Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring Programme

Projects (in alphabetical order by organisation)

Funding was made available to support targeted mentoring for the following projects:

Australian Business Apprenticeships Centre Project Name: Australian Business Apprenticeships Centre (ABAC) Mentoring Programme www.apprenticeshipscentre.com.au/mentoring Phone: 1300 192 322 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Administrative or Support Services;  Arts or Recreation Services;  Construction;  Education or Training;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Financial or Insurance Services;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Professional or Scientific or Technical Services;  Public Administration or Safety;  Rental or Hiring or Real Estate Services;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Wholesale Trade. This project supported Australian Apprentices across:  New South Wales;  the Australian Capital Territory;  New South Wales to cover Sydney, Western NSW, Illawarra and South East NSW; and  North Queensland including Torres Strait.

Australian Glass and Glazing Association Project Name: Australian Glass Industry Mentoring Initiative (AGIMI) www.careersinglass.com.au Phone: 1800 030 405 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Glass and Glazing in the Construction and Manufacturing industry sectors throughout Australia including metropolitan, rural and regional areas. The Australian Industry Group Project Name: Manufacturing Apprentice Mentoring Project www.facebook.com/apprenticeNET This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the Manufacturing Industry sector across:  Brisbane;  Sydney;  Melbourne;  Adelaide; and in near surrounding regional areas.

Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF) Project Name: National Automotive Mentoring Project www.maapmyfuture.com.au Phone: 1300 587 756 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Retail Trade;  Automotive Retail; and  Automotive Manufacturing. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  New South Wales;  the Australian Capital Territory;  Victoria;  South Australia;  Tasmania; and  Queensland.

Australian Rugby League Commission Limited Project Name: Trade UP with the NRL This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Arts or Recreation Services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services; and  Landscaping or Horticulture. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  Sydney, Newcastle including the Hunter region;  Gold Coast including Northern New South Wales;  Brisbane including Logan and Ipswich;  Townsville including Mount Isa, Mackay and Cairns;  Canberra including the South Coast and Riverina, Wollongong; and  Melbourne. BUSY At Work Project Name: BUSY At Work – Industry Mentoring Programme www.busyatwork.com.au Phone: 12 BUSY (13 28 79) This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Queensland in the following industries:  Construction;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Automotive;  Cookery; and  Meat Processing.

BUSY At Work (Rail Project) Project Name: Apprentices on Track Industry Mentoring Programme www.busyatwork.com.au Phone: 13 BUSY (13 28 79) This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across the broader Sydney area including Newcastle and the Hunter regions and the broader Perth area in the following industries:  Transport or Postal or Warehousing;  Rail related industries including o Electrical; o Carpentry; o Welding; o Metal Trades; and o Fitters and Turners.

Chamber of Commerce & Industry Western Australia Inc. (CCIWA) Project Name: CCI Mentoring Services This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Administrative or Support Services;  Arts or Recreation Services;  Construction;  Education or Training;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Financial or Insurance Services;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Professional or Scientific or Technical Services;  Public Administration or Safety;  Rental or Hiring or Real Estate Services;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Wholesale Trade.

The project supported Australian Apprentices across Western Australian in the following regions:  Bunbury;  Albany and surrounds;  Broome;  Kununurra and surrounds;  Geraldton;  Carnarvon and surrounds;  Kalgoorlie, Esperance and surrounds;  Karratha;  Port Hedland and surrounds;  Perth;  Northam and surrounds; and  all fly-in fly-out in Perth.

CONNECT Project Name: Careers That Care www.careersthatcare.net Phone: (02) 6622 4199 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the Health Care or Social Assistance industry sector across New South Wales: o North Coast region including Richmond-Tweed and Lismore; and o Mid North Coast regions including Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour.

Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council Project Name: Barangaroo Mentoring Project This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the Building and Construction industry sector on the Barangaroo South Project in Sydney, New South Wales.

