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Employing a trainee

Benefits of employing a trainee

TAFE Traineeships can assist your business by providing:

• a wider range of traineeships to choose from
• flexibility to vary the mix of training and productive time under new industrial relations arrangements
• able to customise aspects of training to suit your needs
• identify which traineeships suit the needs of your business based on industry developed Training Packages
• better "quality assurance" of training which ensures you get a competent employee

Research has found that training helps businesses in the areas of:

• Productivity
• Savings on materials and capital costs
• Worker motivation
• Improved quality and service

Traineeship Options

New entrant traineeships

New entrant traineeships are available to new employees or employees that have worked for a business for less than 3 months.

There are provisions that allow employers to offer a new entrant traineeship to casual or part-time employees. For more information contact your local Australian Apprenticeships Centre.

Existing worker traineeships

In some cases it may be possible to employ a current employee under an existing worker traineeship.

For more information on this contact your local Australian Apprenticeships Centre.

School based traineeships

In some cases it may be possible to employ a senior school student under a part-time school based traineeship.

Part-time traineeships in schools provide senior secondary students with three qualifications:

• a nationally recognised VET qualification under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
• a Certificate of Proficiency on satisfactory completion of the traineeship
• credit toward the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

For more information see School Based Apprentices and Trainees.

To find a trainee

There are a number of ways to find an trainee:

• Contact a Job Network provider such as Staff Recruitment Group
• Recruit someone you know or who has been recommended to you
• Advertise the position in a local paper
• Contact a Group Training provider

If you are interested in employing a trainee, you should read the National Code of Good Practice for Australian Apprenticeships. It explains in plain English what is involved in entering into a Training Contract.

For more information, please visit National Code of Good Practice for Australia Apprenticeships.