Employers
Minimum Standards to Employ an Apprentice
Minimum requirements to employ an apprentice, including eligibility and compliance expectations.
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Blue Card
Overview of the Blue Card system and employer responsibilities when working with young people.
Employment Contracts
When you take on an apprentice or trainee, you will have to sign both an employment contract and a training contract. They cover different aspects of your working relationship.
Employment contracts
An employment contract sets out the terms and condition of employment, which generally includes:
- job title and description
- place and hours of work
- salary or wage
- whether the job is full-time, part-time or casual
- reporting relationships
- leave entitlements (sick, holiday, maternity or paternity, public holidays)
- termination process.
Learn about what should be in an employment contract, ensuring it meets legal minimums, and where you can get help to build one. View employment contract information
Training Contracts
A training contact, in comparison, outlines your obligations to provide training for the qualification that your apprentice or trainee plans to achieve. It includes:
- start or 'commencement' date
- probationary period
- duration, or 'nominal term' of the training contract
- qualification details
- signatories (you, your apprentice or trainee, and parent or guardian).
The training contract, once registered, is also needed:
- to determine eligibility for government incentives and allowances
- to pay apprentice or trainee pay rates.
Training contracts must be registered by us.
Training contracts can only be cancelled by mutual consent or, if only one party applies for cancellation, by us, after we consider the circumstances.
Read more about training contracts.
Apprentice Connect Australia Provider
You can't start an apprenticeship or traineeship in Queensland without having an Apprentice Connect Australia Provider (Provider).
Choose an Apprentice Connect Australia Provider
As an employer of a Queensland apprentice or trainee, you must have an Apprentice Connect Australia Provider (Provider), who is responsible for signing you up, creating the training contract and being your first point of call after registration.
Enquiries - Apprenticeships Info
Phone: 1800 210 210
Email: [email protected]
Workplace Guidance
Guidance to manage workplace issues and maintain a safe working environment.
Payday Super
What employers need to do to meet super guarantee obligations under Payday Super.
National Code of Good Practice
The National Code is a good-practice tool that aims to help employers, apprentices and trainees understand workplace expectations and the rights and responsibilities in their Training Contract. Apprentice Connect Australia Providers can help employers, apprentices and trainees understand their roles and responsibilities, and determine other supports required at any stage. Employers, apprentices and trainees should keep a copy of the National Code for future reference. Further information including links to relevant state or territory information is available on the Australian Apprenticeships website: www.apprenticeships.gov.au.
Mentoring an Apprentice or Trainee
This collection of micro-credentials is aimed to help support supervisors, apprentices and trainees in the workplace. The range includes topics on mentoring an apprentice and trainees, mentoring techniques and assessing the results of mentoring programs. These micro-credentials provide participants practical tips and guidance to prepare a safe work environment, implement a safe culture and techniques to assess the effectiveness of safety improvements.
