To assist you in assuring the success of your apprenticeship we have assembled a collection of suggestions that can help both you and your apprentice gain the most out of your time together.

Make Sure your apprentice:

• Understands their responsibilities and the expectations you have.
• Undertakes occupational health and safety training.
• Has been informed about wages, employment conditions, hours worked, start/finish times, lunch and rest breaks, leave and entitlements.
• Has been introduced and welcomed to the workplace
• Understands their role and is aware of how it relates to the success of your business
• Has the necessary tools and equipment to do their job.

Assign a supervisor who will:

• Provide ongoing mentoring, encouragement, support, feedback and supervision to your apprentice.
• Communicate clearly and effectively.
• Work closely with the training provider ensuring that all competencies are met and ensure that the training plan is up to date.

Provide on the job training ensuring:

• Your apprentice or trainee has contributed to their training plan.
• They know how and why each training competency is relevant and important.
• Time is allocated for training sessions.
• There is variety in the training regime.
• You regularly review and evaluate how the training is progressing