Mitigate business risk with flexible apprentice rotation
Market conditions change and project requirements fluctuate — and apprentice training needs vary across stages of completion. If your business experiences a downturn or runs out of relevant work, you are not stuck with the liability of a full-time employee.
Because MRAEL is the legal employer, we offer a highly flexible rotation model that supports both changing business needs and apprentice training requirements. If an apprentice is not the right fit, we can facilitate a replacement while ensuring the apprentice continues their training elsewhere.
You can rotate apprentices in and out of your business to gain the exact experience necessary. If your workload drops, we simply place the apprentice with another host business so they can continue their training uninterrupted.
MRAEL holds all legal employment responsibility
Rotate apprentices to match business and training needs
Training continues seamlessly with alternate hosts
Business continuity is maintained during workforce or market changes
You only pay for active working hours
Under the Apprentice Employment Program, we manage the full employment lifecycle of apprentices and trainees, removing administrative burden and employment risk from your business.
As the legal employer, we take responsibility for:
- Recruitment, selection, and onboarding
- Employment contracts and HR compliance
- Payroll and superannuation
- Workers compensation and insurance
- Performance and behaviour management
- Wellbeing and pastoral care
- Training coordination and progression monitoring
- Ongoing liaison with training providers and stakeholders
This end‑to‑end support allows employers to host apprentices with confidence, knowing all key employment and compliance requirements are proactively managed.
Active oversight is critical to apprentice success and retention. MRAEL provides structured, ongoing support to ensure apprentices remain on track and employers are supported throughout the placement. Our support includes:
- Regular six‑weekly workplace check‑ins
- Monitoring of on‑ and off‑the‑job training progress
- Scheduled performance and training reviews at key milestones
- Early identification and resolution of issues before they escalate
This structured approach helps maintain engagement, improve completion rates, and reduce the day‑to‑day management load on supervisors.
Managing apprentice performance and wellbeing can place added pressure on supervisors and site managers. Under the Apprentice Employment Program, MRAEL takes an active role in supporting apprentices both professionally and personally. We provide:
- Performance monitoring and timely feedback
- Behaviour coaching and guidance
- Wellbeing and pastoral care support
- Early intervention where attendance, engagement, or performance concerns arise
By managing these matters directly, MRAEL helps reduce absenteeism and disengagement while supporting supervisors to focus on productivity and operational outcomes.
Not every placement is the right fit. If circumstances change or an apprentice is not suited to your business, MRAEL provides options that protect continuity and minimise disruption. Where required, we can:
- Facilitate apprentice replacement
- Rotate apprentices to alternative host employers
- Ensure the apprentice’s training continues uninterrupted
This flexibility helps safeguard your business while supporting positive outcomes for apprentices.
The Apprentice Employment Program is well suited to employers who:
- Want minimal employment and compliance risk
- Prefer not to manage payroll, contracts, or HR obligations
- Experience fluctuating workloads or project‑based work
- Need flexibility without compromising apprentice training outcomes
- Want strong apprentice oversight without increasing supervisory burden
Whether you are a small business or a large, multi‑site employer, the program provides a supported, flexible way to host apprentices with confidence.
Simple hosting requirements with our full support
Hosting an apprentice through MRAEL is designed to be straightforward and low risk. While your business provides day‑to‑day work and supervision on site, MRAEL manages all employment, compliance, and administrative responsibilities.
This shared approach gives apprentices meaningful, real‑world experience while ensuring employers are supported and protected throughout the engagement.
We remain the legal employer and take responsibility for payroll, contracts, insurance, compliance, and apprentice management. You focus on providing a safe workplace and practical learning opportunities aligned to your operations.
Provide suitable on‑the‑job work aligned to training
Offer day‑to‑day supervision on site
Maintain a safe work environment
Raise performance, attendance, or wellbeing concerns
Work collaboratively with MRAEL to support apprentice success