Recruit apprentices and trainees
Finding the right person for an apprenticeship or traineeship is critical. The applicant must be hard-working, able to take instruction and dedicated to establishing a career in their chosen profession.
Consider the following ways you can recruit for your apprenticeship or traineeship.
Existing staff
By transitioning existing staff to an apprenticeship or traineeship, they can improve their skills and gain vocational or trade qualifications.
If your employee has some skills and experience, they can apply for recognition of prior learning to reduce the amount of off-the-job training they will need to complete. Once the off-the-job training has been completed, they apprenticeship or traineeship can be completed. Apprenticeships and traineeships are competency-based not time-based.
Group training organisation
Rather than directly recruit an apprentice or trainee yourself, you can 'host' one, for a short or long period of time, through a group training organisation (GTO).
The GTO takes care of the recruitment, employment and responsibility for the off-the job training.
You will only be responsible for on-the-job supervision and training.
Registered training organisation
Contact a registered training organisation who offers pre-vocational or pre-employment courses in your industry.
High schools
Recruit from local high schools. Many schools offer school-based training programs and may advertise the position to the school community.
Contact Apprenticeship Support Australia about using school networks to find your next apprentice or trainee.
Job seeker websites
Post your apprenticeship or traineeship vacancy on job seeker websites.
- Apprenticeship Central: Find out how to advertise a job or search for your next apprentice or trainee.
- Skillsroad: Find out about advertising for entry level jobs and 15 to 25-year-old job seekers.
- Trade Apprentices: Search for Queensland-based apprentices and trainees who have been previously registered but have lost their job.
- Workforce Australia: Search the Australian Government's online employment service for your next apprentice or trainee.