Novaskill is a Group Training Organisation (GTO) and Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that has served employers across the Hunter, Newcastle and regional New South Wales since 1980. A GTO is the legal employer of an apprentice and places them with a host business. We carry the employment responsibilities so you can focus on the work and on developing your apprentice.
Novaskill handles the full employment burden of your apprentice as the Group Training Organisation. As the legal employer, Novaskill manages recruitment, payroll, entitlements and compliance, so your business takes on the talent without the administration.
An apprenticeship is a paid, nationally recognised training arrangement that combines on-the-job work with structured study toward an AQF qualification (the Australian Qualifications Framework, Australia’s national system of education levels). Learn more about how this works in our guide to group training.
The essentials of hosting an apprentice through Novaskill, an Australian Registered Training Organisation and Group Training Organisation, are below.
Hosting through a Group Training Organisation removes the employment risk and paperwork of taking on an apprentice directly. Novaskill, as the GTO, employs the apprentice and absorbs the recruitment, payroll and compliance load, while you provide the workplace and on-the-job experience.
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Your business supervises the apprentice’s day-to-day work, while Novaskill remains the legal employer. You guide them on tasks and workplace skills; Novaskill manages their employment, training plan and welfare checks. For practical guidance on the host’s role, see supervising your apprentice or trainee.
Hosting through Novaskill shifts the employment responsibilities to the Group Training Organisation, while direct hiring keeps them with your business. The table below compares the two.
| Responsibility | Host with Novaskill (GTO) | Hire the apprentice directly |
|---|---|---|
| Legal employer | Novaskill | Your business |
| Wages, super and leave | Paid by Novaskill | Paid by your business |
| Awards and compliance | Managed by Novaskill | Managed by your business |
| Recruitment and induction | Handled by Novaskill | Handled by your business |
| Day-to-day supervision | Your business | Your business |
| If work slows or the fit changes | Novaskill can re-place the apprentice | Your business manages it |