apprenticepower has provided quality training and employment solutions to the Sydney region for over 29 years. At apprenticepower we employ apprentices and trainees and place them in some of the most exciting workplaces in Australia. These Apprentice Hosts are organisations responsible for providing a work environment favourable to the apprentice’s learning and skills development.
Our goal is to ensure the apprentice or trainee successfully completes the on-the-job and off-the-job training requirements relative to their qualification by providing mentoring and support for both apprentices and Apprentice Hosts throughout the term of training.
Apprenticeships with apprenticepower
apprenticepower specialise in connecting apprentices and trainees with Apprentice Hosts in some of the most exciting career industries in Sydney. apprenticepower specialise in providing Sydney’s latest apprenticeship jobs a wide range of industries from landscaping to plumbing to electrical to carpentry and IT… just to name a few.
Landscaping apprenticeships are a wonderful opportunity for individuals that enjoy the outdoors and have a fascination for the environment great and small. Plumbing apprenticeships are a great career starting point for those interested in problem solving, hands on work and potentially running their own business one day. Similarly, electrical apprenticeships are suited to those with a strong attention to details, those who enjoy fixing things and are technically minded.
Carpentry apprenticeships suit those with an interest in building and creating things from raw materials. Interested in computers and the internet? An IT apprenticeship is a perfect starting point! IT apprenticeships suit those who like problem solving and with the propensity for developing technical skills and know how. Do you like cooking and creating your own culinary creations? Maybe a chef apprenticeship is something you can consider.
apprenticepower offers apprenticeships in all these industries and more – find out which industries we service here.
About Group Training
Group Training is an arrangement whereby apprentices and trainees are employed under a national training contract by an organisation,who has all the employer responsibilities and manages the quality of their training, providing mentoring and support while they are placed at the Apprentice Hosts.
How apprenticepower works
- apprenticepower recruits apprentices and trainees from school leavers and pre-vocational students.
- Apprentices undergo assessment to ensure they have the commitment and aptitude to do the job they’ve applied for.
- Successful apprentices are employed and registered as apprentices/trainees with apprenticepower.
- apprenticepower identifies the Apprentice Host who will take the apprentice/trainee into their business for placement training purposes.
- The placement period is negotiated between the apprentice/trainee and the Apprentice Host.
- Once the apprentice/trainee has been placed with their Apprentice Host they will respond directly to the supervision and direction of their Apprentice Host.
- In some cases, the apprentice/trainee may stay with the same Apprentice Host for the full period of training; in others, they may be rotated to another Apprentice Host for further skills development, for budget purposes, or where the workplace has irregular workloads.
- The Apprentice Host receives an invoice each week, recovering employment costs associated with the employment of an apprentice or trainee.
- apprenticepower’s Apprenticeship Support Managers (ASMs) provide ongoing support for both the apprentice/trainee and the Apprentice Host throughout the apprenticeship term.
apprenticepower manages the apprentice’s/trainee’s entitlements and records including:
- Pay award based wages
- Sick leave
- Annual leave and leave loading
- Public holidays
- Rostered days off
- Workers compensation
- Superannuation
- PAYG tax
- Issuing Group Certificates
- TAFE Enrolment
The Apprentice Host approves the apprentice’s/trainee’s annual leave in accordance with their requirements.
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