Specialist Services
Women in Male-
Dominated Trades

Employers can access our specialist support program to guide the creation of safe, respectful and suitable workplaces to maximise your investment in Women in Male-dominated Trade Apprenticeships.

We offer a range of supports to assist businesses create safe and respectful workplaces and achieve strong completion outcomes for Women in Male-dominated Trades including:

Recruitment Support
Recruitment Support

Our team of experts can assist you to implement diversity recruitment practices to attract the workforce you are looking for, including advertising vacancies through our Women Trading Up networks and shortlisting candidates.

Assessment Tools
Assessment Tools

Access a range of tools, checklists and diagnostics aimed at supporting employers to assess their workplaces and identify opportunities to improve processes, policies and procedures to meet Respect@Work guidelines.

Guides and Learning Resources
Guides and Learning Resources

We have developed a range of employer-focused supports including learning modules that support the capability building to improve workplaces for women in trades; a Respectful Workplaces guide; and policy templates that focus on creating diverse and safe workplaces.

Additional Support Check-ins
Additional Support Check-ins

Our team schedules additional check-ins with employers and supervisors to offer increased support and independent advice to reduce issues that may prevent training investment success.

Induction Support
Induction Support

Our team can work with your induction processes and deliver presentations on support available to your apprentices as part of your internal on-boarding processes.

Networking and Events
Networking and Events

Receive invites to key events and networking opportunities to build your connections with businesses focused on safe and respectful workplaces for women.

Employer Gold Standard Program
Employer Gold Standard Program – Exemplary Employers of Women in Trade Apprenticeships

To recognise and reward employers creating safe and respectful workplaces with environments that lead to strong completion rates of women in trade apprenticeships, our Employer Gold Standard program offers a distinct badge for great employers of women in trade apprentices.

Opportunity to Join Advisory Groups
Opportunity to Join Advisory Groups

ASA has a network of apprenticeship advisory groups operating in each state across the nation that invite employers, unions and government to participate. If you are keen to be part of the solution to drive better outcomes for women in trade apprenticeships, please submit a nomination form and we’ll invite you to suitable meetings.

Be part of our Women Trading Up initiative

Partner with us to provide untapped opportunities for women who are wanting to forge a successful trade career. This will also helps diversify your workplace/business as well as increase your productivity and overall success too.

Chambers Apprenticeship Support Australia Pty Limited, trading as Apprenticeship Support Australia is contracted by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to provide Australian Apprenticeship Support Services to employers and Australian Apprentices. Apprenticeship Support Australia is one of a number of Apprentice Connect Australia Providers in Australia. This website does not represent the Australian Government. If you wish to access information about Australian Apprenticeships from the Australian Government, you should access the website https://www.apprenticeships.gov.au.

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