About AFL Sportsready
- Students in their final years of school hoping to get a foot in the door of the sports and sports related industries - Australian School Based Apprenticeships
- Male and female school leavers wishing to work in the sports and sports related industries - See AFL SportsReady Traineeships
- Indigenous Australians wishing to work in the sports and leisure industry- See Indigenous Employment Program
Since 1995, AFL SportsReady has facilitated employment traineeships and training for over 4,000 school leavers in a wide range of sporting organisations - including governing bodies, clubs and retail outlets.
The AFL SportsReady program was initially conceived by AFL legend Kevin Sheedy and funded by the Australian Football League to provide listed football players an entry into the workforce, primarily in the sports industry.
In essence, players were assisted to find jobs and most of their salaries and all employer costs (super etc) were subsidised by the AFL and Federal Government.
These days, despite a strong logo presence of the AFL, AFL SportsReady traineeships are open to all young male and female school leavers in any sport whatsoever (and in any industry). The AFL and Federal government subsidise the wage and other employer costs while administration is handled by AFL SportsReady.
Mission
Statement
To provide young people with meaningful work place
opportunities and to establish AFL SportsReady as the leading Group
Training Organisation for trainee recruitment, placement, skills
training and education in the Sports Industry.
Key
Values
- AFL SportsReady will, in the execution of all aspects of their
business operation and delivery of their services;
- Display progressive leadership and responsible management
- Demonstrate integrity, fairness and compassion
- Provide honest and open communications with strong client
focus
- Aim to improve the long-term employment prospects of all
trainees
- Actively promote and ensure equity of access
- Nurture honesty, mutual respect and co-operation
- Operate with efficiency and effectiveness in a team
environment
- Foster an environment that empowers the individual
Goals
- To demonstrate a work culture that promotes administrative excellence
and commercial success
- Attracting quality young trainees to the program who meet
the needs of the Host Employers
- Providing trainees with direction and support to help them achieve
their long-term vocational goals
- Supplementing the employment of all trainees with challenging and
relevant education and on-the-job training to maximize skill
development
- Sustaining a high quality service that is the result of a well
managed and financially secure organisation
- Continually striving to improve the business and meet the diverse and
changing needs of our trainees, host employers, alliance partners and
other stakeholders
The AFL SportsReady strategy is built around five core pillars
1. Football Industry
“To provide training and education programs to AFL players and source
and train ‘entry level’ employees for the Australian Football Industry”
2. Quality Programs in Sport and Recreation Industry
“To be the leading provider of training and education programs to the wider Sports & Recreation Industry”
3. Profitable and Financially Independant
“To secure a profitable, sustainable and financially independent business model”
4. Effective Organisation
“To build efficient and effective business systems, infrastructure and relationships with key stakeholders”
5. Community
“To make a positive contribution to our community”