CCI VTEC - Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Proudly supported/funded by the Australian Government
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
CCI VTEC
GUARANTEED JOBS
CUSTOMISED TRAINING
AND SUPPORT
WORK-READY EMPLOYEES
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc)
What is VTEC?
Benefits for employers
CCI VTEC is one of a nation-wide network of vocational

Your business’ job pledge is potentially life-changing for the
training and employment centres funded by the Australian
Indigenous Australian participants and their communities. You
Government to deliver up to 5,000 guaranteed jobs for
can ‘give back’ to the community, with the certainty that CCI
Indigenous Australians.
VTEC is behind you all the way.
Over the next 18 months, CCI VTEC will deliver training,
support and guaranteed jobs to 300 Indigenous Australians.
Focus is on entry level jobs in:
Retail
Healthcare
Community Services
Transport, Logistics and Warehousing
CCI VTEC is seeking employers to provide guaranteed jobs.
We will support you through the entire programme.

We work with you to identify jobs for Indigenous Australian job
seekers and establish the training requirements for these jobs.

CCI VTEC ensures Indigenous Australian job seekers
have the skills needed for the job with training tailored to
your specifications.

You’ll have engaged job seekers with a genuine interest in the
field work they are employed for.

We support you and the participants for their first 26 weeks in
employment to achieve long-term employment outcomes.
Our service is at no cost to you.

CCI VTEC is complementary to other Australian Government
employment initiatives such as the Indigenous Wage Subsidy.
Vocational training and
employment centres
(VTECs) connect
Indigenous Australian
job seekers with
employers who pledge
guaranteed jobs.
Job seekers are
connected with the
support services
they need to prepare
them for employment.
CCI VTEC ensures Indigenous Australian job
seekers have the skills needed for the job with
training tailored to your specifications.
What is the process
CCI will develop and implement a recruitment and training
programme, in partnership with you, the employer.
Indicative programme stages:
Step 1 - Guaranteed job identified
Employer signs letter of intent to commit to jobs
Step 2 - Work readiness programme
Generic life and work readiness skills, including:
– Workplace health and safety (safety shares);
– Literacy and numeracy; and
– Team work and communication/interpersonal skills.
Step 3 - Workplace practice
(designed in conjunction with employer)
Employer induction
Work experience/site tour
Step 4 - Vocational specific skills
Ongoing literacy and numeracy training
Industry and job specific vocational skills
Step 5 - Employment placement
Participant commences employment

Ongoing mentoring support for participants will be provided
by CCI VTEC for 26 weeks.

Cultural awareness training and ongoing employer/supervisor
support for 26 weeks.
Employers may be eligible for incentive/retention payments.
Programme options to meet
everyone’s needs

Full-time on-call CCI Indigenous Australian mentors, both
female and male.

Mentor support and ongoing engagement with employee’s
family and community.

Mentor and cultural awareness support to employers and
supervisors. Telephone, email and in-person, as required.
A traineeship or apprenticeship pathway may also be an option –
CCI Apprenticeships Australia (A.A.):
A.A. is a Group Training Organisation.

A.A. employs the participant directly; taking on all the
employer’s responsibilities and obligations.

You host the participant and give them the “on the job”
skills required.

You have the added advantage of A.A. advisers who manage
the training and development.
CCI Apprenticeship Solutions:

An Australian Apprenticeship Centre, contracted by
Australian Government.
You employ the participant.

CCI Apprenticeship Solutions guides you and the participant
through the traineeship/apprenticeship pathway, but does not
manage training or progression.

Provides assistance in accessing Australian Government
incentives that may be available.
CCI Mentoring Solutions services are at hand to provide
additional support to any participant signed up to a traineeship or
apprenticeship pathway.
Indigenous Wage Subsidy
(IWS)
Employers who wish to employ Indigenous Australians can get
financial help from the Australian Government. This help is
available through the Indigenous Wage Subsidy (IWS) programme.
The IWS is an incentive paid to employers when they employ
eligible Indigenous Australians on a continuing basis.
The programme provides a wage subsidy to employers of eligible
What funding is available?
The IWS is paid after the new employee has been in the job for 13
and 26 weeks. The amount of money paid to the employer is:

up to $4400 (including GST) for ongoing full-time positions of
35 hours or more per week

up to $2200 (including GST) for ongoing part-time positions of
15 hours or moreper week.
An additional retention bonus (if eligible) may also be available,
Indigenous Australian job seekers after 13 and 26 weeks in a job.
this is:
Some employers may also be eligible for retention bonuses and

$1100 for full time positions or $550 for part time positions
funds to cover training costs.
where the employee is employed for 13 weeks or more.

$1100 for full time positions or $550 for part time positions
where the employee is employed for 26 weeks or more.
Employers may also claim reimbursement of up to $550 in Career
Development Assistance (including GST) for eligible employees
who enrol in an accredited training course, obtain a ticket (such as
Stop/Go), or a Licence (such as forklift), within their first 26 weeks
in a job.
How you can get involved

Pledge
jobs within your business for Indigenous Australians.

Outline
the skill requirements of your company’s identified jobs.
Present
information about your company, and the jobs available through
information sessions for participants, organised by CCI VTEC.
Encourage
participants by providing a supportive workplace and
post-placement support via a workplace Buddy or Mentor system,
which CCI VTEC can assist you with.
CCI VTEC invites you to pledge jobs for Indigenous Australians. We’ll be with
you all the way with training and support that meets your business’ needs.
Together we can change lives.
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For more information about CCI VTEC, contact
[email protected] or visit cciwa.com/VTEC.

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