MPA Skills Industry Links

• Master Plumbers & Gasfitters Assn of WA - www.masterplumbers.asn.au
  The Master Plumbers & Gasfitters Association of Western Australia is the national voice of the plumbing and gasfitting industry.
• Master Painters Australia WA Assn - www.masterpainters.asn.au
  The Master Painters Australia WA Association is the national voice of the painting and decorating industry.

Other Stakeholder Links

• AMA Apprenticeship and Traineeship Services www.amaats.com.au
  AMA Apprenticeship and Traineeship Services is contracted by the Australian Government through the Department of Training and Workforce Development to provide a comprehensive range of services to employers and to the apprentices and trainees they employ.
• Apprenticentre - www.apprenticentre.wa.gov.au
  Apprenticentre manages the apprenticeship and traineeship system in Western Australia. They assist employers, apprentices and trainees through every stage of their apprenticeship/traineeship.
• Australia's Career Information Service - www.myfuture.edu.au
• Australian Quality Framework – www.aqf.edu.au
  The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. It incorporates the qualifications from each education and training sector into a single comprehensive national qualifications framework.
• Australian Skills Quality Council - www.asqa.gov.au
  On 1 July 2011, new national arrangements will come into effect for the registration of training organisations (RTOs) delivering nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET). The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 establishes a new national regulator to be known as the Australian Skills Quality Agency (ASQA).
• No Limits - www.nolimits.com.au
  The Construction Training Fund (CTF) offers huge opportunities to people who have no limits on what they want to achieve.
• Centrelink - www.centrelink.gov.au
• Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) - www.cpsisc.com.au/projects/Nat%20Plumbing
  The Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) represents the workforce training and skills development needs of the construction and property services industries.
• Construction Training Fund - http://bcitf.org/
• Department of Training and Workforce Development - www.training.wa.gov.au
  The Department of Education and Training provides comprehensive school education for more than 250,000 students in 770 schools spread across Western Australia.
• Department of Training and Workforce Development - Get Activ8ed- www.getactiv8ed.net
  Dept of Training and Workforce Development - Get Activ8ed
• Department of Housing & Works - www.dhw.wa.gov.au
  The Department of Housing and Works represents all of the State Government’s housing and works functions.
• Department of Immigration - www.immi.gov.au/asri/occupations/p/plumber-general-4431-11.htm
  Migrant plumbers for the Skilled Workers Visa.
• DOCEP - www.docep.wa.gov.au
  The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has seven divisions: Consumer Protection, EnergySafety, Labour Relations, WorkSafe, Office of Director General, Corporate Services and Resources Safety.
• Electrical Group Training - www.egt.net.au
  Electrical Group Training provides employment and training opportunities in the electrotechnology industry.
• Energy Safety - www.energysafety.wa.gov.au
  Energy Safety is responsible for the technical and safety regulation of the gas industry in Western Australia.
• Get Access - State Governments new Employment Directions Network - www.getaccess.com.au
  Get Access provides information when looking for work, planning a career or deciding on a training path.
• Group Training Australia (WA) - www.gtaltd.com.au
  Group Training Australia (WA) (“GTAWA”) is a peak body representing member group training organisations in Western Australia.  GTAWA was incorporated in 1993 as a not-for-profit Association.
• John Forrest Secondary College - www.johnforrest.wa.edu.au
• Licence Recognition - www.licencerecognition.gov.au/default.aspx
• Migration WA - The Department of Training and Workforce Development have released the Migration WA portal to assist skilled migrants to understand and apply for state sponsored migration. Skilled Migration WA (within the DTWD) processes state sponsored migration applications which feed in to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) process. The site provides ready advice regarding state sponsored occupations, information regarding Western Australia's economic and social landscape and allows online application for those seeking to migrant under one of the state sponsorship sub-classes - www.migration.wa.gov.au
• National Electrical & Communications - WA (Electrical & Communications Assn) - www.neca.asn.au/wa
  National Electrical and Communications Association (WA) (“NECA”) is the national voice of the electrotechnology contracting industry.
• National Group Training - www.grouptraining.deewr.gov.au/
  The website provides information on the group training programs administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) as well as information on group training arrangements in Australia.
• National Plumbing Associations Alliance - www.npaa.com.au
• New Apprenticeship Centre - www.newapprenticeships.gov.au
• Painters Registration Board - www.painters.wa.gov.au/
  Painters Registration Board
• Plumbers Licensing Board - www.plumbers.wa.gov.au
  Plumbers Licensing Board
• The Australian Apprenticeship Centre www.australia.gov.au/australianapprenticeships
  The Australian Apprenticeship Centre provides information and assistance in relation to Australian Apprenticeships.
• The College of Electrical Training www.cet.asn.au
  The College of Electrical Training (“CET”) is a training facility and the major provider of training for the Western Australia electrical and telecommunications industries.
• Tools For Your Trade - www.toolsforyourtrade.com.au
  The Tools For Your Trade initiative helps to alleviate the financial burden on eligible Australian apprentices in the first year of their apprenticeship by providing tool kits worth up to $800 including GST.
• Trades Recognition Australia - www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Programmes/TRA/
  If you hold a trade certificate in another country, please contact Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) on phone (02) 6121 7456 or email traenquiries@dewr.gov.au to request recognition of your overseas qualification.
• Training Accreditation Council - www.tac.wa.gov.au
  The Training Accreditation Council (The Council) is established under the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 and is an independent Statutory Body that provides for the quality assurance and recognition processes for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and Accreditation of courses in Western Australia.
• WAIRC - www.wairc.wa.gov.au
  The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
• Water Corporation - www.watercorporation.com.au
  The Water Corporation of Western Australia’s purpose is to provide sustainable water services to make Western Australia a great place to live and invest.
• Water Forever - www.waterforever.com.au
  The aim of Water Forever is to educate and inform the community and businesses about drought management, water restrictions and water saving methods.
• Whereis - www.whereis.com.au
  Whereis is a leading provider of digital maps and content for Australia and New Zealand.
• Worksafe - www.worksafe.wa.gov.au
  Worksafe is a State Government agency responsible for the administration of work safety and health laws.