GreenSkills –

apprenticeships and traineeships

for environmental industries
GreenSkills Group Training for
GreenSkills is an initiative of WPC
Objectives the Green Economy
Group – one of Australia’s leading
providers of apprentices and
trainees for business, industry and
Organisations such as the Dusseldorp WPC Group GreenSkills Program
Skills Forum, the Australian Council government.
is the first groupThetraining
program aims to
of Trade Unions and the Australian program
address thetargeting the ‘green
skill needs of businesses,
Conservation Foundation have all economy’. With support
organisations and government from
identified the ‘green economy’ as an the New South Wales Department
opportunity to expand employment agencies
of Educationthatand
are Training,
addressing the
WPC
opportunities as well as an area of Group
growing has developed
demand a specialist
for environmental
significant skill shortage. program
goods andtoservices.
support business,
The ‘green economy’ requires industry and government develop
both new skilled occupations and the
The skills neededGreenSkills
WPC Group to meet the program
skills development in traditional requirements
recognises that ofthe
this‘green
innovative
economy’
occupations. Skill areas identified in and growing part of the economy.
has particular skill needs that may
various reports and through WPC WPC Group is one of the
Group’s own research indicate that require employers
largest special training or
of apprentices
the following will require more and traineesorineven
experience Australia
specialwith
people.
skilled people: offices in Melbourne and Sydney.
GreenSkills offers:
n Residential and commercial Established in 1982, WPC Group
advisory and installation services promotes,
n Apprentices develops and manages
and trainees focused
for renewable energy (solar, wind training & employment
on skills needed for renewable
etc.), energy conservation, water opportunities for people who
catchment systems (tank water), wishenergy,
to enterenergy and water
a skilled
water waste systems (grey-water occupation.
efficiency, water management,
and water-recycling), water As a Group
green Training
buildings, Program,
recycling,
conservation systems; WPC Group saves business and
horticulture
government and revegetation.
agencies time,
n Invention, development,
manufacture and distribution of money
n Environmental in
and effort sourcing
auditing,
renewable energy, energy suitable apprentices and
accounting,
trainees. marketing
WPC Group takesand
care
conservation, water catchment
systems, water waste systems and of: design.
water conservation systems; n The complete recruitment
n Environmentally Sustainable process offering a number of
Design services for domestic final candidates to you for
dwellings, commercial and interview
industrial buildings and plants as n All the administrative
well as maintenance of requirements, including
sustainable design initiatives and payroll, Workcover, HR and IR
programs; n Monitoring progress of the
n Advisory, installation and trainee or apprentice
maintenance services for low n Providing regular reports to
emission and clean vehicle you during the term of the
technology; agreement
n Advisory and implementation n Handling any disputes that
services for land rehabilitation may occur
and eco-system maintenance;
n Managing their training
n Advisory and implementation through the TAFE or private
services for sustainable trainer (RTO)
agricultural systems including
water management, chemical and n Accepting the trainee back if
emissions reduction; things do not work out
n Forestry services for carbon off- In return, ‘host employers’ pay a
set and land-use change programs single monthly fee that covers all
as well as fibre production; expenses and outgoings and
n Invention and production of
Find Out More… provide an opportunity for the
apprentices or trainees to gain
biomaterials; WPC Group has specialist on-the-job experience. If, at the
n Environmental, auditing, industry consultants managing end of the training period, you
accreditation and accounting the GreenSkills Project. offer the apprentice or trainee
services; To find out more or to join ongoing employment, there
n Sustainable purchasing and supply our panel of green employers, would be no extra recruitment
chain management systems. contact WPC Group on costs and the individual is simply
1300 760 099. moved to your payroll.