Finding skilled workers in education and care is tough. As a Group Training Organisation (GTO), we’re the legal employer of the trainee and place them with you for hands-on experience. We offer traineeships at Certificate III and Diploma levels, managing payroll, compliance and ongoing support so you can focus on delivering quality care.
The traineeship program provides a solution for organisations looking to invest in the development of young people while meeting their operational needs. With a flexible partnership approach, organisations can join at any time during the year with rolling intakes to meet staffing needs.
Y Careers employs the young person and matches them with Employer Partners to deliver on-the-job training and supervision.
Trainees receive a competitive hourly wage while studying a nationally recognised qualification and working in industry.
The recruitment, selection, induction, onboarding, payroll, and regulatory compliance is all managed by Y Careers.
Employer partners will benefit from a dedicated career coach, providing personalised support to both the supervisor and trainee maximising program success.
When you partner with Y Careers, you get a workforce solution suited to your organisation’s goals. Through our partnerships, we provide:
The need for eager-to-work and skilled employees is growing in the education and care sectors. By investing in workforce development through a GTO like Y Careers, we’re helping you build a skilled, engaged workforce for tomorrow.
We manage the full recruitment process for your trainees, including advertising, pre-screening, shortlisting, interview coordination and onboarding. Traineeship positions are generally fulfilled within 4-6 weeks, depending on location and role requirements.
We manage all employment laws, training requirements, and reporting, so you can focus on running your organisation.
Our dedicated Career Coaches provide ongoing mentoring and guidance to your trainees throughout their journey. They’re there to support with challenges both inside and outside the workplace, helping trainees stay on track with their study, wellbeing and performance.
Every trainee can access self-paced training to build personal and professional skills that support their long-term career growth.
We’ve created a short, 20-minute self-paced module for employer partner supervisors. It’s designed to support your managers in engaging and leading Gen Z employees and trainees in education and care settings.
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Yes, this will vary by care sector type.
This will be a collaborative process with the Y Careers Recruitment Team. The team will work with you to establish your needs and will facilitate tailored recruitment activities to source suitable candidates for your review.
Your trainee’s progress will be monitored by a team consisting of their Y Careers Career Coach, Trainer, and Employer Partner Supervisor.
As an Employer Partner, your health and safety requirements include (but are not limited to):
As a registered charity and not-for-profit, Y Careers charge Employer Partners an hourly rate for each trainee, which includes a comprehensive suite of services, including:
Please contact Paul Konig, Executive Manager, Service Deliver at paul.konig@ycareers.org.au for the costs associated with employing a Trainee.
Y Careers is the trainee’s legal employer; however, the trainee will be “hosted” at your place of business and will work for you.
Provide a safe and supportive environment for your trainee(s).