"Money Well Spent": How Practical Training Impressed My Interviewer & Got Me Hired

Harold applied for jobs for a month with zero replies. Here is how he gained the skills that made his interviewer say his training was "money well spent" and then hired him.

Harold, a civil engineer from the Philippines, moved to Melbourne in 2024 and hit a wall. Despite applying immediately, he realised his overseas experience wasn't enough without knowledge of Australian Standards and local software. In this video, he shares how the LearnPedia traineeship gave him the practical tools (SpaceGass, Structural Toolkit) to impress his interviewer and secure his first role.

Inside the program, Harold:
✅ Designed and drafted real-life single-storey residential dwellings
✅ Learned AS/NZS codes and local design practices
✅ Used Australian software like Structural Toolkit and SpaceGASS
✅ Joined weekly Q&A sessions with direct feedback from the instructor, who is a senior structural engineer active in the field
✅ Attended site visits that connected design to construction
✅ Built an Australian design portfolio strong enough to discuss confidently in interviews

The result?
A hiring manager told him his traineeship with LearnPedia was “money well spent” and offered him the job.

🌟 Want to Become Job-Ready Like Harold?

LearnPedia helps Graduate & Migrant Structural/Civil Engineers gain:
✔ Local Australian experience
✔ Real design skills using AS/NZS codes
✔ Real-life projects (designing & drafting step by step) in their portfolio
✔ Confidence in interviews
✔ Clear pathways to employment

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About LearnPedia
LearnPedia Australia provides practical engineering training designed by senior structural engineers for engineers. Our training programs specialise in:
• Timber-framed residential design using SpaceGASS and Structural Toolkit
• Structural drafting using AutoCAD
• Real-life project design experience, working on real projects, from start to end
• Job-ready and interview preparation
• Mentoring for migrant & graduate engineers

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