Group Training - Benefits for Employers

At Skill360 Australia we aim to save you time and resources. For any business, large or small, Skill360 Australia can take the stress out of employing your apprentice or trainee. We will work closely with you and your business to make the process easy and let you get on with what you to best - running your business.

Skill360 Australia makes apprenticeships easy.

Businesses, both large and small, really like group training as it makes taking on an apprentice or trainee easy. Skill360 Australia assists the business find a suitable candidate, completes the complex paperwork and can even help the business access government subsidies. From there, we look after the apprentice or trainee’s pay, taxation and superannuation.  

Group Training - How Skill360 Australia saves you money
•  We can find you an apprentice or you can nominate one yourself
•  We take care of the complex government paperwork on your behalf
•  We help you access government subsidies in some cases
•  We pay the apprentice's wages, taxes, superannuation and calculate award entitlements
•  We monitor their training progress to make sure the apprentices gets their qualification
•  We provide mentoring support to held the apprentice deal with personal or career problems

Skill360 Australia is able to support your business in this way as we are a government-endorsed Group Training Organisation.  The services provided by organisations such as Skill360 Australia save your business considerable amounts of time and money. All you receive is a simple weekly invoice to cover the apprentices wage and a small administrative overhead.

Group training organisations, such as Skill360 Australia, allow businesses to take on an apprentice or trainee for a few months or the duration of their training. That’s because Skill360 Australia is the apprentice’s or trainee’s nominal employer, and we place the apprentice or trainee with host companies to gain on the job experience. The process is straight-forward and works well for business of all sizes.

One of the benefits of working with Skill360 Australia is that we meet regularly with employers to help them understand what is associated with taking on an apprentice or trainee. In the odd chance that problems arise, Skill360 Australia is there to help both the employer and apprentice/trainee.

Why choose Skill360 Australia?

Skill360 Australia offers a free recruitment service that helps you find the apprentice with who will be the right fit for your business. We have a dedicated recruitment team who will work closely with you to ensure you get the right person for your business, no matter what industry sector you are working in.

As a Group Training Organisation, Skill360 Australia pays the wages on your behalf. We will ensure the apprentice / trainee is paid according to the relevant employment Award, including annual leave, superannuation and WorkCover. All you receive is a simple weekly invoice.

Skill360 Australia will support you throughout the entire process. Every host employer, apprentice and trainee is allocated an experienced Employment Coordinator who is located in your area. They will provide you with regular personalised and professional support, everything from taking care of all the paperwork, organising training and managing performance.

At Skill360 Australia we tailor employment and training solutions that meet your needs and in so doing ensure you achieve your desired outcomes – we make apprenticeships easy.

Government Certification

We are a government-approved Group Training Organisation and as such our operations are subject to strict government controls and regular audit. Skill360 Australia is a certified Quality Group Training Organisation, reflecting our commitment to doing the right thing by employers and the apprentices we train.

Commitment to quality and safety

To provide employers with a greater level of confidence, Skill360 Australia has achieved certification of its Group Training Organisation (GTO) operations to audit against ISO9001: Quality Management System and also AS/NZS4801: Occupational Health and Safety Systems. This international benchmarking, when coupled with our commitment to continuous improvement allows us to be responsive to the changing needs of employers.

Commitment to environmental sustainability

Our commitment is that our Group Training Organisation (GTO) operations will be carbon neutral from 1 October 2009, providing added benefit for our clients, particularly those concerned about the environmental impact of their business. This commitment is part of the processes that are subject to ISO14001: Environmental Management System certification.