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NSW · 3 points

Taking On and Developing Apprentices

An apprentice is an investment you can waste or grow. Get the training contract, supervision, pay and super right, then build skills deliberately so they finish and stay.

  • Business management
  • Phone-friendly, progress saves as you go
  • Assessed — unlimited attempts
  • PDF certificate on completion

Buy this course · $49.00 or save with a points pack

You'll learn: Take on an apprentice correctly and develop them well: meet the training contract, supervision, pay and superannuation obligations, build skills against a training plan, and keep them through to completion.

  • NSW: 3 points (Business management)

What’s inside

  1. About this course
  2. an apprentice is an investment you can waste or grow
  3. Deciding to take one on
  4. The training contract and the parties to it
  5. Supervision: the duty and the practice
  6. Young workers and site safety
  7. Paying an apprentice correctly
  8. Superannuation and the other employment basics
  9. The training plan and sign-offs
  10. Building skills deliberately
  11. Feedback and difficult conversations
  12. Retention: why apprentices leave and what keeps them
  13. CPD recognition, completion and beyond
  14. Recap

Plus 3 knowledge checks, 2 site scenarios, 1 drag-and-drop task and an assessment at the end.

Reviewed by a NSW building practitioner.

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this course has been prepared using best endeavours to ensure that it is accurate, current and relevant at the time of publication. However, building legislation, regulations, standards, codes, policies and their interpretation may change over time and, in some circumstances, may be subject to interpretation or vary depending on the specific circumstances of a project.

The information provided is intended as general educational guidance only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for project-specific professional advice or verification.

Builders, contractors and other industry professionals are encouraged to independently verify the applicable requirements for each project, including the relevant legislation, regulations, standards, approvals and authority requirements, having regard to the specific site, building, construction method and circumstances.

PointCPD makes no representation or guarantee that the information provided will be applicable to every project or circumstance and recommends that participants seek appropriate professional or regulatory advice where clarification is required.