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AEN and GAN Australia Welcome Budget Package for Apprenticeships and Vocational Education

Apprenticeship Employment Network and Global Apprenticeship Network Australia Welcomes Budget Package for Apprenticeships and Vocational Education Boosted incentives for identified skills shortages will address the disconnect between training and employment outcomes Cash incentive for businesses will encourage them to invest in training up new apprentices Opportunities exist to widen the apprenticeship system to match international… Read more

John Nathan honoured with AEN Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award John Nathan with MEGT

During the 1980’s John Nathan was employed in the Victorian Public Service in the Department of Labour and Industry (DLI). He was part of the team responsible for planning, devising and implementation of Group Apprenticeships in Victoria. In the early stages, GTOs were viewed as a job creation and a response to the rapidly changing… Read more

AEN Joins Forces With Global Organisation GAN to Target Australian Youth Unemployment

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  Apprenticeships declining as the need for Australian skilled workers continues to grow. Melbourne – 4 March 2019 – Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) today announced it has joined Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN).  GAN brings together businesses to identify skill shortages where the apprenticeship model can help young people fulfill these shortfalls.  The move will support… Read more

AEN releases Best Practice Guidelines – Youth Career Programs

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The Youth Career Program Best Practice Guide has been developed from the experiences of the Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN), Group Training Organisations (GTOs), Youth, Schools and Employers who have been involved in over 170 “multi-industry pilot” programs during 2016-18. The guide covers a range of topics to support local stakeholders to continue to work with… Read more

2019 Apprenticeship Luncheon Registrations Now Open!

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This year’s theme is – Better engagement with industry to improve youth employment At this event, guests will hear from the Victorian Government on the Victorian VET system and industry leaders as they discuss their views on how Apprenticeships and Traineeships are being utilised globally as a solution to youth unemployment as well as meeting… Read more

AEN releases new SafetyFirst video

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This week the AEN released a new safety video aimed directly at apprentices and trainees, highlighting the OH&S performance results collected over the past 5 years. Over the past 5 years our members have been tracking workplace accidents for their apprentices. Overall we have now collected data on over 50,000 apprentices in a wide range… Read more

2018 Apprentice of the Year: Katrina Palmer

Since commencing her apprenticeship in 2014, Katrina has been engaging with the community to promote women in trades. The community and local businesses have supported Geelong Women in Trades (GWIT) in fundraising efforts for the Cambodia Skills Exchange which saw Katrina assisting with planning a trip to Cambodia and joining the Volunteer Building Cambodia team… Read more

Outstanding achievements at the 2018 AEN Awards

On Thursday evening this week, we held our Annual Awards Dinner.  Around 140 guests attended and the night showcased some fantastic examples of young apprentices and trainees, members and staff within the Victorian GTO industry. The awards categories covered Apprentice of the Year, Trainee of the Year, Outstanding OHS Award, GTO Service Excellence Award, Lifetime… Read more

2018 Star Award Winner: Brody Murphy

2018 STAR Award Finalists

Brody Murphy (far right) pictured with fellow nominees.   Through Gforce Employment Solutions, Brody commenced his apprenticeship in March 2018 , and since his first day, he has embraced his host employer, Parks Victoria’s Safety-First culture and has demonstrated on many occasions that safety is his number one priority in all work he completes within… Read more

2018 Trainee of the Year: Lucy Smeaton

Lucy has brought an undeniable vibe to her host employer which has helped develop a great working atmosphere and culture. Lucy received an honourable mention with her nomination for AFL SportsReady Trainee of the Year (2018) and was also a Top 3 Finalist at the Victorian Training Awards. And in 2018 was awarded Trainee of… Read more