Most employers put on apprentices in the new year (typically January), but in our model, we’ve found a better way.

We encourage employers to take apprentices in July the year before. This means that by January, they’re  work conditioned and settled in with you as an almost full-time employee.

 
Many employers have told us that they are frustrated with only
having their Australian School-based Apprentice one day a week
and four days at School. So we’ve restructured the study load so
that Year 11 is a preparatory year, with extensive work experience,
trade-related SACE and learning some of the competencies of a
first-year apprentice.

Students may be signed up as an Australian  School-based Apprentice in Year 11 or Year 12, but we’re flexible
enough to work with you to negotiate a program that fits your
industry and work schedule.

The Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentives
Program has been designed to assist employers who engage
apprentices through the provision of financial incentives. By
employing an apprentice from Marcellin Technical College,
you may be eligible for up to $5500 in incentives including some
specific to ASbAs. In addition, you could be eligible for a number
of special incentives depending upon your industry.  Full details are available from Australian Apprenticeships Centre.

When you take on an apprentice, they become the responsibility of
the employer. We will support apprentices while they’re on the job,
but they are working for you. You and your apprentice are bound by
the Contract of Training you signed at the start of the apprenticeship and this outlines all conditions, probation periods and protection for both you as employer and the apprentice. 

There is also a formal grievance and dispute process which is administered by the SA Government Training and Skills Commission. Our mentors will commit to offering ongoing support; we are there to try to work things out and avoid situations having to revert to formal processes.