EnergySafe Magazine Spring 2015, issue 41 | Page 18

Want an easy, low risk way of bringing skills into your business? • Do you feel as if there is just never enough time to do everything? • Are you concerned about the cost of labour? • Would you like to build skills within your business? If you’ve answered yes to these questions then perhaps you’ve wanted to hire an apprentice but it all seems too hard .. advertising and recruiting, paperwork to sign, schooling, profiling, mentoring, OHS … the list goes on. Too many business owners do nothing and find that they have to rely on expensive trades people or do it all themselves. Sound familiar? The fact is, for all the great benefits that come with employing an apprentice, unless you’ve got lots of spare time on your hands then it can be a challenge to get it happening …. That’s where we come in with a low risk, flexible option. We: • recruit a quality apprentice that is a great fit for your business • look after all the advertising, screening, interviewing leaving you to make the final selection choice. • employ them while they work for you - low risk! • mentor them to ensure they grow within your business • manage work, health and safety and industrial relations • look after all the time consuming stuff.. timesheets, payroll, workers’ compensation and so on. • tailor our services to meet your needs. You’ll be working with a business that has been in the apprenticeship business for almost 25 years and our apprentices have won numerous awards. A recent independent study found that: “For every $1 invested by host employers in GTO’s, they receive $1.70 value in return. GTO’s save host employers time and money”. (Source: SVA Consulting Report – GTO Baseline Social Return on Investment, June 2015). As I’m sure you know, employing an apprentice can be a very rewarding investment and by working in partnership with us it will also give you the best return