ECTARC Traineeships

All ECTARC traineeship or apprenticeship programs can be commenced at any time of year.

Click the link below to download the employers guide for the various traineeship programs offered by ECTARC.

Owners/Directors contact their local Australian Apprenticeship Centre - find your local centre at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au to discuss the requirements of taking on a trainee and the financial incentives available. Visit http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employer/incentives.asp for information on the financial incentives available.
Owners/Directors employ a trainee.
An ECTARC Training Officer visits the centre to sign up a trainee, explain the training plan and provide learning materials.
Training takes place both on and off the job. Trainees are issued with learning materials that provide them with all the information they require for self study. Employers give trainees time off the floor each week to complete learning materials. A qualified child care worker from the service takes on the role as the trainee's Workplace Supervisor. The Workplace Supervisor provides support and advice to the trainee throughout the program
ECTARC provides support to the trainee and employer through contact visits to the centre throughout the traineeship and via regular telephone communications Traineeships & Apprenticeship.

From 1 January 2004, under the new legislation, a RTO can request an industry contribution from the employer. ECTARC charges employers $35.00 per trainee for the industry contribution and this is to be paid at the commencement of the traineeship. We invite you to compare this fee with other training organisations that deliver the Certificate III in Children's Services - Traineeship, Certificate IV in Out of School Hours Care - Traineeship and the Diploma of Children's Services - Traineeship (New entrant) programs. ECTARC's employer contribution fee is a very competitive rate.

The NSW government has advised that from 1 January 2007 trainees are required to pay an annual upfront fee of $404 for each year of their traineeship course and have instructed Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to collect the fee. Part time trainees will be required to pay the training fee for each year of training. Some trainees will be exempt, including existing worker trainees, school based trainees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those receiving an identified benefit. Contact ECTARC or your Australian Apprenticeship Centre for further details.

Click the link below to download the employers guide for the QLD traineeship and apprenticeship programs.

Owners/Directors contact their local Australian Apprenticeship Centre (find your local centre at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au) to discuss the requirements of taking on a trainee and the financial incentives available. Visit http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employer/incentives.asp for information on the financial incentives available.
Visit the DETA web site: www.deta.qld.gov.au for further information on traineeships and apprenticeships.
Owners/Directors employ a trainee.
An ECTARC Training Officer visits the centre to sign up a trainee, develop the training plan and provide learning materials.
Training takes place both on and off the job. Trainees are issued with learning materials that provide them with all the information they require for self study. Employers give trainees time off the floor each week to complete learning materials. A qualified child care worker from the service takes on the role as the trainee's Workplace Supervisor. The Workplace Supervisor provides support and advice to the trainee throughout the program.
ECTARC provides support to the trainee and employer through regular visits to the centre for training throughout the traineeship and via regular telephone communications.