Pre-employment support to develop your skills

• Running from August – December 2023, and offered over four weeks, the Pre-Employment Support Program consists of entry-level units of competency, employment readiness and supports to transition successful candidates into employment. The training will take place at Holmesglen’s Drummond Street Chadstone Campus.
• Prospective candidates will gain access to this program following a pre-selection process conducted by the Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) and assessment for Admission into the program  by Holmesglen.
• Participants will be eligible to receive support payments while undertaking the program to remove barriers to participation.
• Participants will all receive personal protective equipment.
• Training will occur on-site at the TAFE training provider for 4 days per week, for the 4-week duration.
• On the other day, group training organisation (GTO)s may arrange additional non-accredited employment preparation, industry visits, contact and mentoring.
• Attendance at all sessions will be required to qualify for completion of the program.
• Upon successful completion participants will have the opportunity of employment with a GTO in a construction related area. Participants may be directly employed by a GTO where they may be rotated across a range of host employers for the duration of their apprenticeship.
• If successful in obtaining a job, participants should expect to perform most of their initial work on smaller projects before progressing to a Big Build project.

To be eligible, participants must be:

• Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents.
• Physically present in Victoria for the duration of the training provided, and be committed to take on apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities in Victoria.
• In one of the under-represented cohorts in the construction sector, including: Women over 45, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and long term unemployed.

Please note:

• Skills First funding is only available for two courses in one year.
• Eligible participants may be referred via a variety of partners, including Skills and Jobs Centres, they can also  apply through the Apprenticeship Victoria portal.
• Individuals should confirm whether their participation affects any statutory or financial arrangements they have with other Government agencies.

 We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and abilities.