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MENTOR/ADVISERAPPRENTICESHIP

PROGRAM

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Program Overview• The national Apprenticeship Adviser and

Mentor programs are part of a direction setting response to the Apprenticeships for the 21st Century Expert Panel report

• The Australian Government has committed around $101 million for these two programs.

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Program Overview• The overarching aim of the mentoring

program is to increase retention rates for Australian apprentices, particularly in their first 12 months of training

• The programs also have a target of supporting the supply of skilled workers where skills shortages exist; and this includes automotive.

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Facts about the automotive industry:

• Contributes over $34 billion to GDP annually

• Supports many other smaller industries • Australia is one of only 13 countries that

can design and build vehicles domestically.

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• Employs more than 385,000 Australians• 50,000 personnel are employed in automotive

manufacturing with the rest employed in the retail service & repair industries

• It is estimated an additional 200,000 people are employed in the provision of services to the auto manufacturers

• Over 64,000 automotive businesses; 53% of these are small businesses.

Jobs and Employment

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• The automotive industry is competing in the same youth labour market as other trades i.e. building, plumbing

• Attracting skilled labour is the single biggest issue facing the automotive industry

• The development of highly skilled technicians takes around four to six years.

Skills Challenges

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• Around 40,000 people are undertaking training in automotive subjects at any one time in Australia

• 30,000 of all people in training are undertaking an apprenticeship

• The industry needs to start 10,000 new apprentices each year.

Skills Supply

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• A need to improve perceptions of the industry and particularly in schools and with parents

• Good career paths in the industry exist but they are not always easily defined

• More work needs to be undertaken to find ways of retaining apprentices and skilled workers more broadly

• Improved national consistency in training is needed to support the movement of workers across state borders

Skills Supply (2)

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• Australian automotive apprentices are well regarded both locally and overseas

• The industry offers a myriad of potential career paths

• The industry is at the forefront of technological change

• In many automotive careers it is possible to cross-train for instance, from light to heavy vehicles

• Having a trade qualification is still one of the best pathways to employment.

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MAAP goals:• Reducing the rate at which apprentices leave the industry• To increase the quality and quantity of potential automotive

apprentices• To liaise directly with potential apprentices and employers

interested in apprentices• Improve the image and understanding of the automotive

industry to all stakeholders• Provide accurate advice to potential apprentices and those

advising people in careers in the industry for instance, careers advisers and teachers.

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The National Automotive Adviser/Mentor Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education through

the Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring Package. The views expressed in this document are those of Auto Skills Australia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian

Government or state and territory governments.