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Thank you Mark Beyer from Business News for writing an intelligent and comprehensive article about the Motivation Foundation.   The article encapsulates the origins of becoming the Motivation Foundation charity and our relationships to Ertech, the Construction Training Fund and Youth Futures. Thank you to all involved in the success of our not-for-profit organisation, without […]

To help celebrate International Women’s Day we would like to acknowledge our Southwest Collie graduate Kaela Gazendam from Wespine Industries, who is currently loving her new role! Kaela is currently enjoying her new job as a loader operator at Wespine Industries, where her duties include, loading bark trucks, and learning to pick up logs to

On February 23, the Motivation Foundation were honoured to be invited to the South Bunbury Rotary, Club Meeting where our founding Chairman Jim Giumelli, and our CEO Timothy Hunter, were their guest speakers. Jim and Tim hunter were presented with a cheque for $10,000, generously donated by Greg Gardiner and Michelle Gardiner, through their Summit

Meet our Expert Skills Trainer, John Hetherington. John joined the Motivation Foundation in 2020 and has been an asset to our team of Trainers and our Civil and Mining Academy. John has many years of industry experience, from supervision, to owning his own company. John is highly regarded by our students, graduates, and staff. He

The Construction Training Fund (CTF) have generously supported the Motivation Foundation Ltd since 2020, by providing scholarships for the students requiring assistance through our fee-waiver program. This allows all students interested in attending our Civil and Mining Academy the opportunity to do so, and gain a pathway into the industry after graduation. Please take the time to hear the

The Southwest Collie students are off to a flying start to 2022! This week they are making progress, strengthening their skills on the machinery, whilst also gaining experience in traffic management and refueling. Great work and effort from our exceptional Training team and the students! #MotivationFoundation #SouthwestCollie #skillbuilding Follow our journey here: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/35529699

The Motivation Foundation is fortunate to have trainers that are highly skilled within the Civil and Mining sectors and come with years of industry experience. Meet Colin Hunt, our Lead Supervising Trainer, who is a reliable, dedicated, and exceptionally competent mentor for our students. With 30+ years within the industry, Colin has assisted with the

The Motivation Foundation Ltd has started off 2022 with the Graduation Ceremony of our inaugural Southwest Collie Class of 2021! The Collie pilot Civil and Mining Academy commenced in July 2021 and the students successfully completed their Certificate II in Civil Construction, within an intense six-month course outline. Huge congratulations to our students and training team, Robyn

As a not-for-profit charity, we say and mean, thank you so much for our supporters and everyone contributing to the success of the Motivation Foundation. Today, we get to share a thank you given to us! We come across students from all walks of life, and nothing can better encapsulate the difference we make better