The ATEL lease system or "Group Training"
When you hire an ATEL apprentice or trainee you are joining the thousands of host employers across the country who have adopted the Group Training system.
What is Group Training?
Group Training is an easy and cost effective way to take on apprentices and trainees. With Group Training you get all the advantages of carefully selected apprentices and trainees, short or long-term, without the hassle of paperwork and payroll.
Group Training Organisations employ apprentices and trainees and then place them with you for as long as you need them. They take care of the paperwork for wages, allowances, workers compensation, superannuation etc and are there throughout the period of the apprenticeship or traineeship to make sure everything runs smoothly.
The national network of over 150 Group Training Organisations around Australia now employs over 40,000 apprentices and trainees – it’s the largest employer of apprentices and trainees in Australia. Well over 35,000 businesses use Group Training for their apprentices and trainees. ATEL is one of the original Group Training companies created in 1982 as the government’s response to skills shortage in the late 70’s and employs over 650 apprentices and trainees across NE-Victoria, Southern NSW, and now Sydney.
Group Training Organisations should comply with National Standards set by Federal and State Vocational Education and Training Ministers to ensure that they provide a quality group training service. ATEL is registered with both Victoria and NSW Governments and meets the requirements of the National Standards.
Who can use Group Training?
Any business can use Group Training to employ their apprentices or trainees because Group Training Organisations are active in just about every industry – from the traditional trades through to community, personal and business services. ATEL currently has over 350 host employers employing over 500 apprentices and trainees in regional Victoria and NSW.
Why use Group Training?
Group Training Organisations make it as simple as possible for businesses to take on apprentices and trainees.
- They carefully select suitable apprentices and trainees.
- They handle the paperwork and payroll.
- They provide ongoing support to make sure everything runs smoothly.
- You have the flexibility to meet peak workloads and seasonal variations without the worries of long-term contracts.
- You get quality apprentices and trainees with Group Training’s proven performance. Group training apprentices and trainees have won the prestigious national Apprentice or Trainee of the Year from 1998 – 2002 and 2007.
Is Group Training an affordable option?
Yes. If you calculate all the hidden costs of employing an apprentice or trainee (including your time and effort) and the experience and expertise ATEL bring to the recruitment and ongoing management process then you’ll find hiring an ATEL apprentice or trainee delivers value for money. Consider and calculate these hidden costs if you were to employ your own apprentice or trainee:
- Newspaper Mail ad cost for placing ad
- Time & Effort taken to sort through resumes
- Time & Effort taken to shortlist applicants and arranging interviews
- Time & Effort taken to interview applicants
- Time & Effort taken to conduct Reference Checks for final applicant
- Time & Effort taken to set up apprentice onto payroll
- Purchase of a Payroll System eg Quicken or MYOB
- Time & Effort taken to arrange payment of superannuation into fund
- Time & Effort taken to sign apprentice up through an Australian Apprenticeship Centre
- Time & Effort taken to arrange training of your apprentice through an RTO or TAFE
- Time & Effort and cost to arrange an OH&S White Card course
- Time & Effort and cost to arrange Audiometric Costs
- Time & Effort to conduct Performance Appraisals each quarter
- Time & Effort to pay apprentice weekly over 4 years, that’s 208 pays!!
- Time & Effort to calculate sick leave / holidays monthly
- Time & Effort to Create Annual Group Certificate
- Cost of maintaining an up to date and compliant OH&S Management System
Let ATEL save you Time, Effort and Cost, by hiring an ATEL apprentice or trainee, let us do what we do best, which allows you to do what you do best.
What does it cost?
The ATEL fee is affordable. From about $38 per week for a 1st year apprentice
For more information contact ATEL on
1300 784 787