Useful Information and Links for Traineeships/Apprenticeships in South Australia
Please note that these external links are provided for your convenience and do not constitute endorsement by GTA of the information at those sites – GTA accepts no responsibility for information contained in any sites linked to this website. To continue to provide you with up-to-date information, we would greatly appreciate you advising us of any links that are not functioning properly.
  1. The links listed below are provided for organisations within South Australia.
  2. To obtain information of a general nature about careers and other useful information about apprenticeships or traineeships that is available on a national basis about apprenticeships and traineeships please go to the following links:

    Link 1: Cool Links
    Link 2: Useful Links


Resources

Aboriginal Apprenticeship Program www.saworks.sa.gov.au/pages/saworks/aap

Australian Government www.australian.gov.au

Australian Government www.nohsc.gov.au
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council

Australian Government www.oea.gov.au
Office of the Employment Advocate

Australian Industrial Relations Commission www.airc.gov.au  
The Australian Industrial Commission is a national tribunal dealing with employment issues including dispute settlement, unfair dismissal and the setting of wages and conditions.

Australian School Based  Apprenticeships www.youthengagement.sa.au/ pages/ default/ asbas.

Australian Taxation Office www.ato.gov.au

Australian Technical College – Northern Adelaide  www.atc-northernadelaide.sa.edu.au

Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) www.oea.gov.au 
Office of Employment Advocate ((08) 8306 8651) or (local call 1300 366 632)

Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
Centrelink is an agency of the Department of Human Services delivering a range of services to the community.

Community Sector Banking  www.csbanking.com.au

Construction Industry Training Board
   www.citb.org.au

DECS Trade Schools for the Future  www.tradeschoolsforthefuture.sa.edu.au

Disabled Apprentice Wages Subsidy www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Contact any Australian Apprenticeship Centre for information (Phone: 13 38 73)

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Equal Opportunity Commission www.eoc.sa.gov.au (freecall 1800 188 163)
Working Women's Centre www.wwc.org.au (freecall 1800 652 697)

EdNA Online www.edna.edu.au

Employers Mutual Limited  www.employersmutual.com.au

Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission www.hreoc.gov.au

Living Away from Home Allowance

MAZE www.maze.sa.gov.au
A South Australian Office for Youth site for young people covering a range of topics from work and study to travel and transport.

Australian Apprenticeship Centres in South Australia
For information about signing up apprentices and trainees in Contracts of Training

Metropolitan

Regional

Office of the Employee Ombudsman www.oeo.sa.gov.au 
Assists all employees covered by State Agreements, Awards or who are Award Free, including home based workers and outworkers, with free advice and information on award wages, OHS&W, Enterprise Bargaining and other employment issues. ((08) 8207 1970)

Quality Branch  ((08) 8226 3405)
For training and User Choice issues, or complaints about registered training organisations.

South Australia - Australian Apprenticeships www.employment.sa.gov.au/employ, select Trainee/Apprenticeships, select courses available, select Traineeships and Apprenticeships Pathways Schedule.

TAFE SA   www.dfeest.sa.gov.au

The Dusseldorp Skills Forum www.dsf.org.au
The Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF) is an independent, not for profit body with a mission to achieve changes needed to enable all Australians to reach their potential through the acquisition of productive skills. In particular, the Forum seeks to improve the learning and work transitions of young Australians by cooperating with communities, industry, government and non-government organisations to generate ideas, research, tools and information, and to build networks of common interest. It finances its own work.

Traineeship and Apprenticeship Services (TAS) www.employment.sa.au/employment
Traineeships/Apprenticeships section of the website outlines the various steps that are taken when entering into an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Training www.training.sa.gov.au
Includes training for apprentices and trainees, employer subsidies and links around Australia.

Training Advocate www.training.sa.gov.au 
The Training Advocate aims to assist trainees and apprentices, employers, employees, trainers, training providers and others involved in the vocational education and training system in South Australia.  If you are experiencing difficulties or simply seeking advice about vocational education in South Australia you have the option of contacting the Training Advocate (freecall 1800 006 488) or email trainingadvocate@saugov.sa.gov.au.

Travel Allowance To Attend Off-The-Job Training www.training.sa.gov.au/OVETorgs/
Select “User Information” then User choice RTOs and the link RTO`s Registered under User Choice in SA 2005. Contract your registered training organisation for information.

United Trades and Labor Council www.utlc.org.au 
For information about the appropriate union for your industry. ((08) 8212 3155)

WageNET www.wagenet.gov.au
Wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and agreements.

Workers Compensation www.workcover.com 
WorkCover Corporation (13 18 55)

Workplace Services www.eric.sa.gov.au 
Awards, Wages, Conditions and Safety in the Workplace: (freecall 1300 365 255)


Useful Information and Links for Traineeships/Apprenticeships in South Australia