Step 3: Sign Up

Every Australian Apprentice must be signed up into a formal training contract shortly after they are employed. This ensures that all parties are aware of their responsibilities and understand what it means to commence an Australian Apprenticeship. Read on to learn more signing up your apprentice or trainee, contract requirements and providing training.

Search for an AASN provider

Every employer needs an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) provider to sign up their apprentice or trainee before starting the Australian Apprenticeship.

During the sign up process the AASN provider will give all parties information about their rights and responsibilities. They will administer the required paperwork, including the contract of training.

You can organise for an AASN provider to come to your workplace to conduct the sign up.

Search for a provider

Consider the contract requirements

Each state and territory has different legal requirements regarding the contract of training. Your AASN provider can discuss these requirements so you understand your contractual obligations to your apprentice or trainee.

You can find more information about how Australian Apprenticeships work in your region by visiting your state or territory training authority website.

Search for your state authority

Commence the training

Your apprentice or trainee will need to undertake a formal qualification with a Registered Training Organisation. They will also develop and practice skills through their work on the job.

Once your apprentice or trainee is signed up by the AASN provider, they can get started with their formal training. You can discuss the timing of this during sign up.

The training provider will develop a training plan. This will govern the formal training elements of the apprenticeship or traineeship, but can be changed in consultation with the training provider if needed.

Training Your Apprentice

Next step

Step 4: Ongoing Support

An Australian Apprenticeship is a mutual commitment between the employer and the apprentice or trainee. There are things to you can do to help make the arrangement a successful one.

In Step 4 you will learn more about the things you can do to increase the chances of a successful Australian Apprenticeship completion.

Go to Step 4: Ongoing support