About group training

Group training is an employment and training arrangement whereby an organisation employs apprentices and trainees under a training contract and places them with host employers. The organisation undertakes the employer responsibilities for the quality and continuity of the apprentices' and trainees' employment and training. The organisation also manages the additional care and support necessary to achieve the successful completion of the training contract.

Goals of group training:

The goals of group training are to:

• create additional apprenticeship and traineeship employment opportunities that otherwise might not have existed;
• provide for continuity of employment of apprentices and trainees through to the completion of their apprenticeship/traineeship training contract; and
• improve the quality and breadth of training available to apprentices and trainees, particularly in small and medium sized businesses.

Key features of group training:

To achieve these goals, providers of group training services:

• employ apprentices and trainees and place them with host employers;
• are responsible for meeting the obligations of the employer as outlined in the apprenticeship/traineeship training contract and managing and monitoring arrangements with host employers; and
• provide for care and support throughout the apprenticeship or traineeship.

Many providers of group training services also:

• assist apprentices and trainees to make a successful transition into the skilled workforce following completion of their training contract;
• rotate apprentices and trainees across host employers to ensure continuity of the training contract and enhance the quality and breadth of the training experience;
• provide access for those disadvantaged in the labour market to apprenticeships and traineeships; and
• provide services to the community which contribute to the promotion of VET and encourage employment growth.

Definition of group training organisation

Group Training Organisation (GTO) means an organisation which employs apprentices and trainees under a training contract and places them with host employers.

See Directory of GTOs for more detailed information on group training organisations operating in Tasmania.

Definition of host employer

Host Employer means an organisation that hosts, under a written agreement, an apprentice or trainee employed by a group training organisation.