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23 August 2007
Plumbers' course opens options
The Afghanistan-based Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) has completed its first basic plumbing course this week, opening further employment opportunities to the Tarin Kowt community.
The four-week basic plumbing course - the latest offered at the RTF's Trade Training School - concentrates on water storage and reticulation methods.
Australia has deployed a Reconstruction Task Force, consisting of a combined arms team, to the Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation SLIPPER. The RTF is in partnership with the Netherlands Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and forms part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
The RTF has a clearly defined role to work on reconstruction, improvement of provincial infrastructure and community based projects. The RTF also provides trade training to the local population and military engineering training to the Afghan National Army. This type of assistance is designed to benefit the people of Uruzgan Province well into the future and form building blocks of a stable and prosperous community.
The RTF contains around 370 ADF personnel from predominately Queensland-based units. It includes elements to provide command, security, engineering, and administrative support and is equipped with Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMV), Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) and armoured engineer plant equipment.
Australia's contribution to ISAF is an important component of the Australian Government's commitment to assist Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
Read media release: PLUMBERS COURSE: OPENING OPTIONS IN TARIN KOWT
| 20070815adf8218490_021 Plumbing instructor Sapper Nathan Beatson assists a Trade Training School student on the first plumbing course. (Date taken: 15 August 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070815adf8218490_054 Plumbing instructor Sapper Nathan Beatson assists Trade Training School students on the first plumbing course. (Date taken: 15 August 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070815adf8218490_067 Plumbing instructor Sapper Nathan Beatson assists Trade Training School students on the first plumbing course. (Date taken: 15 August 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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