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Recruit an apprentice or trainee

Benefits and incentives
There are many benefits and incentives in employing an apprentice or trainee.

Choose an apprenticeship or traineeship
There are over 700 different apprenticeships and traineeships to choose from. Select the right apprenticeship or traineeship for your business.

Find the right person
Taking on an apprentice or trainee is a big commitment. You need to think carefully about whether you can give them an opportunity and employ them for the full term.

Train with WideBay TAFE
WideBay TAFE will help you and your apprentice or trainee to develop a training plan, deliver training, assess your apprentice's or trainee's achievement of skills, and issue a qualification on successful completion of the training.

Complete the paperwork
You must complete the necessary agreement to work and train together with your apprentice or trainee for a length of time.

Use probation period
A probationary period in the training contract allows you and your apprentice or trainee to work together before deciding if you both wish to continue the apprenticeship or traineeship.

This page was last updated at Monday, 31-Aug-2009 11:59:30 EST