Carbon Tax should inspire energy saving

The first workshop to help printing companies minimise their electricity consumption and energy bills will be held in Sydney on 21 July.

Ian Walz, National Manager, Learning and Development at Printing Industries says the release of the Carbon Tax measures by the Federal Government last weekend should provide a major incentive for companies to reduce their energy consumption.

“The sooner companies can embrace new methodologies to minimise their power consumption, the sooner they will profit from the cost savings to be made. There is no reason why every company in NSW should not be taking advantage of this opportunity.

“The day-long session is free, they just need to commit time and people to attend and then implement the learning’s across their business.”

Five workshops are scheduled for Sydney and others may be scheduled for non metropolitan areas depending on expressions of interest received.

“This is one of the ways Printing Industries is trying to minimise the pain of increased energy costs for its members because these costs will become a very real economic threat for many businesses, particularly where margins are low and business conditions are challenging,” he said.

The course is mapped to the competitive manufacturing competency unit MSACMT270A: use sustainable energy practices. A formal qualification and Certificates of Attainment will be provided to course participants on successful completion of classroom activities and submission of the Assessment Tasks and supporting information where necessary.

Workshop participants also receive a comprehensive workbook as well as valuable resources including an Energy Tracking and Reporting Tool to assist with monitoring energy use and implementing energy efficiency initiatives.

Each course is limited to 10 participants (two people from each company). The Thursday 21 July course has a couple of places remaining. Wednesday 3 August is booked out, Thursday 4 August, Wednesday 17 August, Thursday 18 August also have placed remaining.

Registrations for the Sydney courses or expressions of interest for locations outside of the Sydney area should be directed to Ian Walz on (02) 8789 7362 E-mail: ian@printnet.com.au

The courses are being run by Printing Industries in partnership with the Office of Environment & Heritage NSW, SD Environmental Management and Applied Training Solutions.