Employers

Employer Incentives Put Money in Your Pocket

Employing an Australian Apprentice is a smart investment in your business future. Investing in training through an Australian Apprenticeship can provide your business with real benefits and contribute to your bottom line. A range of financial incentives may be available to employers who employ an eligible Australian Apprentice.

What are Australian Apprenticeships?

Australian Apprenticeships (often referred to as apprenticeships or traineeships) offer opportunities for anyone of working age to train, study and earn an income in a wide range of occupations and trades.

They are available in more than 500 occupations at all certificate levels up to Advanced Diploma and provide nationally recognised quality training developed by industry for industry.

What does it cost to employ an Australian Apprentice?

Australian Apprentices are usually employed under a federal or state award or agreement. They are paid a wage which varies depending on the number of years of school they completed, which year of their training they are in, the type of Australian Apprenticeship they are doing and the industry or occupation.

Australian Apprentices have the same rights to superannuation, workers’ compensation and other entitlements or requirements as all other workers in Australia.

How long does an Australian Apprenticeship take?

An Australian Apprenticeship can take from one to four years to complete, depending on the type of Australian Apprenticeship and the qualification undertaken.

Australian Apprentices may be granted course credits for any skills they already have, as well as their prior experience in the workplace, potentially reducing their formal training time. Australian Apprenticeships are ‘competency based’ which means Australian Apprentices can complete their training sooner if they get to the required skills levels more quickly than usual.

Employing an Australian Apprentice

No two businesses are the same, which is why Australian Apprenticeships have been designed to be flexible.

An Australian Apprentice can be a student or school-leaver, a person re-entering the workforce or an adult worker simply wishing to change careers. Australian Apprenticeships combine time at work with training, and can be either full-time, part-time or school-based.

Rates of pay are determined by the award or agreement under which the Australian Apprentice is employed. These will generally reflect the costs to the employer of providing training, and the value of work performed by the apprentice or trainee.

In hiring an Australian Apprentice, you can negotiate off-the-job training components around timing, location and the nature of the training to meet your business needs.

Group Training Organisations can organise for you to share an Australian Apprentice with another business if you do not have enough work for an ongoing or full-time position, or might not have the range of work available to ensure that your Australian Apprentice gains all the necessary skills for your industry.

You can also engage an Australian Apprentice part-time while he or she is still at school through an Australian School-based Apprenticeship.

Don’t forget that mature-aged and adult Australian Apprentices re-entering the workforce or making a career change can bring a wide range of life and workplace skills and experience to your business.

Incentives can help you in employing an Australian Apprentice

Employers hiring Australian Apprentices may be eligible to receive incentive payments under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.

Incentive payments are made when Australian Apprentices commence, recommence and complete their training. They are subject to eligibility criteria, waiting periods and time limits being met.

For details on financial incentives, Apprenticeship Centres and more, CLICK HERE to download the Australian Apprenticeships Brochure.

For more information, visit www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au or call the Australian Apprenticeships referral line on 13 38 73

Customised Training to suit you

At Imagine Education Australia, we recognise the unique needs of every employer and offer customised training programs.

We provide an individual training plan that is flexible and supportive of the employee’s professional acknowledgements.

Imagine Education Australia recognises the training provided by an employer to their employees and support this by providing the theory components of the qualification to match the high quality practical experience already provided at the employee’s workplace.

  • Flexible training solutions that give you input into the way your apprentices are trained, so your apprentices are trained in the areas that are important to you.
  • One on one dedicated training and support staff providing employers with direct access to the answers you need.
  • Recognition of employees’ prior learning and experience provided by the employer. This means our focus is on new and relevant training.
  • Regular 5 week checks with employers to ensure your apprentice is progressing as per requirements of their training plan.

Training that is relevant to the industry

Our training and assessment packages are validated by industry to ensure the most up to date, relevant training for today’s business environment.

Teachers who really know the industry

With fully qualified, industry-engaged teaching staff, students are receiving training from the best.

Flexible training solutions

Flexibility is a key component of the training programs, to ensure that employers’ needs are met.

Student training support

Imagine Education Australia’s academic training coordinators provide an individual training plan that is supportive of the employee’s professional acknowledgements.

NO COST to industry

The programs are fully funded by the Australian Government, so training is NO COST to the employer.

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User Choice - Free Apprenticeship Training

What is User Choice?

The User Choice program provides public funding for the delivery of accredited, entry-level training to apprentices and trainees.

The term User Choice relates to employment-based training delivery.

Employment-based training delivery refers to accredited training that is delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to an employee who is registered as an apprentice or a trainee and where training takes place primarily in the workplace.

User Choice is a national policy that allows Employers, Apprentices and Trainees (the "users") to select the RTO of their choice to deliver the training component of their apprenticeship or traineeship.

The program works in conjunction with the Commonwealth Australian Apprenticeships System, under which apprentices and trainees (also known in some jurisdictions as "Australian Apprentices") enter into legally binding training contracts with their employers and receive structured training to achieve a nationally recognised qualification.

The Queensland User Choice program enables apprentices, trainees and their employers to select a preferred Registered Training Organisation (RTO) from a list of Pre-qualified Suppliers for the delivery of accredited training to meet their specific needs.

At Imagine Education Australia, employers and their apprentices and trainees can address the training needs specific to their business and to their individual training requirements.

Employers, apprentices and trainees . . . it's your choice. Now you can select an RTO that not only can, but will, provide you with the services you need.