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3 IT Existing Worker Traineeships on Offer

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECURITY

With the rapid changes in information technology (IT), and the need for greater specialisation within IT fields it’s never been more important for businesses to have a well trained IT team. The WA Government is offering three new existing worker traineeships with course fees reduced by up to 72%. They all offer excellent pathways for high level skills development and/or career progression into specialist or leadership roles to meet future business needs.

Warrikal’s Civil Construction Traineeship

Warrikal are offering a Civil Traineeship targeted at Indigenous and female candidates. This opportunity provides you with a development pathway within the Civil and Construction industry whilst obtaining a Nationally Accredited Certificate II in Civil Construction with additional industry recognised tickets.

AEN WA 2022 Award Winners

Congratulations to all our finalists and award winners for the 2022 Apprentice Employment Network WA (AEN WA) Awards for Excellence program, held on the 21 October, at the Burswood on Swan venue, Perth.

It was another successful award event for AEN WA with a great turnout of some 172 people. The event showcased the educational and training excellence of the top apprentices and trainees from the AEN WA members and recognised the commitment of the host employers who support them in their career development.

Tax Time Made Easier

Not sure where to start when it comes to tax time? The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) can help.

The ATO has a range of resources and tips to help you lodge your tax return, including a handy guide for apprentices to help you work out what you can and can’t claim. You can also access this information in other languages, here.

Download the ATO app for a fast and easy way to keep track of receipts and invoices and, once you’ve lodged, you can keep track the progress of your return. Just remember most tax returns lodged online take about two weeks to be processed.

If you’re lodging online this year, the ATO suggests the best time to lodge is from late July. By then, all your information from employers, banks and health funds will be automatically included in your tax return. So, all you need to do is check the information and add anything that’s missing.

2022 ATO Tax Guide for Apprentices

To claim a deduction for work-related expenses, there are three golden rules you need to meet:

You must have spent the money and you weren’t reimbursed.
The expense must directly relate to earning your income.
You must have a record to prove it (usually a receipt)

$500 Tool Rebate Available

$500 tool rebate available for construction apprentices and trainees🔨🔧🧰

From 1 July 2022 the Apprentice Tool Allowance from Construction Training Fund puts $500 back in the pockets of apprentices and trainees.

Today’s Skills; Tomorrow’s Leaders Program

Australia’s top apprentices and trainees are about to embark on an intensive career and leadership program that will help equip them as future leaders.

The National Apprentice Employment Network’s ‘Today’s Skills: Tomorrow’s Leaders’ (TSTL) program brings together 23 outstanding apprentices and trainees, selected from across Australia.

It comprises 20 apprentices and trainees selected by group training organisations, and three finalists from the 2021 Australian Training Awards. (List of participants attached).

All the participants are regarded as emerging leaders in their fields. They are engaged in industries including, business, electrical, engineering, community services, automotive, education, maritime, construction and logistics.

Thousands of apprentices, trainees and employees to benefit from digital skills pilot project

The National Apprentice Employment Network (NAEN) and the Digital Skills Organisation (DSO) today announced the establishment of a pilot program to examine ways to better assess, incorporate and fast-track digital skills in the apprenticeship sector.

At a time when digital skills are becoming increasingly important, the pilot project will enable large numbers of apprentices and trainees, as well as their employers, to assess and improve digital literacy in the workplace.

Under the initiative, DSO will provide access to digital assessment and upskilling tools, and NAEN will facilitate the engagement of member group training organisations (GTOs) who employ apprentices and trainees.

The announcement was made at the NAEN Conference in Hobart today.

Dianne Dayhew, NAEN Chief Executive Officer, said the need for digital literacy and fluency is growing across all industries, and apprentices and trainees are at the forefront of this change.

“We are very excited to be working with the DSO. We think this is the ideal time to collaborate and help the next generation to meet the challenges of the digital landscape.”

Patrick Kidd, the CEO of DSO said, “NAEN has an incredibly broad network that, combined with the right digital upskilling pilot, will provide benefits, not only to individuals but also to their employers through improved business performance.”

A Turbocharged Apprenticeship

To maintain highly specialised turbomachinery equipment, a local team is re-imagining apprenticeships as a path to excellence.

Andrew Woods (second from the left) and colleagues while working on site in Australia.
Andrew is the 2021 AEN WA winner of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Apprentice of the Year Award

It takes a team of professionals to guide an apprentice to Field Service Engineer (FSE) standard at Baker Hughes, but Andrew Woods was extraordinary from the outset.