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NEWS
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PAINT&PANEL JULY / AUGUST 2022
WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
APPRENTICE SURVEY
AAAA, THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE
Dealer Association (AADA) and MTA Queensland joined forces to run a compre- hensive survey of automotive apprentices.
While some of the findings show young apprentices consider changing careers during their apprenticeship, the vast majority have a passion for and stay in the automotive industry. This com- mitment is connected to their initial ca- reer drivers and vision for the future through their true love and passion for all-things automotive. For policy mak- ers, there are key opportunities to de- sign closer engagement with fourth year apprentices to educate on options post- qualification.
To read the results visit: aaaa.com.au/ auto-apprentice-survey
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
FOR APPRENTICESHIPS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED NEW
incentives for both apprentices and their employers including $5,000 in training support payments for welders and weld- ing related fields.
The Australian Apprenticeships Prior- ity List identifies priority occupations for the Australian Apprenticeships In- centive System which commenced 1 July 2022.
Refinish and automotive body repair technicians are included in the priority list which was published by the National Skills Commission.
It identifies occupations classified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as either technicians or trade workers.
Employers receive a 10 per cent wage subsidy for the first and second year of
an eligible apprenticeship, with a five per cent subsidy in the third year.
The apprentice is entitled to $5,000 in training support payments in the first two years of their apprenticeship or $1,250 every six months to go towards the cost of living to ensure they can complete their training.
The apprentice should be undertaking a qualification at either Certificate III, IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level leading to an occupation on the Austral- ian Apprenticeships Priority List.
The wage subsidy for employers is set at 10 per cent of the apprentice’s wages for the first and second year, of up to a maximum of $1,500 per quarter and five per cent of the apprentice’s wages in the third year, up to a maximum of $750 per quarter.
AXALTA PRESENTS A MIKE ANDERSON SEMINAR
AXALTA IS TO HOST A SEMINAR WITH EX-
pert Mike Anderson on digital transfor- mation and advancing the collision re- pair industry
Axalta Coating Systems has an- nounced that it will be joining with Mike Anderson of Collision Advice USA to present a one-day face-to-face semi- nar on how to navigate the changing collision repair industry head-on.
Anderson brings extensive experi- ence from the US market, particularly
around digital transformation and ar- tificial intelligence (AI) progress in the collision repair industry. Team management and techniques for im- proving parts management will also be covered.
This “2023 and Beyond” event will be held at the Sofitel Broadbeach, Gold Coast on Sunday 21 August 2022.
To register your interest in this event, please email info-anz@axalta.com or visit axalta.com.au
Axalta’s Robin Taylor and Mike Anderson