At WSROC Group Apprentices we employ the apprentice/trainee and place them with suitable Hosts, who are organisations responsible for providing a work environment favourable to learning and skills development.

Our goal is to ensure the Australian Apprentice successfully completes the on-the-job and off-the-job training requirements relative to their qualification by providing mentoring and support for both the apprentice and Hosts throughout the term of the training.

Overview of how WSROC Group Apprentices Works

Group Training is an arrangement where apprentices and trainees are employed under a training contract by an organisation, which manages the quality of their training and provides pastoral care while they are placed with Hosts. WSROC Group Apprentices recruits apprentices/trainees from school leavers, pre-vocational students and jobseekers. Applicants undergo assessment to ensure they have the commitment and aptitude to do the job applied for. Successful applicants are employed and registered as apprentices/trainees with WSROC Group Apprentices (WSROC GA). WSROC GA will provide a personal support service through its Apprenticeship Support Managers.

WSROC GA identifies the Host who will take the apprentice/trainee into their business for employment and training purposes. When placed with the Host, 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 for further skills development where the Host’s capacity to train is limited, for budget purposes, or where the Host has irregular workloads.

The Host receives an invoice each week, recovering some employment costs associated with the employment of of an apprentice or trainee as listed below.

WSROC GA maintains the apprentices/trainees entitlements and records including:

• Pay award based wages
• Sick leave
• Annual leave and leave loading
• Public holidays
• Rostered days off
• Workers compensation
• Superannuation
• PAYG tax
• Issuing Group Certificates
• TAFE Enrolement

The Host approves the apprentice’s/trainee’s annual leave in accordance with their requirements.

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