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Hiring an apprentice or trainee can deliver numerous business benefits to your organisation, including the ability to fill skills gaps, access to the latest industry knowledge and better staff retention.
But you may be unsure of how to prepare the workplace for an apprentice or trainee if this is the first time you’ve embarked on this type of arrangement.
First year electrical apprentice, Martin Green is a young man on a mission with a bright future ahead of him. The enthusiastic 18 year old is now nine months into his Certificate III in Electrotechnology with the Bundaberg Regional Council and very much enjoying his new work environment, learning from the tradesmen around him.
So you’ve sent in your CV for an apprenticeship or traineeship, attended an interview and you’re now eagerly awaiting the call to find out whether they’re going to offer you the position. But the phone isn’t ringing and your inbox is worryingly empty. Sound familiar?
Being offered an apprenticeship or traineeship position is an exciting moment, and it could spell the first step in your journey towards a dream career. But just because you’ve secured a role it doesn’t mean you can take your foot off the accelerator yet.
Apprenticeships and traineeships can help you achieve your dream career even if you don’t have a secondary school certificate or other types of qualification.
The last few years have been difficult for the Australian automotive industry. However, despite faltering at the manufacturing level, the nation’s automotive sector enjoyed annual growth of 1.2 per cent overall between 2011 and 2016, according to IBISWorld research.
There are a number of skills shortages across trades and services in Queensland, with new research showing that the state has seen a significant rise in job listings for these occupations.
If you’ve been asked to attend a job interview, you may only be one or two steps away from securing your dream apprenticeship or traineeship. This is why it’s so important to ensure you impress your interviewer and give yourself the best chance of clinching the position.
The construction industry often faces skills shortages across key trades, which is why apprenticeships are an important tool for many employers in the sector to build up their talent pipeline for the future.
Hiring an apprentice or trainee can deliver numerous business benefits to your organisation, including the ability to fill skills gaps, access to the latest industry knowledge and better staff retention.
But you may be unsure of how to prepare the workplace for an apprentice or trainee if this is the first time you’ve embarked on this type of arrangement.
First year electrical apprentice, Martin Green is a young man on a mission with a bright future ahead of him. The enthusiastic 18 year old is now nine months into his Certificate III in Electrotechnology with the Bundaberg Regional Council and very much enjoying his new work environment, learning from the tradesmen around him.
So you’ve sent in your CV for an apprenticeship or traineeship, attended an interview and you’re now eagerly awaiting the call to find out whether they’re going to offer you the position. But the phone isn’t ringing and your inbox is worryingly empty. Sound familiar?
Being offered an apprenticeship or traineeship position is an exciting moment, and it could spell the first step in your journey towards a dream career. But just because you’ve secured a role it doesn’t mean you can take your foot off the accelerator yet.
Apprenticeships and traineeships can help you achieve your dream career even if you don’t have a secondary school certificate or other types of qualification.
The last few years have been difficult for the Australian automotive industry. However, despite faltering at the manufacturing level, the nation’s automotive sector enjoyed annual growth of 1.2 per cent overall between 2011 and 2016, according to IBISWorld research.
There are a number of skills shortages across trades and services in Queensland, with new research showing that the state has seen a significant rise in job listings for these occupations.
