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Turning elite athletes into elite tradespeople

Sports Trade Skills

INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS

Turning elite athletes into elite tradespeople

  • General Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Landscape Gardening

What is the Sporting Trade Skills program?

'Trade Apprenticeships for Life After Sport – Sporting Trade Skills' is a joint initiative undertaken as a Project under the Group Training Australian Apprenticeships Targeted Initiatives Program, funded by the Australian Government and managed by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. AFL SportsReady Ltd and Group Training Australia providing flexible opportunities for Elite Athletes to develop employment skills and establish a successful career.

The project was launched by The Hon Andrew Robb, AO and Senator The Hon George Brandis, SC at the Olympic Swim Centre, Homebush, Sydney in November 2007. The aim is to provide industry with national consistency with producing quality apprentices entering into the traditional trade industry. AFL SportsReady’s purpose is to:

  • Provide a structured career pathway for athletes beyond their playing career
  • Assist in addressing the skill shortage in traditional trades
  • Ensuring compliance with national group training standards
  • Compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations
  • Improving Occupational Health and Safety and meeting established standards

Benefits for Employers

Taking on an athlete is easy. AFL SportsReady takes on the challenge of matching the right athletes with the right business (Host Employer).

When you need that extra help through the busy times and you do not want to worry about the expense and time wasting of advertising and interviewing, simply call and tell us your requirements. Your business will benefit from having a well trained, enthusiastic apprentice without the hassle, expense and pressure of hiring them yourself.

During the apprenticeship, AFL SportsReady will facilitate the payment of the athlete’s wages on your behalf and monitor their progress. In essence, we make it easy by handling all work related administration.
You know from past experiences how much time is wasted on administration when you employ an apprentice.

Now, AFL SportsReady has made that a thing of the past!

AFL SportsReady is the legal employer, so we handle all the administration. You don’t have to think about...

  • Calculation of wages and payments 
  • Superannuation          
  • Public Holidays          
  • Tools                           
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Work Cover Insurance
  • Annual leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Travel Allowances
  • TAFE Training

AFL SportsReady looks after everything! You simple pay the hourly rate so you are free to concentrate on the things your business does best. Remember, you will be helping foster growth while maintaining and preserving the quality of skills in your industry. You will have a competitive edge by having trained a skilled team.

How do I get involved?

Call us NOW for the right apprentice to suit your business needs. You will help us to ensure that enthusiastic, highly skilled people are readily available to take your business and your industry into the future.

Contact the Sporting Trade Skills Project Manager on 03 8663 3030 Or visit www.aflsportsready.com.au to explore opportunities that may be open to your business.

Apprenticeships are available in the following industries but not limited to:

  • General Construction   
  • Electrical  
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Landscape Gardening 
  • Engineering 
  • Floristy
  • Automotive 
  • Plumbing

Please note availability of some apprenticeships isregulated by state government departments.

INFORMATION FOR  ATHLETES

Training athletes for life

  • General Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Landscape Gardening

What is the Sporting Trade Skills program?

The Sporting Trade Skills program is a government funded joint initiative of AFLSportsReady Ltd, Group Training Australia and the Federal Government. The aim of the program is to prepare athletes for their career transition out of sport and to equip them with a recognised trade qualification to utilise in the business world. Many athletes from a wide range of sporting codes are currently undertaking their chosen trade through the program which is setting them up for life after sport.

An apprenticeship is a structured course of training combined with employment for people to gain a recognised trade qualification.

How do I get involved?

Contact the Sporting Trade Skills Project Manager on 03 8663 3030 Or visit www.aflsportsready.com.au to explore opportunities that may be available to you.

Apprenticeships are available in the following industries but not limited to:

  • General Construction
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • Landscape Gardening
  • Engineering
  • Cabinet Making
  • Automotive
  • Floristry

Please note availability of some apprenticeships is regulated by state government departments.