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The Office of Training and Tertiary Education Victoria provides this website for employers wanting to develop apprenticeships and traineeships in their business. Useful information is also provided for apprentices/trainees.

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Australian School-based Apprenticeships enable students to gain a vocational and technical qualification while completing their school studies. Once completed the qualification can lead to continued employment, self employment; further training or education. The website provides information on school-based apprenticeships and the government financial assistance available.

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The Australian Apprenticeships Training Information Service website is designed to provide visitors with a range of information that will help them understand what Australian Apprenticeships are and how to choose the best one to help them start on an industry based career. The information available on this site includes: who can be an apprentice; job titles; industry sectors; training package pathway charts; and links to further information. There is also a search option that allows visitors to search for apprenticeships and training package information by state and industry.

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This website provides information on the Australian Skills Vouchers initiative. Business Skills Vouchers for Apprentices provide vouchers up to $500 to assist apprentices or newly qualified tradespeople to undertake business skills training. Work Skills Vouchers provide vouchers up to $3000 to assist Australians aged 25 and over to improve their basic skill level to Year 12 or vocational Certificate II.

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User Choice is the flow of public funding to Registered Training Organisations to meet the choices made by users for structured training in apprenticeship and traineeship programs. This site provides information about User Choice in Queensland, and includes an overview, an FAQ page, information on 2004-2006 contracts, related sites and contact details.

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This page provides information for employers on Australian Apprenticeships incentives and subsidies. Financial assistance is offered for eligible employers to help reduce the cost of training. For the full range of incentives, employers can contact a local New Apprenticeships Centre; contact details are provided on the site.

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This report is aimed at specifically improving workplace practices in Queensland which,to date, have led in many cases to the harassment of apprentices and trainees and the cancelling or withdrawing from their programs without completion. Issues that are covered include: the impact of multiple generations in the workplace and on training methods; and descriptions of workplace harassment, and actions to reduce incidence of such behaviour. Recommendations are to develop education strategies and resources for stakeholders who provide services to apprentices and trainees e.g. induction kits; and industry-based education, promotion and awareness campaigns.

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This page outlines how the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) links to learning and employment pathways. It provides examples and case studies of outcomes for students with AQF qualifications.

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This Code of Good Practice has been developed to assist both parties entering into a Training Contract with a clear understanding of each other's obligations and expectations.

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The DET Apprenticeships and Traineeships internet site provides a wide range of information for new and current apprentices and trainees and their employers including school based arrangements, rules and regulations, trade skills recognition and training packages.