Timber and Building Materials Association - TABMA

Apprentices & Trainees

Would you like quality trained and motivated staff working for you?

Do you find the thought of recruiting and employing staff frustrating and tedious?

Would you like someone else to take care of all the paperwork and hassle involved with employing and training staff?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need the TABMA Training, Trainee and Apprenticeship scheme. We take the hassle out of recruiting, to provide you with QUALITY AND TRAINED STAFF. TABMA Training are committed to ensuring our industry maintains its high level of customer service and knowledge, by employing trainees and apprentices.

By taking part in our traineeship scheme, you not only can increase productivity, but are also helping our industry.

TABMA GROUP TRAINING has been operating for over ten years in NSW, and has successfully employed hundreds of trainees and apprentices. We indenture the trainees and apprentices ourselves, to place them with Host Employers who are both capable and interested in providing suitable on the job training.

A traineeship, of 12 months duration is designed to develop skills and knowledge necessary to start a CAREER, in the Timber Industry. On completion, the trainee receives a nationally recognised qualification.

An apprenticeship of 4 years duration, is a proven method for a business to develop staff with skills customised for the specific enterprise and industry. It is designed to provide a new entrant to the industry with skills needed to be an effective worker. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice becomes a fully qualified and certified tradesperson.

As TABMA is the actual employer, we pay the trainees/ apprentices weekly wage and other award requirements, including Annual Leave, Leave Loading, Superannuation and Workers Compensation. All you have to do is pay our weekly invoice.

THE BENEFITS TO YOU:

• TABMA GROUP TRAINING will save you valuable time by advertising, screening, interviewing and selecting the applicants.
  
• TABMA GROUP TRAINING relieves you of the general administration of employment.
  
• TABMA GROUP TRAINING leases the trainees/ apprentices to your business at an agreed, fixed fee.
  
• TABMA GROUP TRAINING provides counselling and support for trainees/ apprentices.
  
• TABMA GROUP TRAINING arranges alternative work placement if a host
  
• employer experiences business difficulties. TABMA GROUP TRAINING provides the best structured, accredited training which
  
• TABMA GROUP TRAINING provides the best structured, accredited training which
  
• is monitored to meet your needs. TABMA GROUP TRAINING handle all the Government paperwork.
  
• You have no Indentures commitment.
  
• You pay no payroll tax for the trainee/ apprentice.
  
• There is no impact on your workers compensation premium.
  
• Our consultants will visit you regularly to monitor your trainee/ apprentice, and to answer any questions you may have.
  

Occupational Health & Safety Service

Establishing a comprehensive framework for risk management and workplace safety not only ensures legal compliance, but can deliver a range of positive benefits throughout your workplace by:

• increasing productivity
  
• reducing direct and indirect costs of accident
  
• improving profitability
  
• reducing workplace injury
  
• minimising Workers Compensation premiums
  
• reducing potential exposure to costly litigation
  

TABMA's occupational health and safety services are designed to provide a comprehensive solution focused on measurable objectives. Our approach is to empower your company to manage its own health, safety and risk management strategies on an ongoing basis. In this way, the benefits are delivered directly to where they count most - your bottom line.

EMPOWERING YOUR PEOPLE FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY

The team of highly qualified experts from TABMA work with your company to identify any deficiencies and, with the required combination of advice, consulting, expertise and training, can help you to implement cost-efficient and effective OHS and risk management solutions.

TABMA takes the approach of combining your business knowledge and expertise with our representatives' experience and specialist skills. Working with you, the specialist team aims to develop an understanding of your business, your workplace culture and the particular health, safety and environmental issues of your organisation. With this understanding, the priority is empowering your people at every level to continue managing your workplace health and safety strategies and to make those strategies an integral part of the day to day business activities.

With this systematic approach, you can enjoy a safer and more productive working environment, along with the peace of mind of legal compliance which reduces your exposure to costly fines. A safer working environment can also help reduce the cost of Workers Compensation premiums and minimise the potential for costly Work Cover prosecution. TABMA can also provide representation in defences to occupational health and safety prosecutions.

