Skills for Growth: The Workforce Development Program -
FREE training and development assistance for your business.

Businesses need skilled and job-ready staff to succeed and grow. They need staff to adapt, take on new challenges, work more effectively and apply new work skills.

• Want to increase staff rentention?
• Want to reduce training costs?
• Want to motivate your staff?
• Want advice on how to best navigate the VET sector?
• Want to find the best value training options for your business?

The Victorian Government has committed $52 million to Skills for Growth: the Workforce Development Program to assist small and medium sized businesses with their skills and training needs.

AVTES is proud to have been selected as a Skills for Growth Program Service Provider who will work with businesses - FREE OF CHARGE - to assess current workforce skills and identify opportunities for skill development and training.

AVTES has over 10 years experience in the VET sector as a registered training organisation and has the expertise to find the most effective, efficient and economical training for your business. Having won Victorian Small Training Provider of the Year, the Victorian Government Professional Services Award, and the Silver Training Excellence Award, AVTES is recognised as a leader in vocational education and training.

At AVTES we pride ourselves on flexibility, being able to respond quickly to meet individual business needs by customisation and adaptation of our services. We are dedicated to working with your business to identify skills based training programs that meet your needs. We are able to work with your existing providers, have extensive industry networks and can recommend professional and reputable providers.

We come to your workplace and meet with you at a convenient time to guide you through the program step by step. For more detail on what the program involves please [click here]

• New skills and expertise across your business
• Improved workplace practices and procedures
• Increased efficiency of your workforce
• Increased adaptability and flexibility of your workforce
• Skills based training that develops innovative and cost-effective work practices to increase your business growth
• Employees can take on new challenges, work more effectively and apply their new skills in practical ways to benefit your business, leading to growth and greater opportunities.

To be eligible for this FREE assistance your business must:

• Be Victorian based
• Employ between 1 and 200 staff
• Have been operating for at least 12 months
• Be financially viable

AVTES is able to provide Skills for Growth: the Workforce Development Program to the following businesses:

• All Metropolitan regions
• All Barwon South West regions
• All Grampians regions

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• Retail Trade
• Accommodation and Food Services
• Financial and Insurance Services
• Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
• Administrative and Support Services
• Education and Training
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Arts and Recreation Services
• Other Services

AVTES is able to provide services outside these geographical regions and industry areas upon special request.
Please contact us for further information.

To learn more about the program please contact AVTES or call 1300 764 418.
To register for Skills for Growth: the Workforce Development Program, visit www.business.vic.gov.au/skillsforgrowth and select Australian Vocational Training and Employment Services as your provider.

You will need the following information to register:

• Business name
• ABN or ACN (if you don’t have this handy there is a search function on the Skills for Growth registration page where you can access it)
• Postcode
• Number of employees (this includes all staff: full-time, part-time and casual)
• How long you’ve been in business