Commencement and Retention

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• Commencement and Retention
• working group
• Matthew Beavis

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Key Issues

• Quality and consistency of mentoring
• Lack of rural opportunities
• Awards and incentives
• Central point of contact

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Mentoring
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Rural Opportunities
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Awards And Incentives
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Central Point Of Contact
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Key Recommendations
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AUSTRALIAN APPRENTICESHIPS ROUNDTABLE 2008

• INDUSTRIAL AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS WORKING GROUP

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• Financial pressure
• Professional development
• Quantity over quality
• Early sign off

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• Is there any specific party responsible for
  ensuring apprentices are signed off once
  competent?

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Difficulty in getting early sign-off
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• They were unable to gain recognition for
  competencies.
• Their Employer feels that only time will give the
  experience necessary to complete training.
• A clear listing of what needs to be achieved for
  early sign off would be helpful.

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• Are incorrect wages being paid to Australian
  Apprentices due to lack of awareness of their
  entitlements?

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Awareness of specific award rate and entitlements
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Knowledge on where to find information on award
rate and entitlements
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• is there consistency in competencies acquired by
  different apprentices across the same
  qualification?

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Equal skill level and training within the same
industry
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• A mechanic trained through a dealership will know
  more about the technical aspect of the automotive
  trade such as diagnosis of complicated electronic
  systems.
• While an apprentice trained at a local service
  station will be more skilled in rebuilding
  engines and related components.
• Yet both apprentices will have achieved the same
  qualification.

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• Recommendations

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• Central Point for Information

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• Awards and entitlements.
• The dispute process, a summary of all parties
  involved and a framework of the timelines and
  outcomes expected.
• Health and safety and applicable Australian
  Standards (broken into industries).
• Assistance initiatives for Australian Apprentices
  such as Wage Top Up.
• Relevant unions, impartial summaries on the
  benefits they may provide.
• Useful websites and an impartial summary of the
  information and or services that they provide.
• Other support services that may be of assistance
  in an apprentices training.

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• Apprentices could go to seek advice or express
  concerns
• This form of media would offer anonymity and
  could be accessed remotely
• Apprentices could share their experiences and
  offer peer support

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• Assist in the formation of future training plans
• Aide in the execution of studies and surveys

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• www.boredofstudies.org.au

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• Sign-off mechanism

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• Field officer meets with the employer to discuss
  if the employee is competent.
• Deficiencies are identified.
• Target date for completion is set.
• Employer works with RTO to develop a targeted
  training plan.
• Apprentice completes training plan requirements.
• Sign-off occurs on set date unless employer can
  give cause as to why it should not.

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• Third party could provide a source of information
  regarding deficiencies in the training process.
• This information could be used to better
  structure future training packages to meet the
  needs of a changing industry.

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