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9. Courses Held at LEST Premises
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Most courses run by LEST are conducted at the client premises or at hired training facilities, such
as Cliftons. The following information is provided for courses where they are conducted at the
LEST offices.
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The LEST training room is located towards the back office area of LES Pty Ltd, First Floor, 294
Salmon Street, Port Melbourne, Vic, 3207. Students/Trainees who are attending a period of
training at LEST can enter via the stairs to the front door of the office, and will be provided access
to the premises via the secure key coded entry. The entrance to LES and LEST is directly across
the street from the old GMH Head Office.
Should the front desk at LES be unattended on your arrival, students/trainees can use the intercom
located at the front door to gain access to the building.
We can be contacted at:
Phone: (03) 8698 6400 (7:30am to 5:00pm)
Fax: (03) 8698 6444
Email: training@lest.com.au
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In the event of Fire, Students or Trainees ARE NOT to attempt the extinguish the fire, but are to
leave the premises via the nearest fire exits as indicated in the initial student brief. The responsible
LES or LEST staff fire team members will clear the building and attempt to extinguish the fire if
possible. The assembly point for Students/Trainees in the event of fire is directly across the main
street (Burgundy Street) in front of the newsagents. Students are requested to proceed directly to
this assembly point in the event of fire so you can be accounted for when fire crews arrive.
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LEST and LES are a smoke free working environment. There is no smoking permitted anywhere
inside the confines of LEST or LES. Students/Trainees who wish to smoke will be required to leave
the building if they wish to smoke. As the facility is a secure environment, access doors and exits
ARE NOT to be held open or to be left open for any reason.
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A floor plan of the LEST Training Facility is included at the front and rear doors of the facility. This
shows the exit routes for emergencies and Fire extinguisher locations. It also provides a general
overview of the facility.
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Students/trainees enrolled into LEST courses, be they on-site at the LEST facility or at an external
company training facility, are expected to be prepared for the training they are attending.
Students/trainees are expected to behave in a manor that permits all students/trainees to gain the
most from attending the training. Students/trainees who disrupt training provided by LEST staff and
continue to do so after a caution, may be expelled from the training session without the offer of
retraining and will also forfeit any fees paid for that training.
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The kitchen area behind the Training Room is a shared facility between LES and LEST.
Students/Trainees are free to use this facility during breaks from training or to make use of the
Coffee and Tea making facilities. Items in the fridges and cupboards (other than those indicated by
LEST Staff) are private property and are not for the use of Students or Trainees.
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Male and female toilets are located centrally within the LEST facility. These are shared facilities
with LES/LEST staff and visiting personnel. It is requested that students/trainees respect the use
of these facilities and report any fitted equipment or systems that are not functioning correctly to
LEST Staff.
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I all cases where LEST provides computers for training, students/trainees are to take reasonable
care in the handling and use of the equipment. All data and software that resides on computer
hard drives, CDROM media, floppy discs or other data storage devices, within LEST, remains the
property of LEST and must not be removed from LEST without prior consent from LEST Staff.
Students/Trainees are to work in the data areas provided and directed by LEST Staff and are not to
attempt to load or store data from external to LEST systems without the express permission of
LEST Staff.
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The use or possession of prohibited substances on LES/LEST premises will not be tolerated.
Students/Trainees found to be under the influence of, using on site, or in possession of prohibited
substances will be asked to leave the premises.
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It is requested of all students that neat, clean attire be worn whilst attending courses at the LEST
premises. Revealing attire by any students or staff is not acceptable and LEST Management
reserves the right to assess the suitability of attire of students and staff for continued attendance at
courses provided at LEST premises.
Courses where practical training is being conducted will be indicate in the individual pre-course
instructions what clothing must be worn for students/trainees to attend the training.
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Personnel attending courses at LEST should observe all signage in regards to parking, especially
those indicating disability and private resident parking. Parking availability at LEST is very limited
and it is strongly recommended that students use public transport wherever possible.
The LEST office is only eight minutes away from the CBD bus public transport is only a very short
walk from the training facility.
All transport costs are to be met by the student/trainee unless otherwise arranged through your
own organisations.
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The LEST Office is located in Port Melbourne Business and industrial district. Personnel attending
training at LEST Premises should consider bringing meals with them as there are few shopping
facilities close to the office location.
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No child care facilities are available at the training venue and students/trainees should make their
own arrangements for children whilst on course.
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LEST is are secure premises due to the nature of some of the Commercial-In-Confidence and
Defence work it conducts. Students/trainees are advised that they cannot wander around inside
the confines of the facility and must either remain in the designated training areas or can exit the
building. The Training areas will be indicated to you upon your arrival.
Persons wishing to leave or enter the building must do so from the front door. The door is secure
code accessed and students/trainees will be required to be let in by LES/LEST staff. Student may
exit the building via the front door without staff intervention.
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Students may use the LEST phone for local calls on request to an LEST staff member. This is to
be limited to short calls for taxi's or notifications for collection etc. Students are to use public
telephones outside the facility for all other calls.
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Mobile phones are to be switched off during periods of training unless special arrangements are
made for the receipt of emergency calls. No catch-up training will be provided to those who use or
accept calls to mobile phones during the training periods.
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There are no facilities available at the LEST training centre at this time for persons with disabilities,
but with prior warning, LEST staff will make every endeavour to meet the needs of personnel with
disabilities.
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Customer Service is provided via the contact information and times shown under the heading of
Locations in this document.
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