ElectroComms and Energy Utilities Industry Skills Council Project Name: Energy Industry Apprentice Progression Management System www.energiseoz.com.au Phone: (02) 6262 7055 This project supported Australian Apprentices across the Electrotechnology Trades primarily in the following industry sectors:  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Manufacturing; and  Mining. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  New South Wales;  Victoria;  the Australian Capital Territory;  Queensland;  Northern Territory; and  Western Australia. Fairbridge Western Australia Project Name: Fairbridge Bindjareb Project www.fairbridge.asn.au Phone: (08) 9531 1177 Email: [email protected] This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the Mining Industry sector across the Geraldton, Eastern Goldfields, Albany and Peel regions of Western Australia.

Fairbridge Western Australia Project Name: Fairbridge Sustainable Employment and Life Outcomes Project www.fairbridge.asn.au Phone: (08) 9531 1177 Email: [email protected]

This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Rockingham, Kwinana, Cockburn and Peel regions of Western Australia including Mandurah and the Shire of Murray in the following industries:  Accommodation or Food Services,  Administrative or Support Services,  Recreation Services,  Construction,  Building Maintenance;  Conservation and Landcare Management; and  Environment Services. .

Food, Fibre & Timber Industries Training Council of WA Inc. Project Name: Wood Trades Mentoring Scheme www.fftitrainingcouncil.com.au Phone: (08) 9477 5055 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Manufacturing and Furnishing Trades; in particular o Wood Trades of Cabinet Making/Furniture Making; o Wood Machining; and o Furniture Finishing. The project supported Australian Apprentices across Western Australia including: o South West; o Great Southern; o Mid West; and o Pilbara regions.

Housing Industry Association Project Name: HIA Apprenticeships Mentoring Programme http://hia.com.au/hia/content/Apprentices/region/National/article/IS/HA/Apprenticeship_Mentoring_Progra mme.aspx This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Construction; and  Manufacturing. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  Queensland including Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and regional Queensland;  New South Wales including Sydney and Hunter regions;  the Australian Capital Territory;  Southern New South Wales;  Victoria including Melbourne and regional Victoria;  South Australia including Adelaide and regional South Australia:  Western Australia including Perth and regional Western Australia; and  Northern Territory including Darwin and regional Northern Territory.

Master Builders Australia Limited Project Name: Construction Apprenticeships Mentoring Scheme (CAMS) www.masterbuilders.com.au/cams Phone: 1300 394 092 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the Building and Construction industry to successfully progress through their Australian Apprenticeship throughout Australia.

Master Electricians Australia Limited Project Name: Apprentice Connect Australia - Mentoring www.apprenticeconnect.com.au Phone: 1300 663 793 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services; and  Information and Media or Telecommunications. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  Queensland;  New South Wales;  South Australia;  Victoria; and  Western Australia.

MEGT (Australia) Limited Project Name: Holistic Mentoring Programme www.megt.com.au Phone: 13 MEGT (13 53 48) This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices industry sectors identified under the National Skills Needs List across:  Melbourne, Geelong and the Victorian Central Highlands,  Sydney;  Brisbane;  Perth;  Adelaide;  Tasmania; and the  North Coast, Illawarra and Hunter regions of New South Wales.

MG My Gateway Project Name: My Gateway, My Mentor www.mgmymentor.org.au Dean Bullock Phone: 0448 728 627 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Retail Trade; and  Automotive Trade.

The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  New South Wales including: o South Western Sydney; o Western Sydney; o Greater Sydney; o Illawarra; o South Coast; and o Lower Central Coast.

Motor Trade Association of Western Australia Project Name: Western Australian Automotive Apprenticeship Mentoring Programme This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Western Australia in the following industries:  Automotive;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Wholesale.

Novaskill Project Name: Novaskill Australian Apprenticeship Mentoring Programme www.aamped.com.au Phone: 1800 652 235 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Accommodation or Food Services;  Administrative or Support Services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Professional or Scientific or Technical Services; and  Transport or Postal or Warehousing. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  New South Wales o Tuggerah and surrounds, including Gosford, Woy Woy, Killarny Vale, Wyong, San Remo; o Newcastle and surrounds, including Port Stephens, Cessnock, Maitland, Belmont, Raymond Terrace, Bulahdelah, Gloucester, Swansea, Belmont, Toronto; o Singleton and surrounds, including Muswellbrook, Scone, Denman; o Port Macquarie and surrounds, including Taree, Foster/Tuncurry, Laurieton; o Kempsey and surrounds, including Nambucca, South West Rocks, Crescent Head; o Coffs Harbour and surrounds, including Grafton, Bellingen, Dorrigo, Urunga; o Ballina and surrounds, including Lismore, Byron Bay, Casino, Kyogle, Yamba, Mclean; and o Tweed Heads and surrounds, including Murwillumbah,  Queensland o Burleigh Heads and Gold Coast.

