How to employ an apprentice or trainee

If you are considering employing apprentices or trainees for the first time, you have lots of options.

Not only are there now more than 500 apprenticeships and traineeships available in Western Australia, the way they’re managed is now far more flexible.

Apprenticeships and traineeships are open to people of all ages and involve recruiting young people either directly or through a group training organisation, but that’s only the beginning.

You can also start training:

• students through training in schools - school based apprenticeships, traineeships and School Apprenticeship Link
• Aboriginal students through Aboriginal School Based Training
• school leavers
• mature workers wanting to start a new career
• existing workers with skills but not qualified
• existing workers without experience in their area of interest

• apprentices or trainees on a part-time basis. 

The Australian Government provides employers with financial incentives to employ apprentices and trainees including those in school based training, adult apprentices and out of contract apprentices.

The State Government also provides payroll tax exemptions and workers compensation rebates for employers of apprentices and trainees.

To discuss the training needs that best suit your business, you can talk to your ApprentiCentre industry specialist.

Find out more:
T: 13 19 54 (ApprentiCentre)