SERVICING ALL YOUR OHS NEEDS

Strategic Planning

The team will work with you to develop a strategic occupational health and safety plan customised to your organisational needs. In establishing your goals and objectives, the planning process involves analysis of current legislation, the review of current workplace practice and systems, policies and procedures, assessment of the skills and resources available, along with the needs and expectations of all stakeholders.

Strategic Planning

Once a comprehensive strategic plan has been formalised, OHS specialists will help to implement a solution that meets your company's specific requirements. For businesses of every size, strategic plans can be integrated into any business system such as Total Quality Management.

Strategic Planning

A full range of accredited courses are offered, including:

• OH&S for Supervisors / Line Managers
  
• Occupational Health & Safety Committee
  
• Introduction to Rehabilitation Co-ordination
  
• OH&S Induction Program
  
• Manual Handling

Strategic Planning

A visual site inspection or a comprehensive audit of the workplace, systems and practices provides a practical benchmark against current industry practices and legal requirements. TABMA's experts will identify any deficiencies that may need to be addressed and make recommendations to ensure practical and legal compliance.

Specific safety inspections are also available in the areas of:

• noise
  
• hazardous substances
  
• manual handling
  
• workplace lighting
  
• workplace ergonomics
  
• machine guarding
  

Employment Service

TABMA has many years of experience in recruitment in the Timber and Hardware industry. We can save you the time and money by finding the right staff for your business. This service comes with a guarantee and a reduced fee for members.

TRAINING (Learning & Skills Development)
From the shop floor to management, training and skills development can help to boost productivity. In many areas of business where compliance to industrial and employment laws are essential, training can help to pre-empt potential problems and avoid severe financial penalties, not to mention the cost of disunity and disruption in the workplace.

Based on the extensive experience of working with companies of every size in the timber industry, our training services have been developed to meet the needs of business today. Through a broad range of consultancy services and training solutions. TABMA can help your people develop and maintain a competitive edge in business.

COMPLETE TRAINING SOLUTIONS
The range of services and products offered by TABMA has been designed on a modular basis to provide flexible solutions tailored to meet the needs of individuals or groups. Developed within a competency-based framework, our training solutions are focussed on practical learning experience to promote a ready application of new skills and knowledge in the workplace.

Constant review of course topics, materials and content ensures TABMA delivers learning outcomes that are relevant, timely and practical.

OUTSOURCE YOUR TRAINING
By choosing to outsource training, you can continue to develop your most valuable asset - your people - without the responsibility and high costs associated with employing full-time training staff.


TABMA has a highly experienced team that can assist you through the process of outsourcing training functions. Depending on your requirements, this may be as basic as outsourcing the training delivery or may involve comprehensive management and delivery of every aspect of the training function, including administration and staff record maintenance.

CONSULTING SERVICES
To help optimise learning outcomes for both individuals and organisations, TABMA offers a range of consultancy services allied to our training and development products. Through these services, your organisation can obtain maximum return from your training investment by setting, assessing and achieving pre-determined goals. Services include:

• skills audits and skills matrix development
  
• position/role description analysis
  
• training needs analysis
  
• training plan development
  
• learning contract development
  
• customised course development>course design
  
• assessment to national standard
  

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
For any organisation, completing an audit and analysis of training and skills requirements provides a sound base for developing and implementing training solutions. TABMA can assist in this critical area, by undertaking a comprehensive audit that identifies the skills and training needs required to meet the demands of a specific role. This also helps to assess expectations of both employers and employees and enables training solutions to be tailored to these specific requirements.

A CHOICE OF TRAINING OPTIONS
The range of training and development options offered by TABMA include:

• publicity scheduled courses
  
• one-on-one coaching and mentoring
  
• standard in-company courses
  
• self-paced learning packages
  
• senior executive residential workshops.