How does the Master Plumbers Group Training Scheme work?
The Master Plumbers Group Training Scheme employs apprentices and places them with 'Host Employers' in Melbourne Metropolitan, Regional Victoria, Brisbane and South East Queensland. A Host Employer is an employer / contractor in the plumbing trade working in general plumbing and drainage, mechanical services, roofing and gas fitting. These plumbing activities occur in the commercial, industrial, domestic and servicing sectors of the trade.
Apprentices can be leased from the Scheme for both long and short-term placements. The Master Plumbers Group Training Scheme currently employs apprentices varying from 1st to 4th year. Our recruitment team ensures that we employ the highest quality applicants through our comprehensive selection process.
We aim to train our apprentices to become exceptional multi skilled plumbers of the future. The Group Training Scheme achieves this goal by ensuring that all successful applicants complete pre employment training before commencing work. All apprentices are continually monitored by our dedicated field staff both on the job and off the job.
What input do Host-Employers have on our Industry?
Host-Employers are the heart of the Group Training Scheme, providing valuable knowledge and skills by making the work placement available to the MPMSAA Group Training Scheme apprentices. We acknowledge and appreciate the Hosts input into the training and development of each and every apprentice.
The exposure of the host to the apprentice and the apprentice to the host allows both parties to make an educated choice on future employment opportunities.
What does the Group Scheme offer to Host-Employers?
The plumbing industry has many fluctuations in respect to workload. Sometimes plumbers and their businesses can find the demand for their services a little overwhelming. On the other hand, the tables can turn quite dramatically resulting in a decrease in workload.
By using a Master Plumber's Group Training Scheme apprentice, the plumbing business will have the flexibility of being able to call on extra labour when they need it most without having to make the long term commitment of employing an extra person.
The Master Plumbers Group Training Scheme does all the worrying so a business can concentrate on is getting the job done.
The Scheme takes care of all associated paperwork and as the employer handles all of the following:
- Process and payment of apprentice wages
- Process and payment of superannuation, redundancy, portable sick leave, long service leave and taxation.
- Supply and issue of protective clothing
- WorkCover
- Enrolment and monitoring of trade school
- Completion and lodgement of training agreement
- The only forms you will ever see is the Host-Employer Lease form, weekly invoice and an initial Hire Agreement when a company wishes to hire an apprentice.
How does the Group Scheme know what to pay the apprentice and what to charge the Host-Employer?
The apprentice fills in a time sheet each week, which is supplied by the Master Plumbers Group Training Scheme. The time sheet covers hours worked, including overtime and any additional allowances that may be applicable. It is then checked and signed by the company, supervisor or representative, and sent in to MPMSAA office by the apprentice. The company is invoiced directly from information supplied on the time sheet that you must authorise. It is that easy!
Conditions of Hire
- Shortest period of hire is 5 days - one working week - usually Monday - Friday. Longer periods are encouraged to assist both the host and apprentice develop a working relationship.
- The host only pays for apprentices when they actually work. The host is not invoiced for public holidays, annual or sick leave, trade school days or rostered days off.
- No WorkCover paperwork - the requirements which include paperwork and payments are done by the Scheme.
How does a host go about hiring an apprentice from the MPMSAA Group Training Scheme?
Simply contact any of the following staff if you require any further information. They will be more than happy to assist you, or fill out the on-line form available here. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this document. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, download it here first.)
Group Scheme Manager
Ph: (03) 9329 9622
Fax: (03) 9328 3461
E-mail:
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Neil Graham - Recruitment and Placement
Ph: (03) 9329 9622
Fax: (03) 9328 3461
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Steve Coolahan - Area Co-ordinator (QLD)
Ph: (07) 3252 1268
Fax: (07) 3257 1910
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Information for Perspective Apprentices
Interested applicants whether it is to commence an apprenticeship or to recommence a plumbing apprenticeship should fax resumes to the Recruitment Officer at The Master Plumbers on (03) 9328 3461 or by e-mail to
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. If you have any questions please call on (03) 9329 9622.
For further career information please refer to www.plumbingcareer.com.au
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