Pilbara Joblink Project Name: Pilbara Apprentice Network – Making Apprenticeships Work This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Administrative or Support Services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Manufacturing;  Mining; and  Transport or Postal or Warehousing. The project supported Australian Apprentices across the Pilbara region of Western Australia including:  Karratha;  Port Hedland;  Newman;  Tom Price and surrounding regions.

Primary Skills Victoria Project Name: Primary Industries Apprentice & Trainee Mentoring Initiative www.psv.com.au This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across rural, regional and metropolitan regions of Victoria in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Horticulture; and  Food Industries..

Printing Industries Association of Australia Project Name: The Printing Industry Apprenticeships Mentoring Programme www.printingcareers.com.au Phone: 1800 227 425 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Australia in the following industries:  Information or Media or Telecommunications; and  Manufacturing.

Restaurant and Catering Australia Project Name: RCA Mentoring Programme www.restaurantcater.asn.au Phone: 1300 722 878 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across the Accommodation or Food Services industry sector across:  Broome and surrounding regions;  the Red Centre;  Regional Victoria;  Sydney;  Tropical North Queensland;  Kangaroo Island and surrounding regions;  the Australian Capital Territory; and  Regional Tasmania.

Rural Skills Australia Project Name: Agribusiness New Workforce Entrants Mentoring Programme This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across the Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries industry sector across:  Victoria;  New South Wales;  Queensland;  Western Australia;  Tasmania; and  South Australia.

Skillset Project Name: Apprentices in Small Business www.skillset.com.au Phone: 1300 709 553 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across New South Wales in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Arts or Recreation Services;  Communications;  Community and Personal Services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Engineering Trades;  Finance,  Insurance and Business Services;  Furnishing,  Light Manufacturing;  Textile Clothing and Footwear;  Rental or Hiring or Real Estate Services;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing;  Wholesale Trade;  Automotive; and  Tourism.

VETnetwork Australia Project Name: MAAP – Mentoring Australia’s Apprentices Project www.maap.vetnetwork.org.au Michelle Campbell MAAP Programme Manager Office: (08) 8297 4533 Mobile: 0411 044 766 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices throughout Australia in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Administrative or Support Services;  Arts or Recreation Services;  Construction;  Education or Training;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Financial or Insurance Services;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Professional or Scientific or Technical Services;  Public Administration or Safety;  Rental or Hiring or Real Estate Services;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Wholesale Trade. Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) Project Name: VECCI Apprentice Mentoring Programme www.vecci.org.au Phone: 1300 365 336 This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across Victoria in the following industries:  Accommodation or Food services;  Construction;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Manufacturing;  Professional or Scientific or Technical Services; and  Transport or Postal or Warehousing.

Western Cape Chamber of Commerce Inc. Project Name: Western Cap Regional Partnership Agreement Indigenous Work Skills Programme This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices across the Western Cape region of Queensland in the following industries:  Accommodation or Food Services;  Construction;  Mining;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Civil Works (Road Building).

Workplace Learning – Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands Project Name: Apprentice Futures – Mentoring Service This project provided mentoring support to Australian Apprentices in the following industries:  Agriculture or Forestry or Fisheries;  Accommodation or Food Services;  Administrative or Support Services;  Arts or Recreation Services;  Construction;  Education or Training;  Electricity or Gas or Water and Waste Services;  Financial or Insurance Services;  Health Care or Social Assistance;  Information or Media or Telecommunications;  Manufacturing;  Mining;  Public Administration or Safety;  Rental or Hiring or Real Estate Services;  Retail Trade;  Transport or Postal or Warehousing; and  Wholesale Trade. The project supported Australian Apprentices across:  Illawarra;  Shoalhaven; and  Southern Highland regions of New South Wales.