Welcome to Dovaston Training and Assessment Centre, Northern Territory

About Us

Dovaston's training and assessment services cover a number of disciplines including:

Business Services – Administration, Frontline Management, Governance, Human Resource Management
Community Services – Aged Care Work, Children’s Services, Disability Work
Financial Services – including Accounts Clerical
Training and Assessment

Flexibility is the key to training delivery at Dovaston. Training is tailored to cater for individual learning styles.

For more information go to FAQs.

An Apprenticeship is the best way to combine training and employment leading to a nationally recognised qualification.

For more information go to Apprenticeships.

Our Philosophy

Dovaston is a customer-focused organisation that continuously strives to meet and indeed exceed client needs and expectations. We view our stakeholders as the sole reason for our existence.

Our Vision

“To be the training provider who sets the standards others are measured against”

Our Mission Statement

Dovaston is totally dedicated to providing quality training programs that meet our clients’ needs.

We will achieve this by:

Listening to our clients to establish their needs
Providing only the services our clients want at the most reasonable rate
Keeping our knowledge and skills up-to-date
Implementing quality strategies to ensure continuous improvement

Our Values

We have a high degree of credibility and integrity, and we value that fiercely
We strive to provide an environment rich in learning opportunities
We value diversity in the community and appreciate the uniqueness of each individual
We strive to get things right the first time, and is of great importance to us is that we are given the opportunity to fix what we don’t

Director

Shirli Dovaston has been in Darwin since 1987, and has run her own business since 1992. She is an experienced trainer and administrator. Her commitment to high quality training and assessment standards, has earned Shirli a respected reputation in the Vocational Education and Training industry.