PIA Group Training Scheme

The PIA ( The Plumbing Industry Association of South Australia Inc ) is a not for profit
organisation dedicated to assisting, developing and maintaining individual and industry professionalism and quality through collaboration with our members. In response to an industry need for a more tailored and responsive group training scheme Plumbing Industry Association Group Training(PIA GT) was formed in 2006.

PIA GT offers Group Training services to members and non-members of the association. Group Training is a simple and cost effective option for the professional who needs and wants to get on with the business of plumbing and not be encumbered with human resource issues related to apprentices.

PIA GT is the legal employer of the apprentice and Group Training allows you to ‘lease’ an apprentice from PIA GT at a cost which includes Base Wage and award allowances plus oncosts. PIA GT receives subsidies to reduce overhead costs and these are passed onto the host employer.

» email the PIA for more information

» download an application form

Services we provide

PIA GT discusses and clarifies the specific needs of individual host employers and provides a service that best fits that need.
Jointly we discuss requirements such as the type of plumbing service provided by the host employer, attributes required of apprentices, year level of apprentice, duration of placement, and on job rotational requirements.
Minimum placement period is 90 days.

Call the PIA on 8292 4000 and discuss the benefits of our GT program.

New Pipeline Certificate 1 Course

Pipeline is a program which offers successful participants the opportunities of:

selection for hosting as a plumbing apprentice by one of our participating industry employers;

increased opportunities for apprenticeship selection in other trades;

increased opportunities for acceptance into further training.

For further information or an application pack please call (08) 8292 4000

» download an application form

 

We look after everything!

PIA GT will manage the selection, recruitment, interviews at your premises or ours, signing of Contracts of Training, Training Plan and registration for training at TAFE. We also do all paperwork associated with indenturing of apprentices, apprentice registration with Office of Consumer & Business Affairs and CITB, induction, safety checks, inclusion in WorkCover, Superannuation and Long Service Leave registration.