With over 30 years’ experience in managing apprentices and trainees, MRAEL is the ideal Apprenticeship Network Provider for you or your business. Whether you are an employer, a job seeker looking for an apprenticeship or traineeship or someone who needs assistance finding your ideal career path, MRAEL has the expertise and knowledge to support you to maximise your potential.
Universal services are available to all employers, apprentices and trainees and provide the essential services required to support the employment of apprenticeships and trainees.
Targeted services are designed to provide additional assistance to identified employers and individuals to support them to successful completion of an apprenticeship or traineeship. Targeted services are split into two streams, Gateway and In-training Support.
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The term Australian Apprenticeships collectively refers to both apprenticeships and traineeships.
Apprenticeships and traineeships combine paid work with structured formal training that leads to the achievement of a nationally recognised qualification.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are available in a wide variety of industries and occupations, including traditional trades and non-trade based occupations.
A Training Contract is the formal agreement between an employer and an apprentice or trainee that outlines the specific details of the apprenticeship or traineeship that is to be undertaken, as well as the responsibilities and obligations of both parties.
A Training Contract must be completed before an apprenticeship or traineeship can commence and is registered with the Queensland State Training Authority, the Department of Education and Training (DET Qld).
There are a number of additional stakeholders that work together to support employers and their apprentices and trainees. Each stakeholder provides a unique service throughout the apprenticeship or traineeship.
The stakeholders involved are:
1. Australian Apprenticeship Network Provider
2. Registered Training Organisation
3. State Training Authority
4. Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Some employers also choose to engage a Group Training Organisation to assist with the employment and management of their apprentices and trainees.
Apprentice and trainee wages and entitlements are dependent upon the industrial instrument applicable to your workplace.
For more information, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or visit http://www.fairwork.gov.au. You can also speak to an MRAEL Field Officer about services we can provide to assist with apprentice and trainee payroll obligations.
Depending on the industrial instrument that is applicable to your workplace, some employers may be required to pay or reimburse their apprentices or trainees RTO tuition fees.
If the industrial agreement does not stipulate any arrangements for RTO fees, then the apprentice or trainee can be required to pay their own fees. Some employers make arrangements with their apprentices or trainees to pay the RTO fees.
MRAEL can assist with any additional questions you might have about employing an apprentice or trainee, or questions about your current apprentices or trainees.
Whatever support you need, MRAEL has a service that can assist your business to maximise its potential with apprenticeships and traineeships.
