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Supporting local apprentices
- Published: 18 May 2018
We recognise the importance local business plays in regional areas. So supporting the workforce and maintaining talent in the regions is critical to this.
Our program provides a professional mentoring program, a financial literacy program, and offers apprentices with an interest free loan of up to $5,000 to buy the tools of their trade. It also includes mates' rates from local suppliers. The package's aim is to help young people start a career, build credit worthiness, increase personal confidence, financial literacy, business and leadership skills, and improve financial self-reliance and independence.
As of April 2018, we had 41 apprentices in the Program and had funded more than $114,000 in Social Impact Loans for tools. Our apprentices are working in a wide variety of industries including Carpentry, Commercial Culinary, Accounting, Landscaping, Plumbing, Electrical, Beauty Therapy, Automotive, Stonemasonry, Fitter & Turner, and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
For more information or to apply to the Program, click here.