Job Services Australia is a national network of around 200 private, community and government organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people. We can link you with a Job Services Australia provider in your area to help you find potential candidates for your position.
We can link you with your local Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to see if they have anyone suitable. Many RTOs provide pre-vocational or pre-employment courses where students have already acquired some very useful skills.
We can link you with your local Group Training Organisations (GTOs). A GTO employs apprentices and trainees and hires them out to 'host employers'. The GTO is responsible for the quality and continuity of the employment and training, and provides care and support throughout the apprenticeship or traineeship.
For Years 11 and 12 students who wish to study their Year 12 certificate and start an Australian School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship. School students are able to access combined Year 11 and 12 studies and vocational education at the Certificate III Level with a focus on the five priority industries:
Australian Technical Colleges support students through academic and trade training with mentoring and career advice. Certificate level courses are developed with industry input to ensure that the training offered will be relevant for local needs. The Technical College in North Queensland is located in Townsville. Call them on 1300 665 733.
If you are looking specifically for Indigenous employees, we can link you to Indigenous Employment Services
We can help you contact your local schools to let them know that you have a position available. Many will offer School-based Australian Apprenticeships training programs or they may be able to advertise the position to the school community. You can also contact your local Job Pathway Programme (which assists students in making the transition from school to work). Additional options include:
You can advertise the position in your local paper or on the Australian Job Search website.
Word of mouth can be a powerful recruitment tool. Let people in your industry or community know that you are looking for an apprentice or trainee. It can often result in a recommendation. If you are a member of a business or trade association it should be even easier to find an apprentice or trainee by word of mouth. Once your apprentice or trainee is employed, Queensland Apprenticeship Services will help with the signup process and paperwork. Queensland Apprenticeship Services helps employers to simplify and streamline the appointment and administrative management of their apprentices and trainees - and helps ensure that all incentives and allowances are received. Our services are funded under an Australian Government contract and are provided at no cost to you.
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