Enhancing the Links Seminar

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Enhancing the Links Seminar

• Todays Presenters are
• Charles Mille
• Sydney Manager, AusNAC CVGT
• Australian Apprenticeship Centre
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• Dannielle Hare
• Client Services Manager,
• AusNAC MG My Gateway
• Australian Apprenticeship Centre

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AusNAC CVGT Australian Apprenticeship Centre

• Australian Apprenticeships as an employment option

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Who is AusNAC ?

• AusNAC is a consortium made up of four AACs
  (Australian Apprenticeship Centres)
• Servicing the Greater Sydney area providing
  Australian Apprenticeship Support Services to the
  community.
• are part of the AusNAC
  consortium
• Over 100 staff in Sydney
• In 10 office locations across NSW

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Our Services Include

• providing information on Australian
  Apprenticeships
• options to employers and other interested people
• marketing and promoting Australian
  Apprenticeships
• in the local area
• assist employers to complete all Australian
• apprenticeship documentation
• process administering all Australian
  Government 
• paperwork and administer incentive payments to
• employers

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Our Services Include

• Establishing effective relationships with
  Australian Government contracted Job Services
  members, training providers, schools other
  organisations
• Provide support during the training period to
  employers
• Australian Apprenticeship Centres adhere to a
  Code of
• Conduct ensuring quality service across the
  network of
• members.

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What is an Australian Apprenticeship?

• Employment based training
• An Australian Apprenticeship can be a traditional
  apprenticeship or a traineeship
• Qualifications range from Certificate level 2 to
  4, Diploma Advanced Diploma
• There are over 500 nationally recognised
  Australian Apprenticeships available in Australia
  across many different vocations
• Competency based training
• Contracted relationship between Australian
  Apprentice and employer
• Can be part time or full time
• Can be part time or fulltime

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Eligibility to be an Australian Apprentice

• The employee must be
• an Australian citizen and permanent resident
• New Zealand passport holder who has been
  resident in Australia for 6 months or more
• a foreign national with Trade Skills Training
  Visa 471

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Employer Responsibilities

• Pay wages and entitlements specified in the
  relevant Industry Award or employment agreement
• Provide a minimum amount of hours per week
  depending on part time or fulltime status
• Provide facilities and the range of work
  suitable to the training program

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Employer Responsibilities

• Continue to pay wages while the Australian
  Apprentice is attending off-the-job training
• Provide suitable supervision within the
  workplace
• Provide reasonable assistance in the workplace
  to ensure completion
• Advise AusNAC if the following occurs
• Employee resigns or wishes to cancel the
  Australian Apprenticeship
• Sale of business
• The Australian Apprentice is failing to make
  reasonable progress
• Extend the term of the training

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Australian Apprentice Responsibilities

• Attend and perform work in a professional and
  courteous manner in accordance with the employers
  requirements
• Take care of workplace property and resources
• Respect the rights or other employees in the
  workplace

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Australian Apprentice Responsibilities

• Maintain employer confidentiality
• Make reasonable efforts to achieve the
  competencies specified in the training plan
• Maintain a record of training such as the
  training record book

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Minimum hours

• 15 hours per week (including structured Training)
  in ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
• 20 hours per week (including structured Training)
  in TAS WA
• Australian School-based Apprenticeships (SBAT).

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What Incentives are available?
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Key Diversity Groups

• DAAWS Disability Australian Apprentice Wage
  Support
• AACs each have a number of KPIs to attain over
  the period of each contract
• (Round 5 commences 1st July 2009 30th Sept
  2011)
• People with a Disability is one of those KPIs

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Rewards Recognition

• Employers support organisations that know an
  Australian apprentice with a disability are
  encouraged to nominate them for recognition
  within the AAC program in one of the following
• - State Training Services Regional Training
  Awards (9 regions in NSW) gtgtgt NSW Training Awards
  gtgtgt Australian Training Awards
• Ministers Awards for Excellence (Federal)

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AusNAC CVGT Australian Apprenticeship Centre

• Your Apprentice. Our Business. Australias
  Future.
• THANK YOU