MyGreenGenz.com.au Seeks to Link Me with My Career!

“We hope MyGreenGenz.com.au becomes the Seek.com for Australian School-based Apprentices and gives them a head start in their careers through a practical 'hands on' learning experience. “After much research amongst our target market we decide to go with domain name MyGreenGenz.com.au - ‘My’ for the ‘me generation’, ‘Green’ for ‘freshness’ and ‘inexperience’ and ‘Genz’ for ‘Generation Z’,” Mr Wyborn said. Mr Kees Weel, CEO of PWR Performance Products, is a big supporter of the MyGreenGenz.com.au initiative and believes an apprenticeship is a first-rate career option which can deliver professional, financial and personal rewards.

Mr Weel said the tight labour market plus the expected long-term demand for skills provides “tradies” with employment sustainability and fantastic career opportunities. “As employers we must understand the benefits of investing in training because if you think training is expensive try ignorance. “It’s important to foster a workplace culture where apprentices are treated as learners as well as workers,” Mr Weel said.

Mr Wyborn said these days of 4% unemployment will not last forever but an apprenticeship gives students the options to branch out into other areas in the future. “One of the myths about taking a trade is that you will be ‘on-the-tools’ for the rest of your working life. “This is not the case because for many, an apprenticeship is the first step to owning your own business or progressing through to senior management positions. “Kees Weel is a classic example of some one who started off as an apprentice on the tools but who is now running a multi million dollar business. “We must persuade young people, their parents and teachers that an apprenticeship is a first rate career option and can be a stepping stone to owning your own business or progressing through to senior management positions.

“The beauty of School-based apprenticeships is they allow Year 11 and 12 students to gain a national vocational and technical qualification while pursuing their senior secondary certificate, and earn a wage for time spent in productive work. “Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services is funded by the Australian Government as a Australian Apprenticeship Centre and provides the following free services:

• Expert advice about Australian School-based Apprenticeship options;
• Help to find the right type of training or training provider;
• Assistance with the completion and lodgement of all paperwork;
• Workplace visits for training and employment assistance;
• Ability to match suitable apprentices / trainees to businesses;
• A free 24 hour Australian Apprenticeships hotline;
• Help to organise your training and register your training agreement;
• Legal responsibilities and obligations of both sides;
• Eligibility requirements for financial incentives and allowances; and
• Assistance with apprentices with wages and entitlements

To learn more about the benefits of Australian School-based Apprenticeships log-on to www.MyGreenGenz.com.au.