Group Training for Business
How it works
Group Training is an arrangement where apprentices and trainees are employed under a training contract by an organization, which manages the quality of their training and provides pastoral care while they are placed with Hosts. Skill Hire Group Training Scheme recruits apprentices/trainees from school leavers, pre-vocational students and job seekers. Applicants undergo an assessment to ensure they have the commitment and aptitude to do the job applied for. Successful Skill Hire applicants are employed by Skill Hire and registered as apprentices/trainees with ApprentiCentre.
Skill Hire identifies a Host to train an apprentice/trainee. When placed with a Host Trainer, apprentices/trainees will respond directly to the supervision and instruction of their Host. The placement period is negotiated between the parties. In some cases, apprentices/trainees may stay with the Host for the full period of training; in others, they may be rotated to another Host Trainer for further skills.
The Host Trainer receives an invoice each week, recovering some employment costs associated with the employment of an apprentice or trainee as shown below.
Skill Hire will continue to cover the costs of:
- Pay award based wages
- Relevant Allowances
- Sick Leave
- Annual leave and leave loading
- Public Holidays
- Rostered days off
- Workers Compensation
- Superannuation
- PAYG tax
- Issuing Group Certificates
- College Enrolment
Apprentices:
- Bricklayers
- Plasterers
- Motor Mechanics
- Plumbers
- Carpenters
- Welders
- Glaziers
- Tilers
- Electricians
Skill Hire take care of:
- Administration
- Apprentice Wages
- Holiday Pay
- College Fees
- Sick Leave
- Taxation
- Workers Compensation
- Safety Equipment
Host employer benefits
Host Employer Benefits
Hassle Free Recruitment
Employers can access the labour of apprentices and trainees without having to shoulder the responsibility of direct indenture, which can last as long as four years.
Industrial Relations
There are no problems with industrial relations or unfair dismissal – if these issues arise, they are Skill Hire’s responsibility.
Choice of Apprentice
There is the opportunity to specify the year of training of the apprentice or trainee you require.
Choice of Time
Hire of apprentices or trainees from Skill Hire only for as long or short a time as required – there is no maximum or minimum limit. Forty-eight (48) hours notice is all that is required for you to return your apprentice to the pool.
Pay
We pay the employee wages on a weekly basis, according to the specific requirements of your industry and manage all WorkCover claims and processes plus all other entitlements such as superannuation, tax and workplace insurance. This frees the employer from tedious payroll tasks.
TAFE Training
Skill Hire takes care of all the paperwork to do with apprentice registration, off-the-job training at College, etc.
Simple Contracts
Skill Hire operates on the Hassle Free principle. The aim is to keep the paperwork for Host Employers to a minimum. The hiring of apprentices is undertaken by a way of basic contract agreement between Host Trainers and Skill Hire.
Skill Hire will visit apprentices and trainees regularly on site by Skill Hire Field Officers, whose job is to monitor their performance and ensure that the employers are satisfied.
Apprentices and trainees are provided with a weekly timesheet book. Apprentices complete their time sheets at the end of each week; Host Trainers must sign to verify. They are then emailed, faxed or mailed to the Skill Hire office and Host Trainers are sent an account weekly. Host Employers can pay by either direct debit, cheque or cash.
