Information for employers of apprentices.

Under a government approved contract of training, Barbery the Craft of a Barber can provide your apprentice with all of their off the job training requirements.

This can be done on a weekly basis or as block release once a month.

  • The Department of Innovation and Skills.

    https://www.skills.sa.gov.au/business/about-apprentices-1

    The Department of Innovation and Skills is the South Australian Government Agency equipped to provide you with all the information you need to get started when employing an apprentice.

  • Training and Skills Commission.

    https://skillscommission.sa.gov.au/legislative-framework/supervision-taps-schedule/find-my-supervision-ratio

    Some apprentices or trainees need more supervision than others. To make sure that all apprentices or trainees are adequately supervised, employers must not exceed the supervision ratios that apply to them.

    The Traineeship and Apprenticeship Pathways Schedule (TAPS) officially outlines the supervision ratios for a barber shop.

  • MAS National

    https://masnational.com.au/

    MAS delivers a wide range of support services to empower businesses, individuals and communities across Australia. In collaboration with business, government and industry, we work to equip Australia’s diverse workforce, employers and communities with the skills they need to grow.

    By providing targeted workforce solutions, our range of programs help to up-skill and prepare job seekers for a change in career, addressing issues such as chronic unemployment, retrenchment and national skills shortages.

  • Fair Work.

    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/awards/awards-summary/ma000005-summary

    The Hair and Beauty Award covers employers in the hair and beauty industry and their employees who fit within the classifications of the award. Information regarding employer and employee obligations and employee and employment conditions for the Barbering industry can be found on the Fair Work website.

  • SA Hair & Beauty Association.

    https://sahba.com.au

    Advocate on behalf of members and partnership members to appropriate bodies, seeking address and redress on issues which impact on the quality and development of the hair and beauty industry in South Australia as a whole

  • Safe Work SA.

    https://www.safework.sa.gov.au

    The peak body for all work health and safety requirements in the workplace, as well as regular updated COVID-19 information.