At Apprenticeships Are Us, we understand that parents like to be in the loop and have a sound understand of what their child is doing throughout the tenure of their apprenticeship. 

We are a GTO (Group Training Organisation)

Apprenticeships Are Us is a Group Training Organisation (GTO) that has been supplying quality apprentices to the automotive industry for over a decade. Our management boast over 100 years of experience in the industry.

Working with Commonwealth and State Governments, Registered Training Organisations and the school system, we are at the forefront of addressing the skills shortage in the automotive industry. Apprenticeships Are Us is a not for profit organisation where all surpluses are put back into the industry for the direct benefit of its clients.

Apprenticeships Are Us differentiates itself from other group training organisations through only servicing the automotive industry. We represent the industry at Careers Fairs, Trade Expos, State and Federal Government forums, vocational education and training working groups, and regular meetings with interested stakeholders. We are dedicated to developing the future tradespeople of the Automotive Industry.

You might be asking, what’s a Group Training Organisation? Group Training is a training and employment arrangement where an organisation, known as a Group Training Organisation or GTO, employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and places them with host employers. A GTO assumes the employer responsibilities for the quality and continuity of the apprentices’ and trainees’ employment and training. The GTO also manages the additional care and support necessary to achieve the successful completion of the training contract.

We assume the employer responsibilites for the quality and continuity of apprentices’ and trainees’ employment and training. We manage the additional care and support necessary to achieve the successful completion of the training contract.

The benefits of Group Training:

• Because you are employed by Apprenticeships Are Us, we will work with you to find another placement to continue your apprenticeship/traineeship, should your host employer be unable to continue employing you.
• You are paid while you learn and undertake your apprenticeship.
• You have the flexibility to rotate host employers and gain the full breadth of skills.
• Your wage and allowances are paid by Apprenticeships Are Us in accordance with the relevant Award and other agreements.
• All of the administration and Government paperwork is handled by Apprenticeships Are Us.
• Your training is arranged by Apprenticeships Are Us.
• Your safety equipment (PPE) will be provided to you before you start work.
• You are allocated an Account Manager who will monitor and visit you every few weeks. Your Account Manager will help you if you have any issues or need any further information.

We work with an RTO, My Trade Start (Registered Training Organisation)

My Trade Start has a focus on promoting workforce participation and encourages engagement with training and learning. We recognise the importance of an individual’s ambitions and the need to match these to the right opportunity. My Trade Start delivers education, employment and training opportunities to Youth, Indigenous Australians, those with a disability and mature aged persons returning to the workforce.

My Trade Start provides apprenticeship training through a combination of both off-the-job training and on-the-job training and assessment. With a commitment to helping young people enter the industry, My Trade Start offers accredited courses to kick-start a career in the automotive industry. They provide a supportive environment with less institutionalised learning and a more flexible and personal approach to their success.

The facility provides a real workshop, set up with state of the art equipment, workable vehicles and all the tools and equipment necessary to ensure your apprentice has all they need to succeed. 

You will undergo elite level training at the My Trade Start facility in Auburn under some of the most qualified and experienced teachers in the automotive industry.

Here is a list of the forms that our apprentices have access to:

Forms

• Leave Form
• Timesheet
• Apprentice Registration Rebate
• Apprentice Transport Concession Card Application Form
• Trade Support Loan
• Talent Release Form
• Deduction Form
• Deduction Form Melbourne
• Incident Report Form
• Expression of Interest Form
  
  

Apprentice Employment Managers

The Apprenticeships Are Us team of Apprentice Employment Managers are trade qualified and experienced automotive industry professionals who are there to monitor and support Apprentices, Supervisors and Employers of Apprentices.

Click here to view information on our AEM's (Apprentice Employment Managers)

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Contact

If you have any questions or enquiries about your child's apprenticeship, feel free to contact us on the details provided below, or alternatively you can complete our online enquiry form also located below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.