About Us

At the West Australian Group Training Scheme Inc (WAGTS) we employ the apprentice/trainee and place them with suitable Hosts, who are organisations/businesses responsible for providing a work environment favourable to learning and skills development.

Our goal is to ensure the Australian Apprentice/Trainee successfully completes the on-the-job and off-the-job training requirements relative to their qualification by providing mentoring and support for both the apprentice and Hosts throughout the term of the training.

Overview of how The West Australian Group Training Scheme Works

Group Training is an arrangement where apprentices and trainees are employed under a training contract by an organisation, which manages the quality of their training and provides pastoral care while they are placed with Hosts. The West Australian Group Training Scheme Inc recruits apprentices/trainees from school leavers, pre-vocational students and jobseekers. Applicants undergo assessment to ensure they have the commitment and aptitude to do the job applied for. Successful applicants are employed and registered as apprentices/trainees with the West Australian Group Training Scheme Inc (WAGTS). WAGTS will provide a personal support service through its Apprenticeship Field Officers.

WAGTS identifies the Host who will take the apprentice/trainee into their business for employment and training purposes. When placed with the Host, apprentices/trainees will respond directly to the supervision and instruction of their Host. The placement period is negotiated between the parties. In some cases, apprentices/trainees may stay with the Host for the full period of training; in others, they may be rotated to another Host for further skills development where the Host’s capacity to train is limited, for budget purposes, or where the Host has irregular workloads.

The Host receives an invoice each week, recovering some employment costs associated with the employment of an apprentice or trainee as listed below.

WAGTS maintains the apprentices/trainees entitlements and records including: