How does Competenz help employers to get their apprentices experience in areas of engineering that aren’t part of their employer’s area of operations?

Competenz account managers do a capacity check of the employer when they sign an apprentice into a training agreement. This identifies areas where an apprentice will need to gain skills and experience outside their employer’s workplace to achieve particular unit standards. At that stage the account manager works with the employer to address how this will be achieved. Typically it’s handled by informal relationships with other employers, where apprentices are seconded to another employer for a period in order to gain skills and experience they couldn’t gain in their employer’s workplace (these are often reciprocal arrangements). Where employers need help to arrange an apprentice placement at another employer, they should discuss this with their account manager.