Group Training Organisations (GTOs) facilitate an employment and training arrangement whereby they employ apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and place them with Host Employers.
The GTO undertakes the employer responsibilities for the quality and continuity of the apprentices’ and/or trainees’ employment and training. The GTO also provides care and support for the apprentice or trainee throughout their engagement with the GTO.
Group Training organisations can be registered or un-registered, operate for profit or not-for-profit, and in some instances can also be labour hire companies.
Registered Group Training Organisations are independently audited by the State or Territory Training Authority (STA) in their jurisdiction against the National Standards for Group Training Organisations. Registered Group Training Organisations are recognised for their quality and compliance with the National Standards for Group Training Organisations.
GTO’s must follow the National Standards for Group Training Organisations to maintain their registration.
Master Builders is registered in NSW as a Registered Group Training Organisation by the NSW STA, Training Services NSW (NSW Department of Education).